"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
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On 30 Sep 2003 22:21:31 GMT, (BOEING377) wrote:
Do those so called catalytic battery caps actually work? The are supposed
to
use a catalyst recombine outgassing molecules back into H2O which drips
back
into the battery cell. I am sceptical.
Too funny. The gas is hydrogen. Wonder how they get it to combine
with oxygen without a hydrogen explosion? Amazing science, isn't it?
Just basic chemistry. Use the right catalyst and you get a controlled
reaction instead of an explosion.
Meindert