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From: cs161fhn@sdcc10.ucsd.edu (Dennis Lou)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Car Battery Rechargers
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Date: 6 Oct 90 08:32:32 GMT
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In article <4179@rsiatl.UUCP> jgd@rsiatl.UUCP (John G. DeArmond) writes:
>erspert@athena.mit.edu (Ellen R. Spertus) writes:
>and flip the switch for the other.  Or you could just install 2 batteries.

But that's an extra 15 (?) or so pounds.  On a Lotus Super Seven
which only weighs 1100 pounds to begin with, that's a 1.5% weight
increase (now that I think about it, there's really no place to put
a 2nd battery anyway on a Super Seven :-)

>BTW, several racing component companies are now selling compact,
>dry batteries that consist of the GATES starved acid cells of the
>X capacity strapped together in a nice package.  High surge
>capability, low weight and no acid to deal with.  And it will
>relieve you of about $200 or so.

You can get Gates sealed 2 volt gel cells from Halted, Haltek or
Gateway for really cheap.  Is there a way to rig those up?


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