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    24V 100Ah Lithium Battery, Cape Town

    I see Afrisolar has a 24v 120a/h battery for R12k. I'm a complete novice wrt the ins and outs of Lithium ion batteries so was wondering what input anyone might have on this product. The things that I noticed are: 1. Uses First generation CATL cells (?) 2. Warranty: 5 Year / 6000 Cycles @ 80%...
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    Kulula and BA’s Boeing 737 Max 8 planes – “We remain vigilant”

    Apologising in advance if this subject has been discussed before but with 660 odd posts its quite daunting to read through them all. If not then I would like to posit that as OR Tambo must surely rank as a "hot and high" airport that Comair's Max 8 should not be flown from there (basing this...
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    Kulula and BA’s Boeing 737 Max 8 planes – “We remain vigilant”

    According to Flightradar24 23 airlines and almost 150 737 Max are now grounded. That's half the global fleet. It would seem that the airlines are voting with their feet so to speak and not trusting of (or awaiting) Boeing or FAA Continued Airworthiness directives. From my distinctly amateur...
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    Kulula and BA’s Boeing 737 Max 8 planes – “We remain vigilant”

    The Feb article by the New York Times homed in on few salient features regarding the Lion Air crash, that to my mind are shocking. In particular the role of the FAA in rubber stamping Boeing's contention that the new and radical changes to the flight characteristics of the 737 Max were...
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