2008 Battery Rule?

[JCJC]

Just looking at the BRCA homologation list of batteries for 2007, a lot of the batteries listed were very difficult to get hold of, even suppliers were finding it difficult to sorce batteries early in the year. I can see a bit of a rush coming on when the lists are published.

[modelimages]

there appears to be some misconceptions here, firstly the new rules are not new as ptru has pointed out the dimension change was published in 2005, manufacturers were aware for nearly 2 years. the issues over IB's blowing up in the last few weeks are irrelevant to this, the new list will be based on dimensions not on any safety issues.

usually batteries that were on the list in previous years would stay on there, however that assumes that the batteries are the same as the ones submitted, in the case of IB's they have grown in length over the last year and are actually i believe outside of the old dimension rules, it also assumes that the batteries submitted for testing are the same as the production ones!.

[super__dan]

What concerns me about this thread is the lack of respect for the BRCA officials who undoubtedly spend a lot of their trying to make our sport work safely. Have any of the people complaining actually contacted Paul Worsley about this issue at all???

THE LIST ISN'T EVEN OUT YET!

[PTRU]

Yes they have Super Dan

No body is dising BRCA.

[ashleyb4]

i think ive been good i didnt diss the brca

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[DCM]

Originally Posted by super__dan

What concerns me about this thread is the lack of respect for the BRCA officials who undoubtedly spend a lot of their trying to make our sport work safely. Have any of the people complaining actually contacted Paul Worsley about this issue at all???

THE LIST ISN'T EVEN OUT YET!

Dan, I don't think people are for one, dissing people carrying out the work in their spare time, what is being talked about is the uncertainty over the cells on the current list and will they be there on the new one. In previous years they always have been, the difference this year is that there could be some removed. So the BRCA could at least confirm all cells on the list are safe or no

[ashleyb4]

the EB list has been updated for 2008 if ive read it correctly the EP 4200's with the back discs are now legal i think but dont take my word for it read it for yourself on the brca website but all the usual GP IB EP cells are on there i want som eof these GP4600

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[RogerM]

Just been to the EB site .... homologation lists are unchanged from before Xmas .. or am I missing something????

[MattW]

List is unchanged - the clue is that it is dated as April 2007.

[RogerM]

Glad it's not just me....

Ashley ... care to post a link to the list your looking at please?

[bert digler]

Originally Posted by RogerM

Glad it's not just me....

Ashley ... care to post a link to the list your looking at please?

rog i think a crystal ball is needed lol

[andy reeves]

The only thing i can see is the 2008 regulations not the Homologation list.

[bert digler]

Originally Posted by andy reeves

The only thing i can see is the 2008 regulations not the Homologation list.

look further into to the ball i see no intellects lol

[andy reeves]

It is there it's on the front page and also under the electric board under regulations 2008. But all it says is the size of the cells really.

[Chris Green]

Just wondering, how do you measure the length of a cell accurately? surely a micrometer or verner caliper gauge will be required? if you put these accross the terminals on the cell, won't it short the cell out?

[sosidge]

Originally Posted by Chris Green

Just wondering, how do you measure the length of a cell accurately? surely a micrometer or verner caliper gauge will be required? if you put these accross the terminals on the cell, won't it short the cell out?

Not if you put a bit of insulating tape over a contact

[Northy]

Originally Posted by Chris Green

Just wondering, how do you measure the length of a cell accurately? surely a micrometer or verner caliper gauge will be required? if you put these accross the terminals on the cell, won't it short the cell out?

It's not up to you to measure your cells and decide if they are legal or not. The EB measure the samples or cells they get sent for homologation and say if they go on the list or not.

Simple.

Wait for the list.

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[Lee]

Originally Posted by sosidge

Not if you put a bit of insulating tape over a contact

I hope this is an industry standard thickness of tape i dont want my cells scrubbed of the list cos of some fat tape

[Chris Green]

Originally Posted by Northy

It's not up to you to measure your cells and decide if they are legal or not. The EB measure the samples or cells they get sent for homologation and say if they go on the list or not.

Simple.

Wait for the list.

G

Yeah, I know that, I was just curious. I can't measure my cells as they are covered in solder.

[Chrislong]

Plastic verniers? we have some at work, not because they don't conduct but because they were really really cheap... I think it was a couple of quid for the crackers?