Hi Bob.

21-Dec-03 11:27:06, Bob Lawrence wrote to Jasen Betts


 BL>> No they're not sealed. The gas is hydrogen which leaks through
 BL>> solid steel, and oxygen which combines with almost everything.
 BL>> What happens is that they fizz, and eventually dry out. You cna
 BL>> brign a gelcell back to life by drilling a tiny hole and
 BL>> squirting water in with a syringe.

 JB>> they stick a catylist in there that turns some (hopefully most)
 JB>> the fizz back into water.

 BL> Eh? A catalyst that turns OH ions into water? Where does the
 BL> energy come from? Sounds like a good one to me.

Eh?
the fizz is made of gas, hydrogen and oxygen. the reaction is exothermic.

 -=> Bye <=-

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