[TheForge] Battery technology (was Cordless drills)

[Ralph Douglass]

Jerry Frost wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Binnion" <jbin at well.com>
> 
>  It damn
> > near burned down the lab, luckily no one was hurt but it scared the s**t
> > out of every one in the lab at the time.
> >
> >
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> >
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> Oh I don't know Jim. I kind of like scaring the lab rats. Unfortunately it's
> a soils lab so there isn't much to explode or burn, of course this just
> makes it a little more challenging.
> 
> Frosty

LOl Jerry.
Well never had the fun of an exploding battery. But I did get to see
what about 5 lbs of copper do once they cross the terminals of a battery
bank on a submarine. Imagine lying on top of a non-conductive grate
about 6 inch above the cells. ( each cell is 2 foot square and 4 foot
long) the compartment ceiling is about 16 inches above your head.
Then the nice white/purple flash and spattering of molten copper. The
sounds...... Then the need for a fresh change of shorts.

Ahhhh the good ole days. I am really glad that I do not have to redo
them.

Ralph
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