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Re: Methods of eliminating hydrogen from Battery compartments on electric torpedoes
Posted by: ROBERT M. ()
Date: January 11, 2010 10:06AM

Hello JT:

The fleet boat torpedomen used the Ward Leonard Type 51011 Battery Charger in both
torpedo rooms. It could charge two torpedo batteries at a time. There was also a
Type 5102 Hydrogen-burning Wire controller used to get rid of the hydrogen being generated while charging propulsion batteries from the MK 18-2 torpedoes. The
"burner-wire" was a 2-1/2"-long X 3/8"-diameter coil of nichrome wire, mounted inside the MK 18's battery compartment. The burner was turned on before starting the charge and remained on for over an hour after the charge was completed. The hydrogen was "burned-off" as it was being generated, preventing the accumulation of hydrogen.

If proper safety procedures were adhered to by that torpedoman, no one would have been washed overboard, however, if those two guys were wearing the proper safety
belts clipped to the safety track, they would have survived.

Regards,

ROBERT M.

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Methods of eliminating hydrogen from Battery compartments on electric torpedoes ROBERT M. 08/16/2009 05:48PM
Re: Methods of eliminating hydrogen from Battery compartments on electric torpedoes JTMcDaniel 01/11/2010 12:20AM
Re: Methods of eliminating hydrogen from Battery compartments on electric torpedoes ROBERT M. 01/11/2010 10:06AM
Re: Methods of eliminating hydrogen from Battery compartments on electric torpedoes Walter Schmidt 01/13/2010 02:13AM
Re: Methods of eliminating hydrogen from Battery compartments on electric torpedoes ROBERT M. 01/13/2010 02:21AM
Re: Methods of eliminating hydrogen from Battery compartments on electric torpedoes Walter Schmidt 01/14/2010 04:12AM
Re: Methods of eliminating hydrogen from Battery compartments on electric torpedoes ROBERT M. 01/14/2010 08:50AM


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