britishtrident
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| posted on 20/2/13 at 10:01 AM |
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Boeing Dreamliner Battery Fix
According to Reuters it appears Boeing is close to a fix for the Dreamliner battery problem, it appears they are going to increase the space
between the cells and is speculated they put ceramic plates in the void space left. It is anticipated the aircraft will be cleared to return to
passenger service in April.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
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snakebelly
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| posted on 20/2/13 at 11:04 AM |
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Wonder what the daily penalty has been for the grounded fleet! Equiv to the treasury debt of a medium sized African nation I'm guessing......
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 20/2/13 at 12:57 PM |
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If it's a peak load temp increase that'll help. If it's a long-term temp load it won't.
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 20/2/13 at 01:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coyoteboy
If it's a peak load temp increase that'll help. If it's a long-term temp load it won't.
I hope they have thought of that!
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jossey
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| posted on 20/2/13 at 02:06 PM |
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I guess it depends on the thermal efficiency of the ceramic plates.
If the air space is big enough it should be fine I would guess.
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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Peteff
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| posted on 20/2/13 at 03:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by matt_gsxrI hope they have thought of that!
We'd better let them know just in case 
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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sdh2903
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| posted on 20/2/13 at 03:28 PM |
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Bring back lead acids, they're the future
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 20/2/13 at 06:33 PM |
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The ceramic plates are more likely involved as a safety mechanism rather than for reliability purposes. Thermally isolating cells with a high
temperature insulator (i.e. ceramic) would prevent the heat/flames from a faulty cell triggering the same reaction in neighboring cells.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 21/2/13 at 09:17 PM |
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Re compensation it seems Quantas are doing very nicely out the Boeing payout. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21528443
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perksy
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| posted on 21/2/13 at 10:58 PM |
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Surely Somebody must be getting their ass kicked over this ....
The shareholders will be wanting their pound of flesh over this debacle 
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/2/13 at 08:09 AM |
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Looks like it will be awhile yet before it gets cleared.
BBC News Link
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