Battery/Capacitor Log



The Battery/Capacitor Log was written by C.W. and documents his progress on building and charging his battery. The numbers on the left are Hunrath dates.

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Battery/Capacitor Log

DON'T REVERSE PLUG POLARITY (new plug)

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16609 - work begins on battery

16689 - power test (no focal panels)

16692 - first charging implemented

16722 - 10% charged

16722 - focal test (two focal panels)

16729 - efficiency changes implemented

16822 - measured 19% absorption (maximum)

16831 - 50% charged

16879 - Bleeder completed

16901 - new secure plug (critter proof)

16920 - 100% charged

16920 - Bleeder switched on

16932 - topped off charge

16949 - six focal panels built

16951 - topped off charge

16975 - topped off charge

16995 - topped off charge

17016 - topped off charge

17040 - topped off charge

17041 - all focal panels built

17060 - topped off charge

17079 - topped off charge

Trivia

 * There is a hole in the paper which leaves the date of "new secure plug (critter proof)" partially unreadable, but in the source file for the text it is 16901.