[Lowfer] Great idea for experimenting...

Wed, 17 Apr 2002 16:58:48 -0400

Mark,

Very interesting bit of history.  Thanks for sharing it with us.
 I have to take issue however with the following statement you made.

Idaho came up with what turned out to be the ultimate in power-density: the
> "tot.

Several other companies to best of my knowledge have been able to process
the unit size even smaller.
They call there patented device a "chip"  This chip yields an effective
surface area of many time that of the "TOT" allowing much greater
instantaneous  current capability,  but this comes at the expense of  total
amp hours.

The layman might characterize the relationship  being much like that of a
car battery where lot of current(surface area) is needed for starting
purposes.  Where as the "TOT" you mention may be looked upon as a marine
deep cycle battery with its ability to supply lower currents for longer
periods of time.

One additional not the same surface area enhancement technique you mentioned
is now being employed by some manufacucterers on an experimental basis.
This process is crudely manufacturers to as "Ruffling"

Thank you for time

Paul A. Cianciolo MSPP
Director Alternate power lab
Research and development sector
Spudtronics Inc.
Oreida,  Maine

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark W1EOF" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 1:26 PM
Subject: RE: [Lowfer] Great idea for experimenting...

> I heard that the French did a lot of experimenting with this technology
back
> in the 40's. Evidently they found that performace was considerably
enhanced
> by slicing the potatos into long, square slices and sealing the outer
> surfaces by heating them in an oil bath. Very much like quenching steel in
> oil to temper the outer surfaces.
>
> Of course the U.S. then countered with the now-famous "krinkle-cut" with
> it's optimized surface area. Finally scientists working in a secret lab in
> Idaho came up with what turned out to be the ultimate in power-density:
the
> "tot".
>
> Keep up the good work, and keep us informed. There may still be areas for
a
> breakthrough.
>
> Mark W1EOF
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of WE0H
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:51 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [Lowfer] Great idea for experimenting...
> > Importance: High
> >
> >
> > A friend of mine and of others here has done some experiments with
potato
> > batteries powering a Lowfer transmitter. Is anyone else game for
> > trying out
> > this experiment??? It could add a new twist to Lowfer operations.
> > I was told
> > that each potato cell produced about 1/2 volt at 1ma output. Potatoes
are
> > cheep so this could be fun & low cost. If you got discouraged
> > midway through
> > the experiment, you could always slice up the rest of the bag and add
some
> > onions and then fry them up for a yummy treat. Hi Hi. Ideas, comments,
> > suggestions & flames are welcome of course.
> > 73's,
> > Mike>WE0H
> > http://www.geocities.com/we0h/lf.html
> >
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