> P.S. The guy writing the "letter to the editor" claimed to have
maintained
> batteries on submarines. He stated that the Navy was having some problems
> with this because the metal decks of the sub were so good at conducting
the
> deep cold of the ocean. Apparently they solved this problem by sticking
> tubes down into the batteries that they would use to pass air bubbles into
> the electrolyte, this would agitate it and keep it from stratifying.
Seems that could also control the temperature of the battery as well.
Would the stirring help avoid the "charge depletion" that occurs around
the plates during discharge?
