Re: battery pulsing gizmo

On Apr 6, 11:30 pm, Gene Cash <g...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I can't really see a compact battery that's going to be very safe. If
you stuff that much energy in a really small space, it's probably not
going to be very stable. Think about all the laptop battery fire stories
you've heard recently.

I'm hoping supercapacitors or fuel cells do start to pan out.

Basic problem is that if you jam a lot of energy into a small
space and want to be able to discharge it quickly, you've
likely just created a great explosive/incindiary device.

I always liked flywheel storage, but they have problems of
their own including high self-discharge rates and distintegration
at inconvenient times.



I remember in the late '60s there was tiny thermoelectric piles about
the size of a large shirt button that could power a cell phone for 8
months to a year. The were powered by the heat of atomic decay and of
course "atomic energy is bad" to all the hippies.

Ya gotta kinda wonder how they're disposed of in 8 months.

I'm also kinda curious what happens if the baby swallows it,
but that's more a question for the family that decides to buy it.

Since the hippies are long gone, maybe you should invest
in this miracle gadget. Best of luck with it.


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