The new sheet metal box both easily
holds 20 SC cells when they are close packed making it easy to specify
a battery pack without sending the battery house the empty can.
Also the lid removal and installation is much easier. The
Triton2 charger can charge all 20 SC cells at the same time.
30 Nov 2007 - The 14 AWG super flex wire is not in stock but they tell
me it's being made. This is what's used from the socket to the 45
Amp Power Pole Connectors and from the other 45 Amp Power Pole
connectors to the battery pack. The 14 AWG is to handle 30 Amps
and to reduce the resistive losses in the adapter and the super flex is
so that it's easy to mate and disconnect the battery pack.
For use in things like
Self Winding Clock Co. 'Western Union"
clocks, antique
electric motors,
telegraph equipment, school electrical hands on learning, etc. This battery is being optimized for low resistance and low cost.
30 Nov 2007 - Next wire up a few of the different battery configurations and run some tests.
The idea is to be able to use the Maha MH-C401FS "AA" battery charger
on other sizes of battery. This charger does an excellent job of
charging.
First Prototype shown 30 Nov 2007 - although the adapter meets the "AA" outline specs there are more constraints imposed by the
C401FS and
C9000 chargers. Need to order more parts and build second prototype.
Ideally this would be done in a lather, but I'm doing it in a
drill press.
High Brightness LED Task Light for 5590 Family of Batteries
The idea is to offer an efficient source of light powered from a 5590 family battery.
The photo shows the LED mounted to a heat sink and with three difrerent beam angle optics.
What needs to be developed is the can to hold and protect the optics
and LED and the switching mode power supply to convert battery power
efficiently into the current to drive the LED.