[NSRCA-discussion] A123 batteries

[Ed Alt]

Dean:
Did you see that promotional video of the Saphion where they fired off multiple rounds into a backback radio battery pack?  Pretty neat, eh?

Ed
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dean Pappas 
  To: patternrules at earthlink.net ; NSRCA Mailing List 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 9:46 AM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] A123 batteries


  Hi All,
  FMA has just released a version of their CellPro charger intended for the A123s, as well.

  Similar to the A123s, there is a series of intrinsically safe LiIons called the Saphion by an outfit called Valence (valence.com)
  The energy density is similar, but the power density and charge rates are not.

  later,
       Dean

  Dean Pappas 
  Sr. Design Engineer 
  Kodeos Communications 
  111 Corporate Blvd. 
  South Plainfield, N.J. 07080 
  (908) 222-7817 phone 
  (908) 222-2392 fax 
  d.pappas at kodeos.com 

    -----Original Message-----
    From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Steven Maxwell
    Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 1:06 AM
    To: NSRCA Mailing List
    Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] A123 batteries


     The Thunderpower charger has a firmware update to charge the A123 batteries, just download off the internet and use cable to load to charger.
     No I'm not sponsored and I aint selling anything just info.

    Steven Maxwell


      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Bob Richards 
      To: NSRCA Mailing List
      Sent: 1/16/2007 12:30:51 AM 
      Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] A123 batteries


      Kelly,

      Yeah, I have heard and read about these in some of the RC magazines. Slightly less voltage than a lipo cell, slightly less energy density (IIRC) but much faster charge/discharge times, many more expected cycles, and supposedly safer. Standard lipo/lion chargers won't work wtih them, however.

      I also saw where A123 will be working with GM on the all-electric plug-in car that GM recently announced they were developing.

      Bob R.


      Kelly Regan <kelly.regan2 at verizon.net> wrote:
        Have you guys seen this?

        http://www.a123systems.com/html/home.html

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