BMS, SCC and Inverter temperature sensors will be positioned according to manufacturer instructions. The batteries will be secured with band clamps around the vertical sides (not on top) so they will all be fastened together not only with the bus bars on top but with good band clamps (3 or 4 around the perimeter of the cells). The height will be about 20" high from floor level (give or take) accounting for 2.75" of base, 10" for battery, space for BMS and some dead space above the batteries and BMS for the heaving wires and necessary mini bus bars to connect the negative leads to/from the two BMS. The 2 piece lid will have push-to-release latches so no need to have handles protruding. The batteries will rest on a thin layer of padding for minimal vibration absorption. I will set the batteries inside a heavy 'leaf bag' and blow the insulation in around it. The box will be insulated with spray foam insulation. It will have a 2-piece wooden lid that can double as a shelf (or seat) and will be located within 2 feet of the bus bars that attach to the solar electrical system. The 'box' will be mounted to the wall that is shared with my refrigerator and will be screwed into the plywood flooring so it will not move. The box will be nearly at floor level in my RV but it will rest on a 3/4" sheet of plywood sitting on 4, 1.5" square studs spaced about every 4-5" for support of the roughly 150 lb bank (16, 3.2v, 100ah lifepo4 CALB cells). This weekend, I started measuring and drawing up my battery box.
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