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lead battery, twenty-fonr lead cells being
equivalent forty the nickel-iron cells
of same ampere-hour capacity but the
low voltage and comparatively high in·
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longer _period than its prescribed day's
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THE TEMPLE PUMP CO. slow speed, high duty engine. vehicle manufacturer using the
battery reports that charged ex·
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THE EDISON CONCRETE HOUSE
q How constructed. illustrated article published in
Scientific meric.00
SI'JIId tor 232 page catalog No. EMEXT 23.
Improved bucket wheel construction.
In charging, the rate can varied
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-Whereas the lead cell the constitu
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definite changJe during the cycle of
charge and discharge, the Edison cell
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charging current, and hence also the ef·
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low electrical efficiency the battery s
offset its extremely light weight
which 'not only lightens the construction
of the vehicle, but increases the propor·
tion "paying load" carried the same
-and its ruggedness service.
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