Hi Jeff, Check out http://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Enclosures I have had good luck with them. They carry just about any size, configuration or material NEMA box. You can also purchase pop-in louvers from them.
Best regards, Mark Dickson, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer T Oasis Montana Inc. -----Original Message----- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Yago Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 9:53 PM To: 'RE-wrenches' Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] small battery boxes We are having a real problem finding a pole-mounted battery box for smaller solar sign lighting projects. We have switched to LED lights which cost more byt do not require the larger batteries and solar module. However, the smallest battery box we can find is the DPW 16" wide x 9" deep X 20" tall. This is a great box for group 31 battery, but is too large and costs too much for smaller applications. I am thinking about using a group 22 battery which would fit in a pole-mounted battery box that is 12" wide x 8" deep x 15" high, which still leaves room for a control panel at the top rear. It does not look like the solar manufacturers have anything, so do you know of anybody making a battery box this size but perhaps it is being sold for another type application. It still will need small screened louvers for ventilation and a locking door, but we can always make our own control panel if that is not supplied. Since its 12 volt DC and off-grid application I do not think it needs to be UL listed which might help reduce cost, but not sure. Any suggestions?? Thanks, Jeff Yago _______________________________________________ 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
