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profdant139
Explorer II
Mar 02, 2021

New type of lead acid battery: with silicone wafers

I'm not competent to evaluate the merits of this new product, but it is thought-provoking: Manufacturer's website I don't know if they are already working on a battery suitable for RVs, but they...
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MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Mar 10, 2021
It's the

EAT MORE

EAT RICHER

WEIGH LESS

EAT LESS OFTEN

Ambiguities that counter common sense.

Plates encompassed by razor-thin permeable silicon separators would allow tighter packing meaning more plate material meaning higher energy density. Less material can produce higher energy when surface area is increased -- at the cost of longevity.

Stuff like this reminds me of Arnold Schwarzenegger straining to pulley pull the immense log up into the air via pulley in The Terminator.

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