| Posted by IIVQ |
3/23/2007 10:52 PM | remove |
Wow, the feathers add an eery touch. IT certainly is a battery. What for?
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| Posted by witam |
3/24/2007 7:02 AM | remove |
I suspect that it were Lead-acid batteries, used in the buses once upon a time.
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| Posted by Blackbird |
10/7/2007 12:25 PM | remove |
It does look like a big automotive battery I saw once, it was very heavy.
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| Posted by witam |
10/7/2007 4:32 PM | remove |
This was also. I couldn't lift it though i tried (to get to one that was completely closed). By now i'm quite convinced it is indeed a bus-battery.
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| Posted by Blackbird |
10/8/2007 12:07 AM | remove |
The one's I found were in a surplus store. I could lift it, but only just; I would have needed my friend to help me if I wanted to move it anywhere.
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| Posted by witam |
10/8/2007 10:14 PM | remove |
A surplus store? Is that a replacement parts shop or something?
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| Posted by Blackbird |
10/9/2007 7:09 PM | remove |
No, they sell old army, navy, and some air force kit and clothing for the most part as well as hunting equipment. The place I saw the battery in sells other random things like lightbulbs for air field beacons, darkroom doors, and computer parts.
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| Posted by witam |
10/10/2007 5:18 AM | remove |
ahh.. thanks for clarifying. Strange random things in that shop. I wonder if they actually get rid of some of these things.. who would buy such a battery?
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| Posted by Blackbird |
10/10/2007 7:12 PM | remove |
That's a good question. But why would someone need mortar shell transport tubes, military chemical suits, and pouches for holding assault rifle magazines?
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| Posted by Blackbird |
10/10/2007 7:12 PM | remove |
Well, I use the rilfe magazine pouches for canteens and camera equipment.
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| Posted by witam |
10/12/2007 5:24 AM | remove |
I see. Other uses than what it actually is supposed to be. So they probably use the acid in these batteries for something else.
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| Posted by Blackbird |
10/12/2007 7:18 PM | remove |
No, they probably use the batteries for something, although I'm not sure what exactly. In case of this place, it would be for a bus, but what would the average person need them for.
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| Posted by witam |
10/12/2007 10:03 PM | remove |
Exactly. I was thinking that they might use the acid for something.. mhh
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| Posted by Blackbird |
10/13/2007 3:09 PM | remove |
What else could you use the acid (lead acid?) for in the transportation industry?
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| Posted by witam |
10/13/2007 3:31 PM | remove |
I was not thinking about the transportation industry. When you buy these in the surplus store, chances are low that they are used as transportation-aid.
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| Posted by Blackbird |
10/13/2007 7:33 PM | remove |
Ah, I thought you were talking about the batteries in the photo.
Here they could use them on some boats (I live in a port), or for power backup batteries. I can't really see anyone really needing lead acid.
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| Posted by witam |
10/14/2007 9:11 PM | remove |
i never thought about boats... mhh. Interesting. As to the back-up.. i always imagine people using something more advanced, but i hardly know anything about it really.
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| Posted by Blackbird |
10/15/2007 12:47 AM | remove |
I read that large lead acid batteries are used in large battery banks for power backup in some hospitals along with generators.
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| Posted by witam |
10/15/2007 5:50 PM | remove |
I certainly didn't know that. I just assumed it would all be generators.. why would they need a secondary backup with lead acid batteries?? Or do they use them together in some way? Strange indeed.
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| Posted by Blackbird |
10/15/2007 8:20 PM | remove |
I think they use them with the generators to store the charge.
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| Posted by witam |
10/16/2007 5:10 AM | remove |
Ahhh. Thanks for explaining that one. I didn't realize the generators would produce more than a hospital would need to run. I always thought it was only for the critical appliances and departments.
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| Posted by Blackbird |
10/16/2007 11:25 AM | remove |
My mother is a nurse, and from what I understand the hospital has to be able to run at the same capacity even in a blackout. This means that all departments are than run off of the generators unless something happens to change that plan.
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| Posted by IIVQ |
2/4/2008 9:17 PM | remove |
Also, the generators do not run idle waiting for a blackout. When the power dies, it takes them a few seconds to start and produce full power. In the meantime, the whole hospital - or at least the critical bits - run off the batteries. (I suppose you can live without for example A/C and fridge power for 30 seconds)
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| Posted by Snarg |
2/4/2008 10:58 PM | remove |
The fridge, maybe. A/C, NEVER!
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| Posted by witam |
2/5/2008 6:08 AM | remove |
lol
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| Posted by IIVQ |
2/15/2008 12:59 PM | remove |
Dutch trains have a huge problem with A/C as after a power failure the A/C takes about 8 minutes to get back up and into cool mode. However, in the netherlands there are a lot of movable bridges which have no power catenary, so the A/C doesn't work on those lines much.
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| Posted by witam |
2/15/2008 9:53 PM | remove |
sjees.. didn't they realize that before they bought this type of train?
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| Posted by IIVQ |
3/3/2008 12:24 PM | remove |
Nope. Actually, it's only the A/C in the engineers cabin, and they were retrofitted.
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| Posted by witam |
3/3/2008 8:06 PM | remove |
Ofcourse.. their own people.
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