Ben Goren via EV wrote:
I am curious as to how Paul came to his belief.
His methodology is inadequate to the task -- rather like using a
roadside truck scale to weigh the first four people to pass by and
concluding that all humans weigh exactly 200 pounds.
Lee, in comparison, is akin to a long-time general practice physician
who's kept aggregate patient records of vital statistics for decades,
and concludes that...80% more likely to need treatment...
I wouldn't put it that starkly. I'd say it's more like "Joe Blow" buying
a new ICE car, and at 3000 miles he sees that the oil level on the
dipstick is still the same. So he concludes that "it doesn't use a drop
of oil"!
So he skips the oil changes. 2 years and 30,000 miles later, the car is
towed to the dealer, three quarts low and with a wrecked engine.
On the other hand, his mechanic "Crusty" swears by 3000 mile oil
changes. That's not always necessary; but it's good insurance. People
who do this can expect to go 200,000 miles before the engine is using
any significant amount of oil.
So it's more like the blind men and the elephant. Each sees the same
data, but come to different conclusions because of their perspective.
I'm not some big company; I'm a lone wolf working in his basement. I
have to get my batteries cheap; as bargains, or donations, or old, or
used, or on loan so I don't dare hurt them. That means they aren't
likely to be prime stock. But that's a good thing! I get to see
batteries at their WORST, not just at their best.
Another thing...
"The storage battery is one of those peculiar things which
appeals to the imagination, and no more perfect thing could
be desired by stock swindlers. Just as soon as a man gets
working on the secondary battery, it brings out his latent
capacity for lying." -- Thomas A. Edison
"There are few industries with more BS than the battery
industry. -- Elon Musk
Battery information has been unreliable for a hundred years. 99% of what
you read is either lying to make money, or the mindless parroting of
what someone else said.
This mean you should treat everything you read about batteries as BS
("baloney sandwiches", as Carl Sagan said). You have to *test it for
yourself*! This is tedious; but not particularly difficult or expensive.
And, you need to keep a skeptical mind. Just because one does X doesn't
mean that they all do X. It's as if there's a devious little demon
inside, doing everything in his power to trick you. With only a few
quick tests, he's likely to lie to you (and get away with it)! So you
need to be diligent, and repeat your tests in different ways to pry the
truth out of him. "Oh yeah? *Prove* it!"
--
The greatest pleasure in life is to create something that wasn't
there before. -- Roy Spence
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Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com
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