On 28 Jun 2016 at 19:07, K O via EV wrote: > Sorry about the > fancy link/insert ..but htere it is ...
Whatever you used to post the link didn't work. However, I managed to sort it out. http://www.jameco.com/Jameco/workshop/MyStory/recycling-battery- regenerator.html https://v.gd/laTGuQ The article is promoting a battery charger that attempts to measures lead battery capacity and (he says) then suggests how the battery might still be used. It's actually an advertisement for the Jameco kit based on his idea. I think that for EVers, the more important parts of the article are twofold: 1. "many of the imported batteries show up in what we call 'backyard [recycling] operations,' where people melt them to get at the metal ...we're one of the smallest countries cited for mass lead poisoning ..." This has been discussed a few times before here on the EVDL. It's a problem not just in Carribean nations. The US and Europe are justifiably proud of their almost-100% lead battery recycling, but if the batteries are then sent to third world countries for the actual mechanics of recycling because it's cheaper there, they're not always treated in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. (And that's putting it nicely.) 2. "The problem is compounded in the Caribbean. Batteries don't last nearly as long in tropical environments. For every additional 8.4 degrees Celsius, we lose half the battery lifetime ... too often we are often importing near dead batteries, and they die even faster once they arrive here." Maybe hot-climate countries need a more fundamental change in how they use batteries and/or what types of batteries they use, not just another way to test the batteries. Whether that's practical to implement is another question, though. People and (especially) business hate change, and they always despise being asked to spend money for the sake of others' safety. Heck, they often refuse to spend anything even for their OWN health. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
