Luke,
I have used a number of coatings over the years. My go to coating is made by
3M, I believe its called Heavy Duty Performance coating. 3M rates it resistant
to Sulphuric acid at something like a 15% solution, but I have seen some boxes
I made in the early 90s that were pig-sties and the coa
Ray,
I have had good success with flat rubber membrane roofing. I have not had
good success with caulked seams, so i run a continuous peice and lap the
corners. A stapler won't hold the laps so i will drive a wood screw into
the box corner to hold it tight. It has never gotten gooey on me even
Hi Shasta,
I have to second Ray and say that I'm impressed with the description of the
battery boxes you've been making. I've always been dismayed by wooden battery
boxes as well, but I have installed a lot of them, both because of the ease of
getting materials and because they do seem to hold u
Hi Shasta;
Sounds like you get the prize for battery box diligence. Lots of good
ideas there, although I've seen very bad things happen with steel bottom
trays for batteries.
I've also seen spray on bed liner get peeled right off by acid, so I
would go with all plastic or concrete on any insid
I have always been dismayed with wooden battery boxes used in professionally
installed power systems. It seems vey DIYer/HomePoweresque. Where else is wood
used in electrical installations? I have on occasion built some BB plywood core
boxes, sheetmetal outer skin/ FRP inner skin/ raw edges and
Thanks for all the replies so far. I've tried foundation waterproofing
membrane for a couple of years, but found it will deteriorate in high
acid concentrations. IT gets all gooey and begins to dissolve. It had
peel N stick adhesive, and seemed like a good idea, until later. (it
was HDPE?)
Add to the list...I've had good luck with Grace roofing underlayment:
tough and to a degree, self-healing, sticks to itself (and anything it
comes in contact with) very well making seams secure, easy to find at
building supply store, sticks aggressively to battery box sides without
mechanical f
Ray,
Just a couple of weeks ago we installed a 24V HUP set in an existing
installation. We had an existing plywood battery box made of Baltic
Birch (the 9-ply 12mm thick plywood typically used for cabinet
drawer carcases) with a liner made of 40(?)-mil pond liner material
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Subject: [RE-wrenches] Battery Box Construction
Hi All;
We're looking to improve our battery box construction, and are considering
using 1/8" think polypropyle
Hi All;
We're looking to improve our battery box construction, and are
considering using 1/8" think polypropylene sheeting. I've used small
premade boxes before, but this will be for a HUP install, and we would
want to build the box around the batteries after. Does anyone have
experience/ c
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