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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Lithium-ion, no. LiFePO, yes. If sodium batteries ever make it to market at a reasonable price I would choose those, but in today's market you couldn't convince me to go with anything but LiFePO.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Jon</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 10:38:46 PM EDT, John Bussard via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Reading Busby and his discussion on the pros and cons of the battery types available at time of publication:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Is there sufficient data as folks move forward in new sub designs re: newer battery types- Specifically Li ion? <br></div><div dir="ltr">I’m guessing that given the safety hazards there aren’t sufficient advantages to using- lead acid batteries seem to serve the majority of desired profiles.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Is this something that’s changing, or do folks expect to continue using old school batteries? <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks for thoughts and history,<br></div><div dir="ltr">John<br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br></div></div>
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