Mick,

The boxes from Radiant Technology are very nice.  For four L16 batteries or golf cart batteries the Contico Pro Tuff Bin from Lowes works really well, is very durable, and an excellent value.  If building a box out of plywood, the bottom should be acid resistance such as fiber-glass resin or heavy polyethylene pond liner on the bottom and up the sides 4 to 6 inches.

Kent Osterberg
Blue Mountain Solar


Mick Abraham wrote:
Hi, Mechanix~

My "customer du monde" has a dirt floor in the battery space but he's willing to build something on which we could place his "wet" type batteries.

Concrete is strong but it also tends to begin dissolving when battery acid gets on it. Been there, seen that, didn't like it.

Wood could be strong but what about the dissolving problem? Would pressure treated wood be better than white wood, redwood etc.?

OR: what else would the group advise for a support structure?

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The above questions assume that whatever we do will probably get wet, but that may be too pessimistic. Could someone give me a mini-review of plastic trays which would protect whatever goes beneath?

I'm pretty sure polypropylene is the right type plastic but short of custom welding by a plastic fabricator...where can I find trays which fit OK with floor scrubber type battery case dimensions?

Thanks all around,

Mick Abraham, Proprietor
www.abrahamsolar.com

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