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Mr. Ramesh Natarajan has over four decades of experience in the domain of lead acid battery designing, manufacturing, testing, marketing, and servicing with a special focus on trouble shooting peculiar problems. His continuing passion for learning about lead acid batteries and enthusiasm to share technical details related to batteries, chargers, and the various equipments which use batteries, has resulted in this venture, comprising of a series of Podcasts. His website www.RameshNatarajan.in ...
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Are you sure that the grids you use are suitable for pasting? What are the parameters to be monitored & controlled at various stages of mixing and pasting and flash drying? How important is the temperature of the mix at various stages of mixing? What are the minimum and maximum temperatures of the paste mix? Is the paste mix to be continuously cool…
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आज का पॉडकास्ट एपिसोड सुनें जिसमें बताया गया है कि बैटरी डिजाइनिंग और परीक्षण के समय तटस्थ इलेक्ट्रोड का उपयोग क्यों किया जाना चाहिए। यह एपिसोड पॉजिटिव से नेगेटिव एक्टिव मटेरियल निर्धारण के अनुपात के संबंध में मामले पर केंद्रित है। यह सुनिश्चित करने के लिए विषय पर विस्तार से चर्चा की गई है कि के एक्टिव मटेरियल असंतुलन के कारण बैटरी की विफलता से बचा…
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Listen to today's podcast episode which explains the reason why a neutral electrode must be used at the time of battery designing and testing. The episode dwells on the matter as regards the ratio of positive to negative active material determination. The topic has been discussed in detail to ensure that the failures of batteries due to an imbalanc…
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Listen to today's podcast episode which clarifies the reasons for the failure of active material filling in tubular bags/gauntlets. The episode dwells on the various reasons for the variation of filling of active materials and suggests measures to be taken to manufacture good quality tubular plates. The topic has been discussed in detail to ensure …
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Listen to today's podcast episode in which I share my thoughts on the subject of the survival of lead-acid batteries. The episode dwells on the hot topic of discussion that bothers lead acid battery manufacturers. A topic that crops up whenever the battery manufacturers meet. The question is – Will lead acid batteries survive the era dominated by L…
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Listen to today's podcast episode which clarifies the reasons for failure of batteries due to bursting of tubular bags/gauntlets. The episode dwells on the various reasons for failure and lists out the requirements of various characteristics of a good gauntlet. The outline of the process of manufacture of gauntlets also forms a part of this episode…
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Listen to today's podcast episode as we clear the confusion as regards warranty & guarantee. This podcast episode is for the battery user as much as it is for the battery manufacturer and dealer. The questions posed and answered are – What exactly is meant by Guarantee & Warranty? What is a pro-rata warranty? Is the user of the battery better off n…
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Listen to today's mind-boggling podcast episode as we delve into the baffling claims for warranty replacement of batteries. This is another case study similar to the earlier one on the mysterious case of the Pasting Machine. The questions are – Why are only the separators getting damaged so badly? Why are the plates comparatively in a good state? W…
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During my tenure at UNIK, (a company that manufactures machines for battery manufacturers) I had an interesting encounter with a battery manufacturer who purchased one of our pasting machines. Initially, everything ran smoothly, but when they ramped up production, the machine took an unexpected turn. Imagine a seemingly perfect pasting machine sudd…
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Prolonging Battery Lifespan: Unlocking the Secrets of Battery Maintenance to Reduce Warranty Claims
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You are surely making an excellent-quality stationary battery. Are you still handling a lot of customer complaints, service requests, and warranty claims? Are these warranty returns eating up a major chunk of your profits? Do you feel frustrated after all the hard work and efforts that you have put in when you are saddled with, all these avoidable …
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सील्ड मेंटेनेंस फ्री बैटरियों का निर्माण फ्लडेड इलेक्ट्रोलाइट वेंटेड टाइप पारंपरिक लेड एसिड बैटरियों के निर्माण जितना आसान नहीं है। हो सकता है कि बैटरी को सावधानी से असेम्बल किया गया हो • बैटरी प्लेटें वजन की एकरूपता • असेंबली की उचित पिच • विभाजकों का एक समान संपीड़न • सही बस बार की मोटाई और चौड़ाई आदि आदि।, उपरोक्त सभी के बावजूद आपको अभी भी वारंट…
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मेरे पॉडकास्ट के इस एपिसोड में, मैं बैटरी निर्माण की एक महत्वपूर्ण प्रक्रिया के बारे में बात करूंगा। यह प्रक्रिया इतनी महत्वपूर्ण है कि इस प्रक्रिया के दौरान जरा सी भी लापरवाही बैटरी की विफलता का कारण बनती है। यहां तक कि इस प्रक्रिया में गलती के कारण उत्कृष्ट सामग्री के साथ इकट्ठी हुई बैटरी भी विफल हो जाती है। बैटरी का प्रदर्शन और जीवन दोनों ही इस …
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Manufacture of Sealed Maintenance Free batteries is not as easy as the manufacture of Flooded Electrolyte Vented type conventional lead acid batteries. The battery may have been assembled with care as regards Uniformity of plate weights Proper pitch of assembly Uniform compression of separators Correct bus bar thickness & width etc. etc., but it ca…
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Processing of filled tubular plates is an operation not given its due importance. It is necessary for manufacturers to understand how battery life and performance can be affected due to a casual approach in this department. Improper processing of filled tubular plates: can result in inconsistent sulfation reaction can raise temperatures to dangerou…
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In this episode of my podcast, I shall be talking about an important process of battery manufacture. This process is so important that any neglect during this process leads to battery failure. Even batteries assembled with excellent materials fail due to a mistake in this process. Battery performance & life both are dependent to a great extent on t…
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मेरे पॉडकास्ट की इस कड़ी में मैंने सौर फोटोवोल्टिक अनुप्रयोगों के लिए लंबे समय तक चलने वाली लीड एसिड बैटरियों का विवरण दिया है और अच्छे प्रदर्शन के लिए किन डिजाइन मापदंडों पर विचार किया जाना चाहिए। यह अक्सर देखा गया है कि एक बैटरी जो यूपीएस एप्लिकेशन में उच्च निर्वहन धाराओं का सामना करती है और सी10 रेटिंग पास करती है, सौर एप्लिकेशन में शानदार रूप स…
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माझ्या पॉडकास्टच्या या एपिसोडमध्ये मी सोलर फोटोव्होल्टेइक ऍप्लिकेशनसाठी दीर्घकाळ टिकणारी लीड ऍसिड बॅटरी चांगली कामगिरी करण्यासाठी कोणते डिझाईन पॅरामीटर्स विचारात घेतले पाहिजेत याचे तपशीलवार वर्णन केले आहे. हे अनेकदा लक्षात आले आहे की UPS ऍप्लिकेशनमध्ये उच्च डिस्चार्ज करंटचा सामना करणारी आणि C10 रेटिंग पास करणारी बॅटरी सोलर ऍप्लिकेशनमध्ये आश्चर्यका…
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Stationary tubular plate lead acid batteries which pass the C10 test in the laboratory sometimes fail at site when used in solar photovoltaic applications. A lot of cases of batteries not getting recharged or not lasting out the long warranty of 5 years are reported. The same design battery works well in a UPS application though the current drawn i…
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This episode of the podcast, I am in conversation with Shrinivas Patil highlighting the following: 1. basics of lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries 2. the applications of these batteries 3. the process of battery manufacture in brief. 4. energy efficiency and possibilities for saving electricity during battery manufacture This podcast is in English…
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लीड एसिड बैटरी रूम डिज़ाइन एक ऐसी चीज़ है जिसे बैटरी में आग लगने के कुछ मामलों के बाद महत्व मिला है। लीड एसिड बैटरी सुरक्षित और व्यापक रूप से उपयोग की जाती हैं। भूमि और भवन की लागत बढ़ गई है और क्षेत्र की कमी ने समस्याओं को बढ़ा दिया है। कृपया मेरे पॉडकास्ट के इस एपिसोड को ट्यून करें ताकि बैटरी रूम को डिजाइन करते समय विचार किए जाने वाले 8 महत्वपूर्…
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ലെഡ് ആസിഡ് ബാറ്ററികൾ ടോപ്പ് അപ്പ് ചെയ്യുന്നതിന് നല്ല നിലവാരമുള്ള വെള്ളം ഉപയോഗിക്കേണ്ടതിന്റെ ആവശ്യകതയെക്കുറിച്ചാണ് ഈ പോഡ്കാസ്റ്റിൽ ഞാൻ സംസാരിക്കുന്നത്. ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന വെള്ളം വാറ്റിയെടുത്തതോ ധാതുവൽക്കരിക്കപ്പെട്ടതോ ആയ വെള്ളമാണ് ശുപാർശ ചെയ്യുന്നത്. നമ്മൾ വാറ്റിയെടുത്ത വെള്ളമോ മിനറലൈസ് ചെയ്ത വെള്ളമോ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നില്ലെങ്കിൽ എന്ത് സംഭവിക്കും? വിവിധ മാലിന്…
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यदि आप लीड एसिड बैटरी उपयोगकर्ता, सर्विस इंजीनियर, रखरखाव विभाग के कर्मचारी या डीलर हैं - तो यह पॉडकास्ट एपिसोड आपके लिए है। यह एक गलत धारणा है कि सेल या बैटरी को अतिरिक्त पानी से भरना स्वीकार्य है और किसी भी मामले में ऐसा अतिरिक्त पानी बह जाता है। यह अतिरिक्त पानी बैटरी को कैसे नुकसान पहुंचाता है और इस तरह के टॉपिंग के हानिकारक प्रभावों को पॉडकास्…
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Mr. Achim Lulsdorf on Paste Mixing – Clarifying Issues. Answering Queries raised by Ramesh Natarajan
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If you are a Lead Acid battery manufacturer and are interested in learning the importance of battery plate paste mixing, then this podcast episode is for you. Am sure you want to know as to What is the importance and role of expanders in a paste How should one add the various chemicals at the time of paste manufacturing What is the importance of te…
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If you are a Lead Acid battery user or manufacturer or dealer, and are interested in learning about battery room design specifications, then this podcast episode is for you. Am sure you want to know as to What should be the material used on flooring How can the room be kept clean What are the safety requirements How are the drains and gutters to be…
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If you are a Lead Acid Battery user, service engineer, maintenance department personnel or dealer – this podcast episode is for you. It is a misconception that topping up of a cell or battery with extra water is acceptable & in any case such extra water flows out. How this extra water damages the battery and the harmful effects of such a topping up…
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If you are a Lead Acid battery user or manufacturer or dealer – this podcast episode is for you. Am sure you want to know as to, why a 10-hr. rate tubular stationary battery, which delivers 10 amps for 10 hours delivers 16.66 amps for 5 hours & does not deliver 20 amps for 5 hours delivers 23.90 amps for 3 hours & does not deliver 33 amps for 3 hou…
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In this episode of the podcast, I have outlined the 15 steps that a traction battery service engineer can run through as and when he visits any traction battery user site. Based on the inputs he gets, or observations he makes, he can address the problems if any, in a better manner. Please note that, maintenance and care of the battery in service is…
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In this episode of the podcast, I have with me an expert in sales Mr. Ravichandran who regularly conducts a lot of training programs for industries. He is also an author, whose book, “7 Value Drivers For Success In Sales” is an Amazon No 1 Bestseller. Mr. Ravichandran has dwelt on the 3 challenges in sales, the ways of overcoming these challenges, …
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In this episode of the podcast, I shall make an attempt to address the often asked question: ARE LITHIUM ION BATTERIES USED IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES SAFE? Many of my friends from the Lead Acid battery industry keep asking If these batteries are safe, certified for use, sold so widely, fitted to electric vehicles by original equipment manufacturers – th…
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In this episode of the podcast, I shall dwell on the various reasons as to why there is a need for periodic topping up of water in the lead acid stationary batteries used in the following applications: Home inverters UPS systems Solar photovoltaic systems Telecom systems Railways The reasons for need of more frequent topping up has also been spelt …
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My guest Mr Vijay Manchanda is very upbeat about the prospects of Lithium-Ion batteries in the MHE segment though he does admit that Lead Acid batteries shall continue to be sold for quite some time. The customer preference in his market though - is clearly in favour of Lithium Ion, according to him. Please do listen to his compelling views and you…
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E Rickshaw, Traction, Golf Cart & Other Deep Cycle Batteries – Importance Of Equalising Charge
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In this episode of the podcast, I shall dwell on the various reasons as to why deep cycling lead acid batteries need equalizing. The frequency of equalising charge and the importance of equalising has also been addressed. I shall also explain as to why the battery should not be used with one or more lagging cells, especially when it is not very old…
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इस कड़ी में हम यह समझने की कोशिश करेंगे कि डीप साइकलिंग लेड एसिड बैटरियों को इक्वलाइजिंग की आवश्यकता क्यों है। हम यह भी समझेंगे कि बैटरी विशेष रूप से नई होने पर एक या अधिक लैगिंग सेल के साथ प्रयोग क्यों नहीं किया जाना चाहिए? हालांकि ट्रैक्शन बैटरी के एक उदाहरण पर विचार किया गया है, गोल्फ कार्ट बैटरी, ई रिक्शा बैटरी, एरियल वर्क प्लेटफॉर्म बैटरी, स्क…
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आज के एपिसोड एक दिलचस्प केस स्टडी है। पोडकास्ट की इस कड़ी में मैं एक ऐसे मामले के बारे में बात करने जा रहा हूं जो वाकई बहुत हैरान करने वाला था। यह एक विचित्र मामला था जहां रैंडम लेड एसिड बैटरी के बैटरी विभाजक (separators) क्षतिग्रस्त हो रहे थे। यह सभी बैटरियों में नहीं हो रहा था, इसलिए यह समझना बहुत मुश्किल था कि खराबी बैटरी विभाजक (separators) में…
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पॉडकास्ट की इस कड़ी में मैंने लीड एसिड बैटरी में विस्फोट या आग लगने के 8 प्रमुख कारणों को सूचीबद्ध किया है विभिन्न कारणों को समझने के लिए कृपया इस प्रकरण को सुनें | मुझसे संपर्क करने या अमेज़ॅन नंबर 1 बेस्टसेलर पुस्तक बैटरियों डेमिस्टिफाइड खरीदने के लिए कृपया नीचे दिए गए लिंक पर क्लिक करें: https://linktr.ee/rameshnatarajan…
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Lead acid batteries are very safe and usually there are no reasons for a battery catching fire or exploding due to a fault in the chemistry of these batteries. There are a few occasions of fire due to thermal runaway in the case of sealed maintenance free batteries. However, the vented type flooded electrolyte lead acid batteries are relatively muc…
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ലിഥിയം അയോൺ ബാറ്ററിയുടെ വരവോടെ ആളുകൾ ബിഎംഎസ് എന്ന പുതിയ പദം കേൾക്കാൻ തുടങ്ങി. ലെഡ് ആസിഡ് ബാറ്ററിയിൽ ഘടിപ്പിച്ചിരുന്ന ഉപകരണമായിരുന്നില്ല അത്. എന്താണ് ബിഎംഎസ്? അതെന്തു ചെയ്യും? ഒരു നല്ല BMS-ൽ നിന്ന് എന്താണ് പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്നത്? ലിഥിയം അയോൺ ബാറ്ററിക്ക് ബിഎംഎസ് എത്ര പ്രധാനമാണ് എന്റെ പോഡ്കാസ്റ്റിന്റെ ഇന്നത്തെ എപ്പിസോഡിൽ ഞാൻ വിശദീകരിക്കാൻ ശ്രമിക്കാം. ഈ എ…
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लिथियम आयन बैटरी (Lithium Ion Battery) के आगमन के साथ लोगों ने एक नया शब्द बीएमएस (BMS) सुनना शुरू कर दिया है। यह लेड एसिड बैटरी (Lead Acid Battery) में फिट होने वाला उपकरण नहीं था। बीएमएस क्या है? क्या करता है? एक अच्छे बीएमएस से क्या उम्मीद की जाती है? लिथियम आयन बैटरी के लिए बीएमएस कितना महत्वपूर्ण और आवश्यक है अपने पॉडकास्ट के आज के एपिसोड में …
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എന്താണ് സൾഫേഷൻ? എപ്പോഴാണ് ബാറ്ററി സൾഫേറ്റ് ചെയ്യുന്നത്? സൾഫേഷൻ എപ്പോഴും മോശമാണോ? ഒരു ബാറ്ററി സൾഫേറ്റ് ആണെന്ന് എങ്ങനെ അറിയാൻ കഴിയും? ഇവയ്ക്കെല്ലാം ഉത്തരം ലഭിക്കുന്നതിനും സൾഫേഷനുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട കൂടുതൽ ചോദ്യങ്ങൾക്കും ഈ എപ്പിസോഡിലേക്ക് ട്യൂൺ ചെയ്യുക.Di Ramesh Natarajan
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अजीब लेकिन सच है......मेरा मतलब है सच्ची कहानी जो मैंने इस हिंदी पॉडकास्ट एपिसोड में साझा की है। यह एपिसोड एक पेस्टिंग मशीन की सच्ची कहानी है जो रोजाना सुबह 9 बजे से 11.00 बजे तक काम करती थी और आश्चर्यजनक रूप से हर दिन दोपहर 12.00 बजे के बाद चिपकाई गई प्लेट नहीं बनाती थी। क्या आप इसका कारण अनुमान लगा सकते हैं कि मशीन ने इतने अजीब तरीके से व्यवहार क…
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If you are a Lithium Ion battery user or an Electric Vehicle owner – this podcast episode is for you. Why should water not to be used, ideally speaking, to be put OFF a Lithium Ion battery fire? Are the gases released after the fire, when mixed with water, dangerous enough to damage the eyes? Do the gases emitted irritate the skin and damage the lu…
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Will Lithium Ion batteries totally replace Lead Acid batteries in the MHE segment? Why do customers want to replace Lead Acid batteries with Lithium Ion batteries? Is it easy to retrofit Lithium Ion batteries in vehicles having Lead Acid batteries? Is the vehicle to be altered substantially for such a change? Are customers ready to pay the extra co…
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लीड एसिड बैटरीज में सल्फेशन क्यों होता हैं ? क्यां सल्फेशन हमेशा बुरा होता हैं ? कैसे पहचाने की बैटरी सल्फेटेड हैं ? ये जानने के लिए इस पॉडकास्ट एपिसोड जरूर सुनिए...Di Ramesh Natarajan
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It is important to top up batteries with demineralised or deionized or distilled water on a periodic basis. It is important not to use tap or bore well water which may contain impurities detrimental to battery life. Please listen to this episode to understand how Chlorine, Iron, Calcium, Copper and various other components in normal water affect ba…
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A battery charger is no longer a device which is to be considered as simple equipment that converts electrical energy to chemical energy to transform the active materials of the plates to its active state. With the increasing cost of power and the battery charging department consuming a lot of power it is imperative to specify chargers correctly at…
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In this episode the main reason for low backup in E Rickshaw and other deep cycle lead acid batteries and the importance of charging with special focus on the ‘specific gravity adjustments related to temperature’ is revealed. The equalization of cell specific gravities with correction factor related to temperature is a factor often overlooked at th…
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Sulfation is a necessary part of the operation of lead acid batteries and is a phenomenon which is less understood. The various types of sulphation and the problems due to sulphation when a battery is misused have been clarified. The characteristic signs of sulphation have also been explained. You are welcome to write to me with your comments and s…
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In this episode, Mr. Clint Beutelschies the Vice President Global Sales of ENTEK battery separators speaks on the company's vision. He also speaks about his association with Mr Hans Raj Agarwal's company M/s Hi Tech Insulators which sells battery separators under the SOFAR brand in India. You are welcome to write to me with your comments and sugges…
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In this episode, Mr. Achim Lulsdorf speaks on the critical contribution of paste additives - the essential expanders for negatives and the performance enhancing additives for positive paste mix. Mr. Achim Lulsdorf is the technical advisor of the Expander division of Associated Electrochemicals Pvt Ltd, a company based in India which has a team of y…
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