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DIY Edison (Nickel Iron) Battery Refurbishing @ Get Off The Grid Fest
Sun, Aug 11
|Big Berea Pasture (Off-site parking)
Learn to refresh old Edison (Ni-Fe) batteries for a long lasting renewable energy system. They're so awesome it's no wonder Exide Battery Company (Lead-Acid batteries) bought out the original Edison Battery factory in 1972 and then ended battery production in 1975.
Time & Location
Aug 11, 2019, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT
Big Berea Pasture (Off-site parking), Riceville Rd, Asheville, NC, USA
About the event
Empower Yourself! : Edison (Nickel Iron) Battery Refurbishing w/ Keenan Phillips:
Learn to refresh old Edison (Ni-Fe) batteries for a renewable energy system and why they're so much better (and actually cheaper) than conventional Lead Acid batteries. They're so awesome it's no wonder Exide Battery Company (Lead-Acid batteries) bought out the original Edison Battery factory in 1972 and then ended battery production in 1975! These batteries are often used in forklifts and telecommunications, they can be jostled, over-charged, under-charged, used to very low SOC (state of charge), in very hot or below freezing climates.
I have been building and tinkering from a very young age always curious how and why things work. I got my start with skateboard ramps and bicycles and have worked my way up to build 3 small homes (150-450 sq ft) in the last few years and done many decks, home…