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Old 07-15-2013, 01:07 AM   #68 (permalink)
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Update for July 10

I wanted to work on the battery box. And I started making measurements ... but the batteries are used and mismatched so that they will be ... difficult ... to fit into a battery box that looks good and is structurally solid.

That got me thinking about logistics. How much would it cost to ship 400 lbs of batteries to Winnipeg? A quick web check with the only two freight companies that appear to want my money (many of the freight companies will not deal with regular people. You need to have a company, and a loading dock) reveals that the shipping cost is about the cost of the used batteries. That seems like a poor value proposition!

Perhaps this is a good time to postpone the battery box and work on something else, like maybe the placement of the junction boxes.
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