On 8/16/07, Terry Blanton wrote: > No less promising than Bendini. Let us know. Glad you have the time! > > Terry > > On 8/16/07, Jones Beene wrote: > > Hold the presses ... > > > > After 150 years, the lead-acid battery may be poised to be reborn as > > Prime Mover, and yours-truly may be an early witness, thanks to a Vo > > lurker. Lots of activity in this niche lately. > > > > BTW - if you have not seen it, here is the YouTube video of the power > > supply (battery array) for Aaron's electrolysis cell, which is said to > > have inspired the experiment. > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUGa2jiYeSI > > > > In this ongoing replication attempt, a similar 4 battery array has > > reportedly already delivered approximately double the rated amp-hours, > > yet was operating at higher voltage than it started with, and is still > > going strong. Of course, the batteries could been damaged from having > > given up too much chemical energy... or the ubiquitous 'measurement > > error' has not been ruled out. > > > > This is not my experiment (wish it was); but let's hope that it is > > repeatable by others, and that the inventor will allow a full report > > and/or open-sourcing, should the results hold. > > > > The lab is close enough that I am headed over there as soon as possible. > > If this is to be yet another disappointment and false alarm, then that > > kind of "deflation" seems to be the downside risk of life-on-the-edge of > > mainstream science, as it were. 'Cutting-edge' or 'bleeding-edge' ... > > the POV difference is like the cup being half-full or half-empty. > > > > Jones
There are far worse faults to be afflicted with. Ah, the shame of being caught believing in the possibility of something impossible! We wait your observations. Enjoy the weekend trip. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com
