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Re: Methods of eliminating hydrogen from Battery compartments on electric torpedoes
Posted by: Walter Schmidt ()
Date: January 13, 2010 02:13AM

Robert,

You have much more experience, and expertise, than I. I merely served three years on US boats, and was a TM3. We only had Mk 27's that required charging. Whenever we charged there were signs posted on accesses to the room stating "No Smoking-Charging Batteries". There were fan inserts in the access holes to evacuate the hydrogen.

My opinion---Proper air movement was the key to safely charge batteries--including torpedoes and main batteries.

As an aside: my boat was alongside an English boat in Londonderry. I have to say, that the English were MUCH more casual about charging safety than we were! I came to this conclusion by talking to the crew about their routine procedures.

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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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