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[philo]

Which is what I wanted you to note to others. Someone would
have looked at your picture, and then duplicated it with some
old car battery that was (for some reason) sitting about. The
batteries in that picture look similar to car batteries.

Good point!
safety first!

In the 30 years that I've been working with batteries
I've only blown them up *once*...
and let me say...that was one time too many.
My ears were ringing for 24 hours...
and fortunately I was not otherwise hurt !!!!

 

[w_tom]

I learned by experience that batteries may explode out the
bottom. Clothes may look intact today. But after a first
washing, expect 'fashionable' holes.

Only one should have the experience. All others can then
learn.

 

[w_tom]

Sounds more like accountant making decisions. Value or net
worth of the equipment means nothing. Its depreciated on the
spread sheets - therefore it must no longer have value.

Meanwhile, in IBM corporate, a desktop computer did not
depreciate for something like eight years. Therefore on
corporate office desks in 1990 were 1983 PC-XTs - that could
not even execute software sold in 1990 computer stores. This
story cited by Bill Gates when he finally learned why IBM was
so opposed to innovation and could not abandon the 286
processor.

MBAs always somehow know better which is why everything is
'solved' by throwing money at it - like a grenade.

Just wondering if that was the management logic. Can't
fault management if reliability was considered. I just don't
know how ferro resonant equipment becomes less reliable.