I agree with you Kevin,
but feel the need to point out the difference
between what is available in NIFE from Be Utility Free or any other source and what is no longer made by Eagle-Picher who supplied the batteries for the Dodge T-van.
The Eagle-Picher battery pack in the T-van weighed 1650 lbs. 30-6 volt
units of 200AH making 180 volts. An equivilent pack of NIFE from what is available today would weigh over 3000 lbs and also would be way bulkier. Both negatives for installation in boats.
Now I know most boats don't need 180 volts, so a modest setup of NIFE could still be worked out in a monohull, but personally I need a light power source for a multihull sailboat.
We need a battery geekoid or a tech wiz from the former Eagle-Picher
to leak the chemistry of that battery and tell us how to make them ourselves.
Reread John Paramore's post from 07/2009(type NIFE into the search box.)
I have an interesting link on the T-van battery pack
http://tzev.com/1993_tevan_battery_trays.html
This guy has or had 3 sets of NIFE for sale a while back.
I was seriously thinking about it. But didn't have an extra $12,000
laying around.
NIFE has potential, I hope someone gives it a good try and posts
the results here.
Don Parsons
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Pemberton <pembertonkevin@...> wrote:
>
> One cell that seems to get neglected on this list is Nickel-Iron. I
> believe they are likely the best of all batteries even though they are
> an old tech. Some battery banks still in use are over 50 years old.
> They don't care much how they are charged or discharged. They don't
> care if they are left to discharge and over charge or complete discharge
> fails to bother their life.
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