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Too good to be true?
Has anyone been brave enough to pay for info on how to "revive" cordless
toll batteries that no longer hold a charge? This guy is selling this "info" On Ebay for $12.95 and has a 99.7% feedback. Can this be true? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW Gene -- This message has been scanned by Norton Anti-virus software |
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Gene T wrote:
Has anyone been brave enough to pay for info on how to "revive" cordless toll batteries that no longer hold a charge? NiCad batteries develop a "memory". If they are charged before being fully discharged, they will ultimately sort of "think" that they should be charged sooner than before. One way to remedy that is to *fully* discharge the battery then charge. No idea if that's what is being done by the device the guy is peddling. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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In article , "Gene T" wrote:
Has anyone been brave enough to pay for info on how to "revive" cordless toll batteries that no longer hold a charge? This guy is selling this "info" On Ebay for $12.95 and has a 99.7% feedback. Can this be true? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...911024 7&rd=1 &ssPageName=WDVW Dunno.... sounds interesting, but fishy. I just sent emails to five of his buyers, selected at random from among those who bought at least a month ago, asking if they're still happy. If I get any responses, I'll post them. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time? |
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Gene T wrote:
Has anyone been brave enough to pay for info on how to "revive" cordless toll batteries that no longer hold a charge? This guy is selling this "info" On Ebay for $12.95 and has a 99.7% feedback. Can this be true? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW Gene If it were true, don't you think the manufacturers would have figured out how to do it and make money on the process? This smells like the infamous Fish carburetor of long ago. You know, the one that got 50-60 mpg as a bolt-on. Bob |
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"Bob Schmall" wrote in message If it were true, don't you think the manufacturers would have figured out how to do it and make money on the process? This smells like the infamous Fish carburetor of long ago. You know, the one that got 50-60 mpg as a bolt-on. Bob Hey, it works, When I added the water injector from JC Whitney, my mileage went up to 70 mpg. They I added that fan thingies under the carb, plus a special ingredient in the gas tank and I'm getting 82 mpg on a regular basis. I can't wait for the Fire Ring spark plugs to get here. My goal is to top 100 mpg. |
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Edwin Pawlowski wrote: "Bob Schmall" wrote in message If it were true, don't you think the manufacturers would have figured out how to do it and make money on the process? This smells like the infamous Fish carburetor of long ago. You know, the one that got 50-60 mpg as a bolt-on. Bob Hey, it works, When I added the water injector from JC Whitney, my mileage went up to 70 mpg. They I added that fan thingies under the carb, plus a special ingredient in the gas tank and I'm getting 82 mpg on a regular basis. I can't wait for the Fire Ring spark plugs to get here. My goal is to top 100 mpg. Yeah. And you have as much chance as there is of gas hitting $3 a gallon. Oh. Whoops. That's later this summer. Maybe the new model year will have a 100 MPG hybrid. |
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 12:35:40 GMT, Gene T wrote:
Has anyone been brave enough to pay for info on how to "revive" cordless toll batteries that no longer hold a charge? This guy is selling this "info" On Ebay for $12.95 and has a 99.7% feedback. Can this be true? There are ways to regenerate NiCd batteries, yes. Some are temporary, some are less temporary. If you have a Batteries Plus store near you, they'll take a battery pack in, see if the techniques work on it, and if they do, they'll charge you for the "revive". If it doesn't work, then you can buy new batteries from them. Their advice and findings can, I think, be trusted either way, because either way they get profit out of the transaction, and I've always been doen well by them. I'd give the guy on eBay a miss; you can probably find dodgy advice on how to renew NiCd batteries on google, and it's probably just as valid. See if your local battery house has a service like this. I just noticed last night that one of my Makita 18V paks needs this, and it's in the car today for that reason. Dave Hinz |
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Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"Bob Schmall" wrote in message If it were true, don't you think the manufacturers would have figured out how to do it and make money on the process? This smells like the infamous Fish carburetor of long ago. You know, the one that got 50-60 mpg as a bolt-on. Bob Hey, it works, When I added the water injector from JC Whitney, my mileage went up to 70 mpg. They I added that fan thingies under the carb, plus a special ingredient in the gas tank and I'm getting 82 mpg on a regular basis. I can't wait for the Fire Ring spark plugs to get here. My goal is to top 100 mpg. Be careful, if you put too many of these add-ons on the same car you'll start making gas and the EPA will be all over you for polluting the environment when it overflows the tank anywhere near a wetlands. or a puddle of standing water. Joe |
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:51:02 -0500, Puff Griffis wrote:
My Batteries Plus store will not touch battery packs from cordless power tools. At least that's what the fellow told me in November last year. Hm. I've used ours several times for this service. They have a tech on duty (with a glass wall so you can watch him work - I'd _HATE_ that if it was me) with all the toys. They'll put new individual cells into devices that don't have seperate packs, and all that. I suppose they're franchises so they may vary? |
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"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in
news:%Tyue.2304$Z97.520@trndny06: Hey, it works, When I added the water injector from JC Whitney, my mileage went up to 70 mpg. They I added that fan thingies under the carb, plus a special ingredient in the gas tank and I'm getting 82 mpg on a regular basis. I can't wait for the Fire Ring spark plugs to get here. My goal is to top 100 mpg. What about that magnet thingy that "aligns" the gasoline molecules for more MPG!?!?! Oh oh... Here come the black helicopters... |
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My Batteries Plus store will not touch battery packs from cordless power =
tools. At least that's what the fellow told me in November last year. Puff "Dave Hinz" wrote in message = ... On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 12:35:40 GMT, Gene T = wrote: Has anyone been brave enough to pay for info on how to "revive" = cordless=20 toll batteries that no longer hold a charge? This guy is selling this "info" On Ebay for $12.95 and has a 99.7% = feedback.=20 Can this be true? =20 There are ways to regenerate NiCd batteries, yes. Some are temporary, some are less temporary. If you have a Batteries Plus store near you, they'll take a battery pack in, see if the techniques work on it, and = if they do, they'll charge you for the "revive". If it doesn't work, = then you can buy new batteries from them. =20 Their advice and findings can, I think, be trusted either way, because either way they get profit out of the transaction, and I've always = been doen well by them. I'd give the guy on eBay a miss; you can probably find dodgy advice on how to renew NiCd batteries on google, and it's probably just as valid. =20 See if your local battery house has a service like this. I just = noticed last night that one of my Makita 18V paks needs this, and it's in the car today for that reason. =20 Dave Hinz |
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Howdy!
In article yuyue.2317$HU.51@trnddc03, dadiOH wrote: Gene T wrote: Has anyone been brave enough to pay for info on how to "revive" cordless toll batteries that no longer hold a charge? NiCad batteries develop a "memory". If they are charged before being fully discharged, they will ultimately sort of "think" that they should be charged sooner than before. One way to remedy that is to *fully* discharge the battery then charge. No idea if that's what is being done by the device the guy is peddling. That is bad advice. Every now and then, it is a good idea to run the battery down to about 10%. Running it all the way down practically guarantees that at least one of the cells will be fully discharged early and try to take a charge in the wrong way, causing it damage. The "memory" effect is overblown, being difficult to actually demonstrate. DAGS for nicad memory effect... yours, Michael -- Michael and MJ Houghton | Herveus d'Ormonde and Megan O'Donnelly | White Wolf and the Phoenix Bowie, MD, USA | Tablet and Inkle bands, and other stuff | http://www.radix.net/~herveus/wwap/ |
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:51:02 -0500, Puff Griffis
wrote: My Batteries Plus store will not touch battery packs from cordless power tools. At least that's what the fellow told me in November last year. Could be the packs you brought in were not screwed together, rather a glued-up box? At least that was the kicker for my Batteries Plus store. Tom |
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tom wrote:
On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:51:02 -0500, Puff Griffis wrote: My Batteries Plus store will not touch battery packs from cordless power tools. At least that's what the fellow told me in November last year. Could be the packs you brought in were not screwed together, rather a glued-up box? At least that was the kicker for my Batteries Plus store. Tom Any competent rebuilder should have the ability to dissasemble virtually any battery pack and rebuild it...there are at least two independent ones in Wichita I've used. Everything from early-death drill packs to antique HP calculators. |
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Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"Bob Schmall" wrote in message If it were true, don't you think the manufacturers would have figured out how to do it and make money on the process? This smells like the infamous Fish carburetor of long ago. You know, the one that got 50-60 mpg as a bolt-on. Bob Hey, it works, When I added the water injector from JC Whitney, my mileage went up to 70 mpg. They I added that fan thingies under the carb, plus a special ingredient in the gas tank and I'm getting 82 mpg on a regular basis. I can't wait for the Fire Ring spark plugs to get here. My goal is to top 100 mpg. Ed,Ed,Ed... You've forgotten the pills that turn gas into water. Sort of a reverse Jesus with a half gainer. Bob |
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Duane Bozarth wrote:
tom wrote: On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:51:02 -0500, Puff Griffis wrote: My Batteries Plus store will not touch battery packs from cordless power tools. At least that's what the fellow told me in November last year. Could be the packs you brought in were not screwed together, rather a glued-up box? At least that was the kicker for my Batteries Plus store. Tom Any competent rebuilder should have the ability to dissasemble virtually any battery pack and rebuild it...there are at least two independent ones in Wichita I've used. Everything from early-death drill packs to antique HP calculators. Somehow I don't think this is what the OP had in mind. The eBay scam looks more like a magic pill than a competent rebuild. Bob |
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Patrick Conroy says...
What about that magnet thingy that "aligns" the gasoline molecules for more MPG!?!?! Oh oh... Here come the black helicopters... I once picked up a hitchhiker who claimed he knew of a guy who bought a prototype Chrysler that got 80mpg. Then some guys found him and took the car back. You see, the oil companies buy up all the patents for high mileage innovations so they never see the light of day. He was the most clean-cut and rational of all the three or four hitchhikers I ever picked up. I stopped picking up hitchhikers before my 17th birthday some twenty years ago. |
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"Hax Planx" wrote in message
picked up. I stopped picking up hitchhikers before my 17th birthday some twenty years ago. One of them bite you? Are you telling me that at the tender age of 18, you wouldn't have stopped for some hitchhiking cute woman in a short skirt? |
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Bob Schmall wrote:
Duane Bozarth wrote: tom wrote: On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:51:02 -0500, Puff Griffis wrote: My Batteries Plus store will not touch battery packs from cordless power tools. At least that's what the fellow told me in November last year. Could be the packs you brought in were not screwed together, rather a glued-up box? At least that was the kicker for my Batteries Plus store. Tom Any competent rebuilder should have the ability to dissasemble virtually any battery pack and rebuild it...there are at least two independent ones in Wichita I've used. Everything from early-death drill packs to antique HP calculators. Somehow I don't think this is what the OP had in mind. The eBay scam looks more like a magic pill than a competent rebuild. True, I was just referring to the subthread complaint about a particular shop somewhere that was unable (or at least unwilling) to tackle a welded-plastic b-pack... |
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Upscale says...
One of them bite you? Are you telling me that at the tender age of 18, you wouldn't have stopped for some hitchhiking cute woman in a short skirt? Never saw any. By that time both hitchhiking and picking them up was, well, let's say out of fashion. I believe I saw one in Raleigh trying to hitch a ride on the beltway once. I wanted to pick her up, but mainly because I wanted to ask her if she had lost her mind. |
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I heard a story about Mark Twain. It seems that he bought an automobile
and had a second gas tank installed, then disconnected the regular one. He would drive into a gas station, fill the regular gas tank with water, pop a little white pill into the water-filled tank, and drive off. Don't know if it's true, but it makes a good story. --Steve Bob Schmall wrote: Edwin Pawlowski wrote: "Bob Schmall" wrote in message If it were true, don't you think the manufacturers would have figured out how to do it and make money on the process? This smells like the infamous Fish carburetor of long ago. You know, the one that got 50-60 mpg as a bolt-on. Bob Hey, it works, When I added the water injector from JC Whitney, my mileage went up to 70 mpg. They I added that fan thingies under the carb, plus a special ingredient in the gas tank and I'm getting 82 mpg on a regular basis. I can't wait for the Fire Ring spark plugs to get here. My goal is to top 100 mpg. Ed,Ed,Ed... You've forgotten the pills that turn gas into water. Sort of a reverse Jesus with a half gainer. Bob |
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:21:02 -0000, Michael Houghton wrote:
The "memory" effect is overblown, being difficult to actually demonstrate. DAGS for nicad memory effect... Come on over, I'll show you a real example. People have been saying for decades that it doesn't exist, and people have continued to experience it during all that time. A NiCd battery rejuvination produces measurable real results; if that's not from memory effect, what do you think it's from? |
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Patrick Conroy wrote:
"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in news:%Tyue.2304$Z97.520@trndny06: Hey, it works, When I added the water injector from JC Whitney, my mileage went up to 70 mpg. They I added that fan thingies under the carb, plus a special ingredient in the gas tank and I'm getting 82 mpg on a regular basis. I can't wait for the Fire Ring spark plugs to get here. My goal is to top 100 mpg. What about that magnet thingy that "aligns" the gasoline molecules for more MPG!?!?! They switched to curing arthritis. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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I emailed the owner and asked: Hello Rick, just to let you know, your auction for the battery technique is being discussed in rec.woodworking... You could pop in there and explain it as a genuine way to save memory choked batteries if you want, but if what you are selling is merely a link to site that shows a way to connect wires in a specific way and it works, do you think it is really worth $12.95? --(me) ---- His answer: I am the president of Unique Dynamics, Inc. that has copyright and patent rights to the process. The best way to determine if the process is worth the money is to read the ebay feedback and the testimonials. http://resurrection.uniquedynamics.com/ ---- So, if one "buys it" they get a URL and a password to the instructions. I assume they can be copied, if not then a screen capture program can be used, or the whole page saved to disc. The one single negative feedback he's got is funny. But I really don't think it is a big deal to risk and try it out. personally I do not use ccordless power tools unless it is a skil twist, which needs a new battery. -- Alex - newbie_neander in woodworking cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/ |
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Resurrection? Is this the "Second Coming"?
Seems over the top and awfully pretentious. What procedure for TRYING to save a bad battery pack warrants a patent? When I've had bad battery packs, I've found dead cells. There's no hocus pocus that's gonna bring those dead cells back to life. Was it PT Barnum that said...? Any chance the "feedback" is bogus? Even if Doug gets an email back, why couldn't it be coming from a shill? Dave AAvK wrote: I emailed the owner and asked: Hello Rick, just to let you know, your auction for the battery technique is being discussed in rec.woodworking... You could pop in there and explain it as a genuine way to save memory choked batteries if you want, but if what you are selling is merely a link to site that shows a way to connect wires in a specific way and it works, do you think it is really worth $12.95? --(me) ---- His answer: I am the president of Unique Dynamics, Inc. that has copyright and patent rights to the process. The best way to determine if the process is worth the money is to read the ebay feedback and the testimonials. http://resurrection.uniquedynamics.com/ ---- So, if one "buys it" they get a URL and a password to the instructions. I assume they can be copied, if not then a screen capture program can be used, or the whole page saved to disc. The one single negative feedback he's got is funny. But I really don't think it is a big deal to risk and try it out. personally I do not use ccordless power tools unless it is a skil twist, which needs a new battery. |
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In article , David
wrote: Seems over the top and awfully pretentious. What procedure for TRYING to save a bad battery pack warrants a patent? The site says "patent pending"... There is no patent. -- ~ Stay Calm... Be Brave... Wait for the Signs ~ ------------------------------------------------------ One site: http://www.balderstone.ca The other site, with ww linkshttp://www.woodenwabbits.com |
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The carborator was real and did work. The rumor mill distorted the claims.
It did do what it was claimed by the the manufacturer to do. "Bob Schmall" wrote in message ... Gene T wrote: Has anyone been brave enough to pay for info on how to "revive" cordless toll batteries that no longer hold a charge? This guy is selling this "info" On Ebay for $12.95 and has a 99.7% feedback. Can this be true? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW Gene If it were true, don't you think the manufacturers would have figured out how to do it and make money on the process? This smells like the infamous Fish carburetor of long ago. You know, the one that got 50-60 mpg as a bolt-on. Bob |
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In article %Tyue.2304$Z97.520@trndny06, Edwin Pawlowski
wrote: "Bob Schmall" wrote in message If it were true, don't you think the manufacturers would have figured out how to do it and make money on the process? This smells like the infamous Fish carburetor of long ago. You know, the one that got 50-60 mpg as a bolt-on. Bob Hey, it works, When I added the water injector from JC Whitney, my mileage went up to 70 mpg. They I added that fan thingies under the carb, plus a special ingredient in the gas tank and I'm getting 82 mpg on a regular basis. I can't wait for the Fire Ring spark plugs to get here. My goal is to top 100 mpg. In the early 70's , I was more interested in HP than MPG. I stuck this "cool can" gizmo between the tank and the carb of my Boss 302 (wish I had that today). It was sort of like a mini "still" with an aluminum tube coiled around the inside of an insulated can - maybe 10 inch diameter. The idea was that you fill the can with ice, or better dry ice, and then run your honey at the local strip. It was to increase the density of the gas. You know, more cc's passing through the pump at any given moment. Don't think that it did anthing, but it sure looked "cool" when when it was smokin' from the dry ice when I popped the hood. Lou |
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yeah. It sounds "patently" hoky.
Dave Dave Balderstone wrote: In article , David wrote: Seems over the top and awfully pretentious. What procedure for TRYING to save a bad battery pack warrants a patent? The site says "patent pending"... There is no patent. |
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Patrick Conroy wrote:
"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in news:%Tyue.2304$Z97.520@trndny06: Hey, it works, When I added the water injector from JC Whitney, my mileage went up to 70 mpg. They I added that fan thingies under the carb, plus a special ingredient in the gas tank and I'm getting 82 mpg on a regular basis. I can't wait for the Fire Ring spark plugs to get here. My goal is to top 100 mpg. What about that magnet thingy that "aligns" the gasoline molecules for more MPG!?!?! Oh oh... Here come the black helicopters... Be very careful with this one. I installed one backwards by mistake and my MPG decreased by 35%. Called J.C. Whitney and they straightened me out. Said to either R&R the magnet properly or drive backwards to achieve the higher MPG |
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 17:24:38 -0700, AAvK wrote:
---- His answer: I am the president of Unique Dynamics, Inc. that has copyright and patent rights to the process. The best way to determine if the process is worth the money is to read the ebay feedback and the testimonials. For the record, neither the copyright or the patent office verifies that something works, just that it's unique enough. I have no information or comment on whatever this process is, but I want to point out that that doesn't mean it's been validated by those offices. Me, I'll stick with Batteries Plus. |
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On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:48:03 GMT, CW wrote:
The carborator was real and did work. The rumor mill distorted the claims. It did do what it was claimed by the the manufacturer to do. Please provide a credible cite for this. We'll get into the chemical limitations once you do that. "I heard a guy say a friend of a friend said" isn't a cite, by the way. |
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I was quite ready to discuss the myths and realities of this (the realities
you are obviously unaware of) but you immidiatly took your prick stance. In that case, go **** yourself. "Dave Hinz" wrote in message ... On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:48:03 GMT, CW wrote: The carborator was real and did work. The rumor mill distorted the claims. It did do what it was claimed by the the manufacturer to do. Please provide a credible cite for this. We'll get into the chemical limitations once you do that. "I heard a guy say a friend of a friend said" isn't a cite, by the way. |
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:34:51 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:
"Bob Schmall" wrote in message If it were true, don't you think the manufacturers would have figured out how to do it and make money on the process? This smells like the infamous Fish carburetor of long ago. You know, the one that got 50-60 mpg as a bolt-on. Bob Hey, it works, When I added the water injector from JC Whitney, my mileage went up to 70 mpg. They I added that fan thingies under the carb, plus a special ingredient in the gas tank and I'm getting 82 mpg on a regular basis. I can't wait for the Fire Ring spark plugs to get here. My goal is to top 100 mpg. Hey, you keep adding stuff like that, eventually you are going to have to stop every several miles and siphon off some gas so the tank doesn't overflow. :-) +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 12:10:24 -0500, Hax Planx
wrote: Patrick Conroy says... What about that magnet thingy that "aligns" the gasoline molecules for more MPG!?!?! Oh oh... Here come the black helicopters... I once picked up a hitchhiker who claimed he knew of a guy who bought a prototype Chrysler that got 80mpg. Then some guys found him and took the car back. You see, the oil companies buy up all the patents for high mileage innovations so they never see the light of day. He was the most clean-cut and rational of all the three or four hitchhikers I ever picked up. I stopped picking up hitchhikers before my 17th birthday some twenty years ago. The manufacturers really don't seem to be doing too badly, as far as I can see. I picked up an 05 Ford Focus last week because my van was on it's deathbed, and it's getting 30-35 mpg with the AC running on max constantly. According to the owner's manual, it will get up to 51 mpg under optimal circumstances- and it's got almost no emissions. The downside is that I opened the hood, and realized that I will probably never be able to work on the thing- it looks more like some kind of spaceship than any engine I'm accustomed to. Nice little car, though. Came with one of those Japan-esque warranties, too. 5yrs/75,000mi bumper-to-bumper, and 100,000mi warranty on the drive train. |
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"CW" writes:
"Dave Hinz" wrote in message Please provide a credible cite for this. We'll get into the chemical limitations once you do that. "I heard a guy say a friend of a friend said" isn't a cite, by the way. I was quite ready to discuss the myths and realities of this (the realities you are obviously unaware of) but you immidiatly took your prick stance. In that case, go **** yourself. Asking for a credible citation isn't being a prick. As an outsider, I can only conclude you can't provide a citation for your facts. -- Sending unsolicited commercial e-mail to this account incurs a fee of $500 per message, and acknowledges the legality of this contract. |
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In article , David wrote:
Seems over the top and awfully pretentious. What procedure for TRYING to save a bad battery pack warrants a patent? When I've had bad battery packs, I've found dead cells. There's no hocus pocus that's gonna bring those dead cells back to life. Google on "revive NiCad battery" and you'll discover that (apparently) there *is* such hocus pocus. Was it PT Barnum that said...? Any chance the "feedback" is bogus? Of course. However, there's an awful lot of it. Which means that someone went to an awful lot of trouble to create it. Even if Doug gets an email back, why couldn't it be coming from a shill? I did get one response. Yes, it could be coming from a shill. Doesn't sound like it IMO, though: "Hello! Yes, it works well-but not on all batteries. Firstly, you need to be able to access the individual cells. Using a 10-12 volt source battery(9 is too weak I've found) you "zap" each dead cell-most are revived and can then be charged. Some won't work at all and some don't hold it. However, the first one (an 18 volt Milwaukee battery) that had several bad cells has held 20 volts for several weeks. Others have not held it. You can always take the remaining good cells from an otherwise bad battery overall for use later (SOLDERING SKILLS HELP). He also has a new "quick" method that is easier but doesn't always work. Easily worth the $13 for one battery if you ask me. " -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time? |
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In article ,
Dave Hinz wrote: On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:48:03 GMT, CW wrote: The carborator was real and did work. The rumor mill distorted the claims. It did do what it was claimed by the the manufacturer to do. Please provide a credible cite for this. We'll get into the chemical limitations once you do that. "I heard a guy say a friend of a friend said" isn't a cite, by the way. That should have read "CARBONATOR" What it did was to carbonate the gasoline (like Coca Cola) then when the gasoline was compressed in the cylinder & ignited, the extra pressure resulting from the release of CO2 from the carbonated gas would give more power! Only problem was that it would make the engine burp & gurgle at times. -- Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland |
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Any competent rebuilder should have the ability to dissasemble
virtually any battery pack and rebuild it...there are at least two independent ones in Wichita I've used. Everything from early-death drill packs to antique HP calculators. Somehow I don't think this is what the OP had in mind. The eBay scam looks more like a magic pill than a competent rebuild. True, I was just referring to the subthread complaint about a particular shop somewhere that was unable (or at least unwilling) to tackle a welded-plastic b-pack... It could also be the Ol' "reverse zap" method. Using a 12v car battery, zap the NiCad for a split-second with the polarity reversed. ie. +ve cable to +ve terminal on car-battery *and* NiCAD, -ve to -ve. I zap 'em two or three times, with pauses in-between to ensure nothing over-heats. I've done this several times with NiCads that were past their prime, and it works, ort of. About 1/4 of the NiCads I've done to date recovered and worked well for a while, about another 1/4 recharged OK once or twice then turned toes up again and the rest stayed parrots. As they were cactus dominictus anyway, I wasn't concerned about damaging 'em *but* I've learned a thing or two since then and have stopped doing it. Damaging the car battery is a very real possibilty... so are exploding NiCads. Be warned, it ain't worth it. -- - Andy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Another great idea from the man who brought you Beer Milkshakes! |
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