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Battery Backup

Battery Backup

A whole wall of batteries stretched across one of the rooms up front.
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Looks like there still hooked up.
Truckie
Thu 12-01-2005
Wow
Jude
Thu 12-01-2005
they look new
dave
Thu 12-01-2005
Great how this entire building is in great shape.
awyper
Thu 12-01-2005
Can I borrow some Jumper cables, anyone??
Grifspop
Mon 12-05-2005
It looks like the ID number's on the batteries are written in black magic marker on duct tape. These must have been installed towards the end of the power plant's life.
Matty
Sun 01-08-2006
now Matty duct tape lasts for ever LOL i wonder if they had sharpie mines?
tylerl
Wed 06-21-2006
I wonder if this explaines the functioning Fluorescent lights in the offices.
Rob
Thu 09-07-2006
Notice the shelves...they are buckling from the weight of the batterys
DaveWilly
Tue 09-26-2006
The rails of the battery rack have a protective cover on them to keep the acid off the rails. Its the covers that are deforming.
EE
Wed 09-27-2006
I really hope non of theses things are leaking. Always recycle you old batteries please it make mother nature very happy. =)
Canada
Wed 03-28-2007
Deep cycles, little to no sulphation. Looks maintained. Who knows what they have in mind for this place.
JT
Sun 08-26-2007
I, too, was thinking that they look new or nearly new. Hmmmm. Wonder what they were (or are) used for.
Linda - CT
Tue 01-22-2008
Where old car batteries go to die -
eldokid@aol.com
Wed 07-02-2008
These were probably charged by those motor-generator sets in the last picture, "Bombs Away."
John
Fri 08-15-2008
Interesting that each individual cell is labeled.
The layout of these batteries makes me think they may not be lead acid. 3 cells X 1.5 volts per cell = 4.5 volts per battery. Sounds like nickel-iron (Edison) batteries. Those are IMPOSSIBLE to find these days.
EV1nut
Tue 01-27-2009
i do agree....i wish i could just take one of those and hae it analyzed
TColeman
Sun 05-31-2009
Looks like a bank of batteries for dc backup in the power plant. Most plants have a dc backup for lighting should they lose power. Also, dc power is used for UPS(Uninterruptable power supplies) to run some of the controls for the plant itself. The picture of a frame or two ago of the Mg sets might be the dc charging sets for the battery room in this picture. I don't believe that they are ac to dc frequency changers from the main generator.
power plant king
Sun 12-12-2010

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