Keep in mind that most racing rules prohibit use of wet cells for obvious reasons. Knot sure what Maine Sail has to say about defying specific gravity when pinned on a knock down or round down. (I believe most of what Maine Sail has to say, but not all...)
Here is another guy in Maine with a more forward looking view. http://www.bruceschwab.com/ KD (pun intended) On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 1:19 PM Frederick G Street via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > And lithium burns *really* well when exposed to oxygen and water; not > necessarily something I’d want on my boat, until the technology matures a > bit. Witness the lithium battery issues on the Boeing planes. > > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Feb 25, 2015, at 3:13 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > There are a few write-ups on the use of Li-ion batteries for sailing > applications... The flip side to that is that you better have a really good > charge controller. > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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