You can build your own boxes to fit your client's specific application, using polypropylene sheet stock. It cuts and shapes with standard woodworking tools, and the seams can be welded (google plastic welder) or if you're not up for that learning curve you can use 3M VHB tape. The tape approach is especially handy if you are only building one or two boxes.
Costs of sheet poly vary with market conditions, but pricing is in line with what you would spend buying, patching and finishing plywood, but you wind up with a solid product which won't degrade, rot, conduct electricity or rust and is impervious to battery acid. If you don't want to roll your own, I'd check your local yellow pages for plastic fabricators. There are companies like UPF that build poly tanks for fire trucks on a national level, http://www.unitedplastic.com/pages/products/equip-accesories.html, but there's nothing magical about welding poly -- you should be able to find a local shop to build you what you need. Phil Undercuffler Director, Battery-based and Off-grid Distribution Sales Group Conergy Our World Is Full of Energy 1730 Camino Carlos Rey Suite 103 Santa Fe, NM 87507 p.undercuff...@conergy.us Direct | 505.216.3841 Toll Free | 888.396.6611 x4841 Fax | 505.473.3830 www.conergy.us -----Original Message----- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Kent Osterberg Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 9:25 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Wanted: poly battery boxes, many sizes Larry, I've found the Contico Pro Tuff Bin (Lowes part number 91573 - $65, or Grainger part number 1DZE8 - $70) to work well for holding four L-16 batteries. Kent Osterberg Blue Mountain Solar www.bluemountainsolar.com Starlight Solar, Yuma, AZ wrote: > Greetings Wrenches, > > I need to find a supplier of polyethylene battery boxes for small > batteries. 2,4 or 6 golf cart batteries will need to fit in several > different configurations. Also for two or four L-16's. Contact me if you > know of any manufacturers or distributors for such products. > > > Kindest Regards, > > Larry Crutcher > Starlight Solar > (928) 941-1660 > Renewable Energy Products, Service and Installation _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
