Re: Rebreathers, Motors

["Alan D. Secor" <secor@btv.ibm.com>]

> 
> Can you provide more information about "gel batteries"?  Description,
> cost, availability, suppliers?
> 
> 
This seems like De ja vu since I went over this and scrubbers last May / 
June
but here goes again....

What you want is a sealed, gelled electrolyte lead acid battery with
Absorbant Glass Mat technology which prevents hydrogen off-gassing.  The 
cheapest form of this would probably be a deep-cycle gell marine battery
such as the Exide Nautilus Mega-Cycle gell battery.  These are available
special order from K-mart for about $100 in a type 27 format.  These are 
designed to operate even if totally submerged in water.  This is the style
I plan on using in my sub (4 total).
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Alan D. Secor
e-mail: secor@btv.ibm.com