On Mon, 2009-10-12 at 03:24 -0400, Luc Leblanc wrote: > 40 back, we will. If the voltage is clamped low and there is no other damage, > we may end up waiting a long time for a cell to "open", > hopefully not as long as for AO-07. ..or it may happen today. No success for > even weeks or months does not mean that we won't eventually be > successful.
On a more practical note, could there be some sort of failsafe "battery went phut so disconnect it" device? I'm guessing a perfectly ordinary inline fuse would be too simple, but perhaps some sort of mechanical latch that would just pop the battery terminal if it lost power would work. Gordon MM0YEQ _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
