Anyone know what type of batteries these are and their use? They are around 12” in length and from an old bush camp on a rocky outcrop, which is only accessible after bushfires that reduce the dense vegetation.

PermeateFree said:

Anyone know what type of batteries these are and their use? They are around 12” in length and from an old bush camp on a rocky outcrop, which is only accessible after bushfires that reduce the dense vegetation.

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Seem like 1.5 Volt army field comms batteries to me.

Look like old 2V to me.

There are around twenty scattered over a few metres. Would they be for vehicle use, as they dug gravel for road construction nearby and cleared the bush for farms.

PermeateFree said:

There are around twenty scattered over a few metres. Would they be for vehicle use, as they dug gravel for road construction nearby and cleared the bush for farms.

Seen them used in 32V lighting plants.

PermeateFree said:

There are around twenty scattered over a few metres. Would they be for vehicle use, as they dug gravel for road construction nearby and cleared the bush for farms.

Possibly for a camp.

I recon they are from a crashed UFO, proly Martian.

What do you think of this nickel-iron battery? Was used in some vehicles up to 1975 when they were no longer manufactured.

>>Because it can store and release energy so quickly, the battery could be a boon for the renewable-energy industry and also help power cars as Edison originally envisaged, the researchers say.

Devised by Edison and fellow inventor Waldemar Jungner in 1902, the nickel-iron battery comprises two electrodes, one made of nickel and the other of iron, that are immersed in an alkaline solution.

Its advantage is that materials are abundant and cheap and the solution is relatively harmless compared to toxic lead-acid batteries.

Nickel-iron batteries were marketed for cars until the 1920s, but then dropped out of the picture because they were not as powerful as petrol and diesel fuel engines.

Another downside was that they took a long time to recharge.

They remained a robust backup power source for railways, mines and other industries before falling out of favour in the mid-1970s. Today, just a handful of companies make the batteries, mainly to store surplus electricity from solar and wind generators and release it during times of peak demand.<<

http://tribune.com.pk/story/400472/back-to-the-future-battery-spells-good-news-for-energy/

PermeateFree said:

What do you think of this nickel-iron battery? Was used in some vehicles up to 1975 when they were no longer manufactured.

>>Because it can store and release energy so quickly, the battery could be a boon for the renewable-energy industry and also help power cars as Edison originally envisaged, the researchers say.

Devised by Edison and fellow inventor Waldemar Jungner in 1902, the nickel-iron battery comprises two electrodes, one made of nickel and the other of iron, that are immersed in an alkaline solution.

Its advantage is that materials are abundant and cheap and the solution is relatively harmless compared to toxic lead-acid batteries.

Nickel-iron batteries were marketed for cars until the 1920s, but then dropped out of the picture because they were not as powerful as petrol and diesel fuel engines.

Another downside was that they took a long time to recharge.

They remained a robust backup power source for railways, mines and other industries before falling out of favour in the mid-1970s. Today, just a handful of companies make the batteries, mainly to store surplus electricity from solar and wind generators and release it during times of peak demand.<<

http://tribune.com.pk/story/400472/back-to-the-future-battery-spells-good-news-for-energy/

Nickel-iron batteries were marketed for cars until the 1920s, but then dropped out of the picture because they were not as powerful as petrol and diesel fuel engines.

Christ, who do they get to write these articles?

sibeen said:

PermeateFree said:

What do you think of this nickel-iron battery? Was used in some vehicles up to 1975 when they were no longer manufactured.

>>Because it can store and release energy so quickly, the battery could be a boon for the renewable-energy industry and also help power cars as Edison originally envisaged, the researchers say.

Devised by Edison and fellow inventor Waldemar Jungner in 1902, the nickel-iron battery comprises two electrodes, one made of nickel and the other of iron, that are immersed in an alkaline solution.

Its advantage is that materials are abundant and cheap and the solution is relatively harmless compared to toxic lead-acid batteries.

Nickel-iron batteries were marketed for cars until the 1920s, but then dropped out of the picture because they were not as powerful as petrol and diesel fuel engines.

Another downside was that they took a long time to recharge.

They remained a robust backup power source for railways, mines and other industries before falling out of favour in the mid-1970s. Today, just a handful of companies make the batteries, mainly to store surplus electricity from solar and wind generators and release it during times of peak demand.<<

http://tribune.com.pk/story/400472/back-to-the-future-battery-spells-good-news-for-energy/

Nickel-iron batteries were marketed for cars until the 1920s, but then dropped out of the picture because they were not as powerful as petrol and diesel fuel engines.

Christ, who do they get to write these articles?

If you had bothered to check further, they were also used for other applications until 1975.

sibeen said:

PermeateFree said:

What do you think of this nickel-iron battery? Was used in some vehicles up to 1975 when they were no longer manufactured.

>>Because it can store and release energy so quickly, the battery could be a boon for the renewable-energy industry and also help power cars as Edison originally envisaged, the researchers say.

Devised by Edison and fellow inventor Waldemar Jungner in 1902, the nickel-iron battery comprises two electrodes, one made of nickel and the other of iron, that are immersed in an alkaline solution.

Its advantage is that materials are abundant and cheap and the solution is relatively harmless compared to toxic lead-acid batteries.

Nickel-iron batteries were marketed for cars until the 1920s, but then dropped out of the picture because they were not as powerful as petrol and diesel fuel engines.

Another downside was that they took a long time to recharge.

They remained a robust backup power source for railways, mines and other industries before falling out of favour in the mid-1970s. Today, just a handful of companies make the batteries, mainly to store surplus electricity from solar and wind generators and release it during times of peak demand.<<

http://tribune.com.pk/story/400472/back-to-the-future-battery-spells-good-news-for-energy/

Nickel-iron batteries were marketed for cars until the 1920s, but then dropped out of the picture because they were not as powerful as petrol and diesel fuel engines.

Christ, who do they get to write these articles?

I think they meant “electric cars”.

PermeateFree said:

sibeen said:

PermeateFree said:

What do you think of this nickel-iron battery? Was used in some vehicles up to 1975 when they were no longer manufactured.

>>Because it can store and release energy so quickly, the battery could be a boon for the renewable-energy industry and also help power cars as Edison originally envisaged, the researchers say.

Devised by Edison and fellow inventor Waldemar Jungner in 1902, the nickel-iron battery comprises two electrodes, one made of nickel and the other of iron, that are immersed in an alkaline solution.

Its advantage is that materials are abundant and cheap and the solution is relatively harmless compared to toxic lead-acid batteries.

Nickel-iron batteries were marketed for cars until the 1920s, but then dropped out of the picture because they were not as powerful as petrol and diesel fuel engines.

Another downside was that they took a long time to recharge.

They remained a robust backup power source for railways, mines and other industries before falling out of favour in the mid-1970s. Today, just a handful of companies make the batteries, mainly to store surplus electricity from solar and wind generators and release it during times of peak demand.<<

http://tribune.com.pk/story/400472/back-to-the-future-battery-spells-good-news-for-energy/

Nickel-iron batteries were marketed for cars until the 1920s, but then dropped out of the picture because they were not as powerful as petrol and diesel fuel engines.

Christ, who do they get to write these articles?

If you had bothered to check further, they were also used for other applications until 1975.

I did see that.

sibeen said:

PermeateFree said:

sibeen said:

Nickel-iron batteries were marketed for cars until the 1920s, but then dropped out of the picture because they were not as powerful as petrol and diesel fuel engines.

Christ, who do they get to write these articles?

If you had bothered to check further, they were also used for other applications until 1975.

I did see that.

Pity you did not take it into consideration before submitting your reply.

PermeateFree said:

sibeen said:

PermeateFree said:

If you had bothered to check further, they were also used for other applications until 1975.

I did see that.

Pity you did not take it into consideration before submitting your reply.

As it had absolutely nothing to do with my criticism of the piece I didn’t bother.

sibeen said:

PermeateFree said:

sibeen said:

I did see that.

Pity you did not take it into consideration before submitting your reply.

As it had absolutely nothing to do with my criticism of the piece I didn’t bother.

It had everything to do with your bogus and thoughtless reply. The only thing wrong with it was, it did not have your personal tick of approval.

PermeateFree said:

sibeen said:

PermeateFree said:

Pity you did not take it into consideration before submitting your reply.

As it had absolutely nothing to do with my criticism of the piece I didn’t bother.

It had everything to do with your bogus and thoughtless reply. The only thing wrong with it was, it did not have your personal tick of approval.

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Yes, dear.

sibeen said:

PermeateFree said:

sibeen said:

As it had absolutely nothing to do with my criticism of the piece I didn’t bother.

It had everything to do with your bogus and thoughtless reply. The only thing wrong with it was, it did not have your personal tick of approval.

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Yes, dear.

You are an arrogant prick sibeen, where unless something has been vetted by yourself, it is automatically rubbish along with the person who proposed it. You should know this attitude only indicates the extent of your limited world experiences.

PermeateFree said:

sibeen said:

PermeateFree said:

It had everything to do with your bogus and thoughtless reply. The only thing wrong with it was, it did not have your personal tick of approval.

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Yes, dear.

You are an arrogant prick sibeen, where unless something has been vetted by yourself, it is automatically rubbish along with the person who proposed it. You should know this attitude only indicates the extent of your limited world experiences.

It does, it does. I am thoroughly ashamed.

sibeen said:

PermeateFree said:

sibeen said:

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Yes, dear.

You are an arrogant prick sibeen, where unless something has been vetted by yourself, it is automatically rubbish along with the person who proposed it. You should know this attitude only indicates the extent of your limited world experiences.

It does, it does. I am thoroughly ashamed.

Some people unfortunately are never ashamed.

Have the batteries been identified?

CrazyNeutrino said:

Have the batteries been identified?

No, I was hoping to get some information until someone’s ego got in the way.

sibeen said:

PermeateFree said:

sibeen said:

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Yes, dear.

You are an arrogant prick sibeen, where unless something has been vetted by yourself, it is automatically rubbish along with the person who proposed it. You should know this attitude only indicates the extent of your limited world experiences.

It does, it does. I am thoroughly ashamed.

lol

sibeen said:

PermeateFree said:

sibeen said:

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Yes, dear.

You are an arrogant prick sibeen, where unless something has been vetted by yourself, it is automatically rubbish along with the person who proposed it. You should know this attitude only indicates the extent of your limited world experiences.

It does, it does. I am thoroughly ashamed.

lol

It does, it does. I am thoroughly ashamed.

s’if.

stumpy…..your baby eucs……although I agree with Permeate that you need more than just baby leaves, they do look very like the baby E. camaldulensis (redgum, river redgum) that come up in my garden here. Possibly from local natives?

By the way, we have rain!!!!