[Milsurplus] Free to a good home: Military NiCad's

[J. Forster]

Those are vented cells. In general I've had good luck bringing them back
to health.

They will need filling w/ distilled water and being run through a number
of charge/discharge cycles. There are proceedures online.

-John

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> From a buddy in Chapel Hill NC
> email *jp at cs.unc.edu <jp at cs.unc.edu> *
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: John Poulton *jp at cs.unc.edu <jp at cs.unc.edu> *
>
>
> Folks,
>
> I have nearly a truck-load of older military NiCad batteries that need
> to find a new home.  These things were used in a mobile, radar-directed
> anti-aircraft cannon.  Most are about 11" tall, 3" wide, and about 1"
> deep; a few are smaller, maybe 5" tall.  Pix at:
>
> http://jptronics.org/pix/nicads/nicads.jpg
>
> These are 1.2V cells, the smaller battery is rated at 13AH, the larger
> ones
> 30AH.
>
> These things are elderly, and I have no idea if they can be brought back
> to
> life again.  There is a procedure for refilling them and charging them
> (if I can find it!).  They were originally purchased on the surplus market
> with the idea of building an electric vehicle.  Might be able to help with
> the associated motor and such, as well, if you're interested.
>
> The price is definitely right:  just come get them!
>
> If there are no takers in the next couple of weeks, they'll get
> recycled, if I can figure out how... :)
>
> 73, John K4OZY
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