[NSRCA-discussion] A123 batteries

[Ron Van Putte]

On Jan 16, 2007, at 6:18 PM, Ed Alt wrote:

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

I did, about two tears ago.  The time lapse photography, which showed  
a competitor's pack torching off over a period of an hour or so and  
their's just sitting there, was very impressive.  It impressed me so  
much that I bought stock in the company (Valence Technology).

Ron Van Putte
> ----- 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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