I used to work with a guy that was a machinist. He took those 32” toolboxes, turned them sideways so the door opened towards you, added weather stripping, welded plates over all the holes in the side (which was now the top), cut out the padlock holes, welded over those, added draw catches with a padlock loop, and painted the whole thing gray. He also added shelves to the inside and a plywood panel inside the door. He would bolt the feet to Unistrut and then mount the Unistrut on a pole. When he was done you couldn’t tell it was ever a toolbox. We could buy them for $299 at the time, and once he was set up in his garage he could do the whole transformation in about 4 hours, plus paint drying time. We used them as a battery/slack box. 4x100ah batteries on the shelves, surge protectors on the plywood panel, and a tight coil of slack next to the batteries. A conduit went from there up to the electronics box. I’d wondered at the time what he could sell those for. I told him if he could get $1000 he should quit the internet game and just be the box maker guy.
-Adam From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Steve Jones Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 2:52 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Outdoor 24V PSU cabinet with batteries? we tried the jobsite boxes for our 190ah telco batteries, but you can only fit 2 batteries and maybe an apc in them. I went to a fabricator to see about building some custom cabinets. we had a good laugh, he wanted alot more than beer and pizza On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 12:40 PM <dmmoff...@gmail.com <mailto:dmmoff...@gmail.com> > wrote: If you find one, let us know. I think the issue is that ideal for you is not ideal for everyone. My ideal would be 48V with 4x100Ah batteries. Someone else’s ideal is just gonna be an AC power strip and a light bulb. If there was one configuration that would outsell all others, then someone would manufacture that box. When I had to build outdoor enclosures on the cheap I used jobsite toolboxes https://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-32-in-W-x-19-in-H-x-19-in-L-Portable-Jobsite-Storage-Box-RB32/317120068 You can’t beat that price for that size enclosure. Nowadays I’d build a shed if there’s space, or use DDB Unlimited if there isn’t. I get to play with big boy money now. If you want something built custom to your needs then Alpha Technologies will build whatever you want, but be sure to bring your checkbook. Or I’ll build whatever you want for a case of beer and a pizza. My lead times are long though. -Adam From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com> > On Behalf Of Colin Stanners Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 12:43 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> > Subject: [AFMUG] Outdoor 24V PSU cabinet with batteries? Hi all, Looking at options for tiny WISP sites - ideal would be a small outdoor cabinet with 120VAC input, 2x 12V 12AH / 18AH batteries, ~27V charger/PSU around 5A and a temperature-controlled battery blanket. Is there anything like that in the market so I don't have to organize design/build? -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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