Are they Ni-cad or could they be Ni-Fe (nickel iron) My understanding is that the Edison cells are nickel iron, but I could be wrong.
Ni-cad's are very toxic, and a disposal problem. ni-fe is based on a alkaline (lye) electrolyte and easy to render harmless. Bob Ellison From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Drake Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 10:37 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Old Nicads Hello Wrenches, A friend was given some old Nicads (ED 160s). These are single cell batteries that are roughly 16" tall, but much smaller than an L-16 in the other dimensions. After being used for an unknown amount of time, they were stored in a barn for 10 years with no maintenance. If these were lead acid batteries, they would clearly be scrap. Is there any chance that these could be any good? If so, what steps should be taken to get them out of mothballs? Thanks, Drake Drake Chamberlin ATHENS ELECTRIC OH License 44810 CO license 3773 NABCEP Certified PV
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