<div dir="ltr">It seems to me that the "AA" concept could work - momentarily. Those 9,648 cells equals 14,472 V. It looks like "AA"s can dump 5 - 10 A for a few seconds. That gets you into mid double digit horsepower briefly. <div><br></div><div>I wonder how fast you could go in a standard car or for how long with more reasonable acceleration? <br><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 4:23 PM, Martin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dcmk1mr2@gmail.com" target="_blank">dcmk1mr2@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Doesn't seem that bad - <a href="http://data.energizer.com/pdfs/czn%20alkaline_disp.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.energizer.com/<wbr>pdfs/czn%20alkaline_disp.pdf</a></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Martin</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></font></span></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 4:18 PM, RICHARD BARTH <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:w3hwn@comcast.net" target="_blank">w3hwn@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
<div><div><div class="m_-1776021170555249853h5"><p><br></p><blockquote type="cite"><div id="m_-1776021170555249853m_7933665350286216355ox-64256db8b1" style="word-wrap:break-word">On February 24, 2017 at 7:03 PM Phil via Tacos <<a href="mailto:tacos@amrad.org" target="_blank">tacos@amrad.org</a>> wrote:<br><br><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 24 Feb 2017, at 16:43, RICHARD BARTH <<a href="mailto:w3hwn@comcast.net" target="_blank">w3hwn@comcast.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_-1776021170555249853m_7933665350286216355ox-64256db8b1-Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div><p>I want one! Sign me up.<br></p></div></div></blockquote><br></div><div>Unfortunately, battery disposal restrictions are now so rigid in the UK, I’d spend all the power driving to the one local dump where I am allowed to dispose of spent AA cells. If this restriction does not apply to you, please note that there are cheaper and better AA cells than those made by Duracell.</div><div><br></div><div>Phil M1GWZ</div><div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><p>I remember from those few occasions that I had to buy batteries in Switzerland (I usually brought my own) that they were</p><p>a different type (though sometimes the same brand) as those I got over here. We have a number of things that we are</p><p>expected to haul to the dump rather than simply put in the trash can -- fluorescent bulbs and electronics for example --</p><p>but so far AA cells have not made the list. That I know of.</p><p><br></p><p>Dick</p><p><br> </p><blockquote type="cite">______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>Tacos mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Tacos@amrad.org" target="_blank">Tacos@amrad.org</a><br><a href="https://lists.amrad.org/mailman/listinfo/tacos" target="_blank">https://lists.amrad.org/mailma<wbr>n/listinfo/tacos</a><br></blockquote></div>
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