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- From: moseley@u.washington.edu (Steve L. Moseley)
- Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
- Subject: Re: gel-cell batteries Re: rec.motorcycles FAQ of 93.01.01 (Part 4 of 5)
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 18:32:00 GMT
- Organization: Microbial Pathogenesis and Motorcycle Maintenance
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- Message-ID: <moseley.171.727813920@u.washington.edu>
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- In article <1303@galileo.rtn.ca.boeing.com
- > meb4593@galileo.rtn.ca.boeing.com (Michael Bain) writes:
-
- >bandy@catnip.berkeley.ca.us (THIS SIDE DOWN) writes:
- >-dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams) writes:
- >-
- >--Q: The battery in my ZX-10 died. I can get a generic replacement for
- >-- $43 or a no-maintenance "gel-cell" battery for $82. Is the gel-cell
- >-- worth it?
- >-
- >-My first question would be "how often do you drop your motorcycle or
- >-operate it leaned so far over that the electolyte spills out of the top
- >-of the battery?" -- the big advantage to gel-cells it that they may be
-
- >No matter how far it is leaned over whilst riding, the forces acting on
- >the electrolyte will still remain perpendicular to the battery. (In
- >other words none should spill out).
-
- Unless of course the rider is "hanging off" which would result in non-
- perpendicular forces on the electrolyte. Also, how about side car rigs with
- restricted lean angles?
-
-
- >Anybody hear about Boeing Test Pilot Tex Johnston doing a barrel roll
- >over Lake Washington in the first Boeing 707 (Dash 80) in 1957 in front
- >of a bunch of astonished airline execs and a pissed-off Boeing Prez? I
- >know, who cares, but he had to perform that as a 1 G maneuver.
- >Otherwise, the fuel pickups would have sucked air. That was some good
- >flying.
-
- I guess Tex wasn't hanging off during the maneuver.
-
- >--
- >Michael "Chuck" Bain meb4593@icdfs.ca.boeing.com
- >----------------------------------------------------------------------
- > "Semi-Loud Pipes Save Lives"
-
- Missed you at the Vancouver show this year. We did Afghan this time.
-
- Steve
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