Patent Publication Number: US-4148975-A

Title: Lithium iodine primary cells having novel pelletized depolarizer

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to an improved lithium halide primary cell, a depolarizer therefor and a method for making same. In particular, the invention is directed to lithium iodine cells in which the depolarizer or cathode material is a pelletized particulate mixture of an organic polymer consisting of poly-2-vinylpyridine (P2VP) or poly-2-vinylquinoline (P2VQ) iodine and a charge transfer complex of said organic polymer and iodine. The depolarizers are hereinafter collectively referred to as P2VP+P2VP.n 1  I 2  +n 2  I 2  were n 1  &gt;0 and n 1  +n 2  =3 to 30. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention provides a lithium halide primary cell having a shelf life extendable to more than ten years by utilizing a pelletized depolarizer consisting of P2VP+P2VP.n 1  +n 2  I 2  wherein n 1  &gt;0 and n 1  +n 2  is equal to 3 to 30 (parts of I 2  for each part of total organic). Preferably n 1  n 2  is equal to 15 to 26 parts of I 2  for each part of organic in the depolarizer. The cells of the present invention are particularly useful in electric watch, calculator and heart pacer applications. 
     U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,660,163 and 3,674,562 disclose batteries utilizing charge transfer complexes which are mixed with excess amounts of iodine. In particular, U.S. Pat. No. 3,674,562 teaches a novel cathode material which is &#34;plastic&#34; that is a pliable, putty-like solid. This material when used as a cathode in lithium primary cells has a low internal impedance and a relatively low self-discharge as measured by its heat of discharge. Cells manufactured in accordance with U.S. Pat. No. 3,674,562 are especially well suited for use in long-life, low current drains applications such as heart pacers. 
     What has been found is that 3-30 parts of iodine can be mixed with each part of the polymer P2VP or P2VQ having a weight average molecular weight* of above about 1×10 3  and pelletized without becoming plastic. Unlike the &#34;plastic&#34; depolarizer, P2VP.nI 2  and P2VQ.nI 2 , material of U.S. Pat. No. 3,674,562, the pelletized P2VP+P2VP.n 1  I 2  +n 2  I 2  (where n 1  +n 2  =3 to 30) depolarizer of the present invention has initially unacceptable electrical characteristics for battery applications. Typically, the initial impedance of a cell manufactured with the pelletized depolarizer of the present invention is quite high, for example, impedances from 2,000 ohms to 20,000 ohms are experienced. This compares with initial impedances of cells made with the material disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,674,562 which have impedances in the range of about 30 to 300 ohms. 
    
     It was found, however, that initial impedances greatly diminish with time so that the cell &#34;acquires&#34; the appropriate electrical characteristics for battery applications. In fact, cells made in accordance with the present invention result, after significant discharge, in impedances less than those made from the plastic depolarizer. In certain instances, the internal impedance in batteries of the present invention was less by a factor of five than those made with plastic depolarizers. 
     Generally, it has been well known to use various charge transfer materials, including P2VP and P2VQ, for complexing with halides, normally iodine, for use as depolarizers. Also, it has been equally well known that such materials could be pelletized for use in primary cells, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,438,813 and 3,660,164. The depolarizer is each instance was in the form of a complex wherein the halogen comprises from 50 to 71% by weight of the complex. Cells produced in this manner had relatively short operating lives. Another proposed approach has been to utilize substantially pure iodine pellets having an additive of an electrically conductive material therein to which a coating of polyvinyl pyridine iodine is applied to the outer surface. U.S. Pat. No. 3,937,635. Typically, high portions of uncomplexed iodine increased the internal cell resistance. Pelletized cells having a charge transfer complex mixed with iodine in a ratio of 3 to 10 were found to have useful electrical properties. U.S. Pat. No. 3,660,163. The advantages of the greater iodine content, however, were achieved by forming the complex and iodine in the plastic state. See also U.S. Pat. No. 3,674,562. 
     It is, accordingly, an object of the present invention to provide a lithium halide battery in which the depolarizer is a pelletized particulate and comprises either P2VP+P2VP.n 1  I 2  +n 2  I 2  or P2VQ+P2VQ.n 1  I 2  +n 2  I 2  where n 1  &gt;0 and n 1  +n 2  =3 to 30. The batteries made in accordance with the present invention have significant advantages over prior art batteries. These advantages will become apparent from a perusual of the following description of the invention taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 is a sectional elevation taken along line I--I of FIG. 2 of a battery utilizing the disc depolarizer of the present invention; and 
     FIG. 2 is a plan view of the battery shown in FIG. 1. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, battery 10 of the present invention comprises an outer casement member 11, preferably made from stainless steel and shaped in the form of a cup to facilitate assembly. A pair of lithium anode discs 12 and 13 are positioned in member 11 with a disc 14 of pelletized depolarizer interposed between discs 12 and 13. Preferably, lithium discs 12 and 13 are of a configuration substantially conforming to the inner configuration of encasement member 11 to achieve a tight fit for electrical contact. Depolarizer disc 14 is dimension slightly smaller than the lithium anode discs to avoid electrical contact with encasement member 11. 
     Depolarizer disc 14 preferably includes a cathode current collector comprising a metal screen 16 made, for example, of nickel and having cathode lead 17 electrically connected thereto. Lead 17 is sheathed in an insulating material such as Halar® and is routed over lithium disc 13 to the center thereof. A top member 18 having opening 19 in its center is hermetically bonded to encasement 11. Lead 17 is positioned through opening 19 and sealed therethrough as the positive terminal. 
     It is clear that battery 10 may be otherwise embodied by using only one lithium disc or by isolating the lithium disc from case 11 and placing pellet 14 in contact therewith. In the latter case, electrical lead 17 would be connected to the lithium anode. Also, both the anode and depolarizer pellet 14 can be insulated from case 11 to form a bipolar battery requiring two electrical leads. 
     It has been discovered that pelletization of the organic polymer P2VP or P2VQ and I 2  results in a novel depolarizer that can be used in lithium halide primary cell 10. The material, P2VP+P2VP.n 1  I 1  +n 2  I 2 , greatly facilitates the manufacture of cells by permitting the use of automatic handling equipment. More importantly, the electrical characteristic of the depolarizer provide certain advantages over a depolarizer consisting of plastic P2VP.nI 2  or P2VQ.nI 2 . A battery utilizing pelletized particulate P2VP+P2VP.n 1  I 2  +n 2  I 2  will exhibit electrical characteristics quite different from batteries prepared in accordance with U.S. Pat. No. 3,674,562. Batteries prepared in accordance with the present invention have an open circuit voltage of about 2.8v (the same as conventional batteries), but the internal impedance of the batteries is quite high. Although the initial impedance of the pellet is unsuitably high, it was unexpectedly found that the initial impedance naturally decreases at a very fast rate. For example, decreases of between 50  to 60% during the first week are normal. Also, by gently warming the cells (&lt;100° C.), decreases in the impedance can be greatly accelerated. These decreases in internal impedance increase the voltage delivered by a battery under load. This increase typically continues until the decrease in internal impedance ends. 
     Another impedance factor associated with a battery using the pelletized depolarizer of the invention relates to the electrolyte. When such a battery is under load, the thickness of that component, lithium iodide, increases and consequently the impedance of that component of battery increases. Thus, as the battery is discharged, the total battery impedance will decrease as the pellet impedance decreases and will begin to increase as the increasing LiI 2  becomes the dominating factor. 
     It was originally thought that the noted characteristics were due to a transformation of the pellet into the &#34;plastic&#34; state in U.S. Pat. No. 3,674,562. However, it has been found that such is not the case; the pelletized depolarizer remains in substantially its initial form. It is presently believed these characteristics are associated with the formation of the electrolyte layer (LiI 2 ) in the pelletized P2VP+P2VP.n 1  I 2  +n 2  I 2  which has a large number of grain boundaries that promote ion migration. Also, mechanical defects are formed in the lithium halide electrolyte layer which provide channels for ion migration. In conventional cells, including those of the prior art which utilized pelletized cathode materials, impurities were added to create crystal defects in the lithium iodine layer. For example, it has been common practice to add impurities such as divalent ions (aluminum oxide and silicon dioxide are common examples) or waters of hydration. 
     In the present invention, no impurities are added. Defects are believed to form in the crystaline structure of the electrolyte which provide broader channels for ionic flow. The evidence indicates that the morphology of the depolarizer governs to a great extent the morphology of the lithium iodide layer. In prior P2VP.nI 2  or P2VQ.nI 2  cells the plastic state permitted a relatively perfect layer to form causing large regular crystals. The pelletized depolarizer, on the other hand, promotes a cracked layer in which crystal defects or disorders occur because of the mechanical arrangement of the physical structure of the depolarizer materials. Whatever the physical-mechanical reason, the pelletization of the P2VP+P2VP.n 1  I 2  +n 2  I 2  has resulted in cells having greater power density than those which utilized such material in the plastic state. 
     Additionally, the mechanical defects which promote ion migration also permit iodine vapor diffusion which results in self-discharge properties of the cells. For commercial purposes it is possible to trade higher self-discharge by reducing the internal impedance for reducing electrical data scatter. The preferred iodine ratio is from 18 to 26 parts of iodine for each part of organic (both complexed and uncomplexed). Higher iodine ratios reduce cracking (lower grain boundaries) and cause the formation of larger, more perfect crystals. The higher iodine ratios result in lower self-discharge, but never as low as that achieved by plastic depolarizer materials. The low iodine ratios e.g., 5:1 to 8:1, promote less perfect crystals and higher self-discharge. Cells constructed with these lower ratios have a high power density which makes them useful in short lived applications such as hearing aids. Accordingly, in the preferred range of iodine, the end of life characteristics can be extended. 
     In manufacturing depolarizer pellets, the iodine is ground in a ball mill into a particulate having a size of less than -70 mesh and the polymer is ground to a size of less than -100 mesh and preferably -150 to -200 mesh. It has been found that the particle size of the polymer and iodine as well as the molecular weight of the polymer and pellet density influence the initial cell impedance and the time necessary for the cell to reach full activation. The smaller the particle size, the lower the cell impedance with the size of the polymer having a greater effect than size of the iodine. 
     The particulate iodine and polymer are mixed together in the preferred ratio of 18 to 26 parts of iodine to one part of polymer. The mixture is placed in a die of the desired configuration and formed into a pellet with a pressure of from about 5,000 to 15,000 psi. Unlike prior pelletized depolarizers which used stoichemetric amounts of iodine, the pellets of P2VP+P2VP.n 1  I 2  +n 2  I 2  are not brittle. They retain their original shape, but have a slight tackiness for electrical contact. 
     By modifying the method set forth in U.S. Pat. No. 3,674,562, the same amount of polymerization initiator (n-butyl-lithium) is used, but it must be added much slower to allow the formation of longer polymer chains or by forming polymerization at a lower temperature. Otherwise a low molecular weight polymer is obtained which when mixed with iodine becomes plastic as disclosed in that patent. The precipitate is vacuum dried and ground as above. The increased polymer length permits mixing with the iodine without plasticity and subsequent pelletization of the mixture. Commercially pure grades of P2VP are useful in the present invention and do not result in a plastic depolarizer inasmuch as they normally have a molecular weight of from 6,000 to 13,000. 
     As mentioned above, the initial impedance (representative of depolarizer impedance) of a battery having the plastic depolarizer of U.S. Pat. No. 3,674,562 is much lower than batteries having the pelletized depolarizer of the present invention. However, the slope of the curve representative of impedance as a function of time (electrolyte layer) is less in the batteries of the present invention and intersect those curves of the batteries with plastic depolarizer within a relatively short time. Accordingly, batteries having the pelletized depolarizers of the present invention have significantly better end of life characteristics than prior plastic depolarizer cells having an equivalent amount of iodine. In batteries of the present invention, increasing the iodine ratio from 15:1 to 26:1 increases the end of life from 3 years to 10 or more years. 
     The following tables (A and B) compare a lithium anode enclosed battery made with the depolarizer of U.S. Pat. No. 3,674,562 (A) with similar battery made with the pelletized depolarizer of the present invention (B). Both batteries consisted of 15 to 1 by weight ratio of iodine to P2VP and both exhibited an open circuit voltage of 2.8 volts. The test were conducted at 37° C. 
     
                                           TABLE A                                 
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      ELAPSED                                                             
DATE  TIME (Mos.)                                                         
               VOLTS                                                      
                    Z    50K 1K   RDC  LOAD                               
YR DAY                                                                    
      UNDER LOAD                                                          
               (MV) (OHMS)                                                
                         (MV)                                             
                             (MV) (OHMS)                                  
                                       (OHMS)                             
                                            MAHR COMMENTS                 
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76                                                                        
  317 0.0      2807.8                                                     
                    27  2803 2705 37   9999K                              
                                            0                             
76                                                                        
  318 0.0      2807.4                                                     
                    28  2803 2702 38   1000K                              
                                            0                             
76                                                                        
  321 0.1      2807.4                                                     
                    30  3803 2693 42   1000K                              
                                            0                             
76                                                                        
  322 0.1      2807.0                                                     
                    31  2802 2686 44   1000K                              
                                            0                             
76                                                                        
  323 0.2      2807.2                                                     
                    32  2802 2680 46   1000K                              
                                            0                             
76                                                                        
  324 0.2      2807.2                                                     
                    34  2802 2673 49   1000K                              
                                            0                             
76                                                                        
  325 0.2      2807.2                                                     
                    36  2801 2662 53   1000K                              
                                            0                             
76                                                                        
  329 0.4      2806.9                                                     
                    42  2800 2634 64   1000K                              
                                            1                             
76                                                                        
  336 0.6      2806.5                                                     
                    59  2797 2574 88   1000K                              
                                            1                             
76                                                                        
  343 0.8      2806.2                                                     
                    85  2793 2494 123  1000K                              
                                            2                             
76                                                                        
  348 1.0      2805.8                                                     
                    112 2789 2421 155  1000K                              
                                            2                             
76                                                                        
  350 1.1      2805.7                                                     
                    129 2786 2371 179  1000K                              
                                            2                             
76                                                                        
  357 1.3      2805.0                                                     
                    168 2780 2282 224  1000K                              
                                            3                             
76                                                                        
  364 1.5      2804.2                                                     
                    208 2774 2197 270  1000K                              
                                            3                             
77                                                                        
  5   1.7      2803.7                                                     
                    249 2768 2109 321  1000K                              
                                            4                             
77                                                                        
  12  1.9      2803.2                                                     
                    282 2763 2041 364  1000K                              
                                            4                             
77                                                                        
  19  2.2      2802.7                                                     
                    317 2757 1962 418  1000K                              
                                            4                             
77                                                                        
  24  2.3      2802.4                                                     
                    339 2755 1923 446  1000K                              
                                            5                             
77                                                                        
  24  2.3      2802.8                                                     
                    337 2757 1919 450  1000K                              
                                            5                             
77                                                                        
  26  2.4      2802.3                                                     
                    353 2753 1887 473  1000K                              
                                            5                             
77                                                                        
  33  2.6      2801.8                                                     
                    379 2749 1840 510  1000K                              
                                            5                             
77                                                                        
  40  2.9      2801.4                                                     
                    410 2746 1788 553  1000K                              
                                            6                             
77                                                                        
  47  3.1      2801.2                                                     
                    433 2743 1752 584  1000K                              
                                            6                             
77                                                                        
  54  3.3      2800.8                                                     
                    448 2741 1716 617  1000K                              
                                            7                             
77                                                                        
  61  3.6      2800.7                                                     
                    476 2738 1679 653  1000K                              
                                            7                             
77                                                                        
  68  3.8      2800.3                                                     
                    512 2734 1629 702  1000K                              
                                            8                             
77                                                                        
  73  4.0      2800.3                                                     
                    526 2732 1602 731  1000K                              
                                            8                             
77                                                                        
  73  4.0      2800.3                                                     
                    527 2733 1602 731  1000K                              
                                            8                             
77                                                                        
  82  4.2      2799.9                                                     
                    557 2729 1564 772  1000K                              
                                            9                             
77                                                                        
  103 4.9      2795.7                                                     
                    568 2724 1509 836  1000K                              
                                            10                            
77                                                                        
  145 6.3      2797.8                                                     
                    738 2709 1354 1044 1000K                              
                                            13                            
77                                                                        
  257 10.0     2795.4                                                     
                    1152                                                  
                        2673 1070 1579 1000K                              
                                            20                            
77                                                                        
  313 11.8     2794.9                                                     
                    1341                                                  
                        2657 971  1841 1000K                              
                                            24                            
77                                                                        
  361 13.4     2794.2                                                     
                    1551                                                  
                        2639 884  2118 1000K                              
                                            27                            
78                                                                        
  3   13.7     2793.9                                                     
                    1587                                                  
                        2636 867  2180 1000K                              
                                            28                            
78                                                                        
  30  14.5     2793.5                                                     
                    1693                                                  
                        2629 833  2305 1000K                              
                                            30                            
78                                                                        
  60  15.5     2793.3                                                     
                    1786                                                  
                        2623 809  2405 1000K                              
                                            32                            
CHANGE/MONTH    -0.4                                                      
                    122   -9 -44  155            ON LAST 5                
                                                 GOOD POINTS              
                                                 AT 1000K                 
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                                           TABLE B                                 
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      ELAPSED                                                             
DATE  TIME (mos.)                                                         
               VOLTS                                                      
                    Z     50K 1K   RDC  LOAD                              
YR DAY                                                                    
      UNDER LOAD                                                          
               (MV) (OHMS)                                                
                          (MV)                                            
                              (MV) (OHMS)                                 
                                        (OHMS)                            
                                             MAHR COMMENTS                
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76                                                                        
  335 0.0      2807.8                                                     
                    17860 1945                                            
                              136  18742                                  
                                        9999K                             
                                             0    -170 Mesh P2VP, -200    
76                                                                        
  336 0.0      2742.7                                                     
                    12250 2109                                            
                              200  12242                                  
                                        1000K                             
                                             0    Mesh I.sub.2            
76                                                                        
  338 0.1      2748.2                                                     
                    8176  2261                                            
                              294  7968 1000K                             
                                             0    Sieve Size              
76                                                                        
  339 0.1      2490.5                                                     
                    88030 1   1    1042 1000K                             
                                             0    BAD DATA POINT          
76                                                                        
  341 0.2      2751.7                                                     
                    6364  2339                                            
                              371  6117 1000K                             
                                             0                            
76                                                                        
  343 0.2      2754.3                                                     
                    5603  2373                                            
                              414  5368 1000K                             
                                             0                            
76                                                                        
  348 0.4      2758.2                                                     
                    4344  2432                                            
                              518  4097 1000K                             
                                             1                            
76                                                                        
  350 0.5      2757.5                                                     
                    4072  2444                                            
                              546  3830 1000K                             
                                             1                            
76                                                                        
  357 0.7      2758.4                                                     
                    3187  2487                                            
                              665  2969 1000K                             
                                             1                            
76                                                                        
  364 0.9      2761.2                                                     
                    2518  2525                                            
                              796  2326 1000K                             
                                             2                            
77                                                                        
  5   1.1      2763.0                                                     
                    2167  2545                                            
                              885  1993 1000K                             
                                             2                            
77                                                                        
  12  1.4      2766.3                                                     
                    1701  2570                                            
                              1006 1641 1000K                             
                                             3                            
77                                                                        
  19  1.6      2767.7                                                     
                    1662  2578                                            
                              1059 1511 1000K                             
                                             3                            
77                                                                        
  26  1.8      2769.4                                                     
                    1424  2596                                            
                              1167 1284 1000K                             
                                             4                            
77                                                                        
  33  2.0      2770.0                                                     
                    1299  2603                                            
                              1225 1176 1000K                             
                                             4                            
77                                                                        
  40  2.3      2771.7                                                     
                    1121  2616                                            
                              1328 1012 1000K                             
                                             5                            
77                                                                        
  47  2.5      2772.7                                                     
                    992   2626                                            
                              1439 858  1000K                             
                                             5                            
77                                                                        
  54  2.7      2773.8                                                     
                    854   2636                                            
                              1501 784  1000K                             
                                             6                            
77                                                                        
  61  3.0      2774.5                                                     
                    756   2643                                            
                              1586 691  1000K                             
                                             6                            
77                                                                        
  68  3.2      2775.5                                                     
                    658   2652                                            
                              1656 622  1000K                             
                                             6                            
77                                                                        
  75  3.4      2776.3                                                     
                    506   2658                                            
                              1710 573  1000K                             
                                             7                            
77                                                                        
  82  3.7      2777.2                                                     
                    525   2663                                            
                              1764 526  1000K                             
                                             7                            
77                                                                        
  89  3.9      2778.0                                                     
                    466   2670                                            
                              1816 485  1000K                             
                                             8                            
77                                                                        
  96  4.1      2778.8                                                     
                    422   2676                                            
                              1859 453  1000K                             
                                             8                            
77                                                                        
  103 4.3      2779.5                                                     
                    335   2681                                            
                              1898 425  1000K                             
                                             9                            
77                                                                        
  110 4.6      2780.2                                                     
                    355   2686                                            
                              1929 404  1000K                             
                                             9                            
77                                                                        
  117 4.8      2780.8                                                     
                    327   2691                                            
                              1950 391  1000K                             
                                             10                           
77                                                                        
  145 5.7      2782.3                                                     
                    255   2707                                            
                              2031 342  1000K                             
                                             12                           
77                                                                        
  257 9.4      2785.2                                                     
                    220   2730                                            
                              2082 320  1000K                             
                                             19                           
77                                                                        
  313 11.2     2783.8                                                     
                    266   2729                                            
                              1988 383  1000K                             
                                             23                           
CHANGE         0.6  -12     6 10   -3             ON LAST 5               
/MONTH                                            GOOD POINTS             
                                                  AT 1000K                
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     As can be seen from the table, prior art battery (A) was discharged on a 1000K ohm load an an initial impedance of 25-50 ohm which is typical. As the discharge proceeded, the internal impedance increased due to the build-up of the electrolyte layer. As a result of that increase, the voltage of the cell slowly decreased. After approximately 2.6 months the voltage decay rate was 2.1 milli-volts/month and the impedance had increased by 134 ohms/mon. 
     The battery (B) using the depolarizer pellet of the present invention had an initial impedance of 17,860 ohms. This impedance decreased by 50-60% the first week and continued to decrease thereafter, but at a much slower rate. As this decrease continued, the voltage under load delivered by the battery increased. In other tests impedances after 5 months at 37° C. were approximately 300 to 400 ohms. 
     Tables C, D (same batter as B), E and F show cells made in accordance with the present invention in which the impedance decreased when under 1000K ohm load. 
     
                                           TABLE C                                 
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        ELAPSED                                                           
DATE    MOS.     VOLTS                                                    
                      Z    50K 1K  RDC  LOAD                              
YR  DAY UNDER LOAD                                                        
                 (MV) (OHMS)                                              
                           (MV)                                           
                               (MV)                                       
                                   (0HMS)                                 
                                        (OHMS)                            
                                             MAHR COMMENTS                
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76                                                                        
  335   0.0      2807.0                                                   
                      30130                                               
                           1480                                           
                               73  12355                                  
                                        9999K                             
                                             0    170 P2VP, -200 I.sub.2  
76                                                                        
  336   0.0      2598.7                                                   
                      20260                                               
                           1766                                           
                               129 17809                                  
                                        1000K                             
                                             0                            
76                                                                        
  338   0.1      2640.5                                                   
                      12660                                               
                           2014                                           
                               220 10077                                  
                                        1000K                             
                                             0                            
76                                                                        
  339   0.1      2648.3                                                   
                      60170                                               
                           2030                                           
                               213 10639                                  
                                        1000K                             
                                             0                            
76                                                                        
  341   0.2      2657.7                                                   
                      9984 2117                                           
                               282 7704 1000K                             
                                             0    BAD Z DATA POINT        
76                                                                        
  343   0.2      2664.2                                                   
                      8772 2159                                           
                               317 6763 1000K                             
                                             0                            
76                                                                        
  348   0.4      2677.2                                                   
                      7031 2240                                           
                               418 4905 1000K                             
                                             1                            
76                                                                        
  350   0.5      2677.5                                                   
                      6605 2252                                           
                               437 4647 1000K                             
                                             1                            
76                                                                        
  357   0.7      2684.2                                                   
                      5362 2305                                           
                               546 3527 1000K                             
                                             1                            
76                                                                        
  364   0.9      2692.5                                                   
                      4094 2349                                           
                               661 2759 1000K                             
                                             2                            
77                                                                        
  5     1.1      2698.3                                                   
                      3790 2376                                           
                               748 2331 1000K                             
                                             2                            
77                                                                        
  12    1.4      2706.7                                                   
                      3246 2407                                           
                               855 1926 1000K                             
                                             3                            
77                                                                        
  19    1.6      2710.8                                                   
                      2053 2427                                           
                               946 1654 1000K                             
                                             3                            
77                                                                        
  26    1.8      2716.8                                                   
                      2512 2448                                           
                               1041                                       
                                   1421 1000K                             
                                             4                            
77                                                                        
  33    2.0      2719.7                                                   
                      2286 2461                                           
                               1108                                       
                                   1279 1000K                             
                                             4                            
77                                                                        
  40    2.3      2725.7                                                   
                      1990 2480                                           
                               1216                                       
                                   1085 1000K                             
                                             4                            
77                                                                        
  47    2.5      2730.2                                                   
                      1757 2497                                           
                               1311                                       
                                   941  1000K                             
                                             5                            
77                                                                        
  54    2.7      2735.2                                                   
                      1530 2513                                           
                               1408                                       
                                   815  1000K                             
                                             5                            
77                                                                        
  61    3.0      2739.2                                                   
                      1345 2526                                           
                               1490                                       
                                   720  1000K                             
                                             6                            
77                                                                        
  68    3.2      2744.2                                                   
                      1160 2541                                           
                               1580                                       
                                   629  1000K                             
                                             6                            
77                                                                        
  75    3.4      2748.0                                                   
                      1010 2554                                           
                               1649                                       
                                   566  1000K                             
                                             7                            
77                                                                        
  82    3.7      2752.4                                                   
                      056  2566                                           
                               1717                                       
                                   510  1000K                             
                                             7                            
77                                                                        
  89    3.9      2756.3                                                   
                      740  2578                                           
                               1784                                       
                                   459  1000K                             
                                             8                            
77                                                                        
  96    4.1      2759.7                                                   
                      646  2589                                           
                               1835                                       
                                   423  1000K                             
                                             8                            
77                                                                        
  103   4.3      2762.5                                                   
                      561  2600                                           
                               1882                                       
                                   393  1000K                             
                                             9                            
77                                                                        
  110   4.6      2765.3                                                   
                      493  2610                                           
                               1922                                       
                                   363  1000K                             
                                             9                            
77                                                                        
  117   4.8      2767.8                                                   
                      435  2620                                           
                               1958                                       
                                   347  1000K                             
                                             10                           
77                                                                        
  145   5.7      2774.7                                                   
                      273  2654                                           
                               2069                                       
                                   290  1000K                             
                                             11                           
77                                                                        
  257   9.4      2781.5                                                   
                      157  2705                                           
                               2164                                       
                                   256  1000K                             
                                             19                           
77                                                                        
  313   11.2     2779.7                                                   
                      177  2708                                           
                               2120                                       
                                   284  1000K                             
                                             23                           
Change/Month       2.1                                                    
                      -43   14  29 -11            On Last 5 Good Points   
                                                  AT 1000K                
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                                                  LOAD                    
 
    
     
                                           TABLE D                                 
__________________________________________________________________________
     ELAPSED                                                              
DATE MOS.     VOLTS                                                       
                   Z    50K 1K  RDC  LOAD                                 
YR DAY                                                                    
     UNDER LOAD                                                           
              (MV) (OHMS)                                                 
                        (MV)                                              
                            (MV)                                          
                                (OHMS)                                    
                                     (OHMS)                               
                                          MAHR COMMENTS                   
__________________________________________________________________________
76                                                                        
  335                                                                     
     0.0      2807.8                                                      
                   17860                                                  
                        1945                                              
                            136 18742                                     
                                     9999K                                
                                          0    -170 P2VP, -200 I.sub.2    
                                               (STANDARD MIX)             
76                                                                        
  336                                                                     
     0.0      2742.7                                                      
                   12250                                                  
                        2109                                              
                            200 12242                                     
                                     1000K                                
                                          0                               
76                                                                        
  338                                                                     
     0.1      2748.2                                                      
                   8176 2261                                              
                            294 7968 1000K                                
                                          0                               
76                                                                        
  339                                                                     
     0.1      2490.5                                                      
                   88030                                                  
                          1 1   1042 1000K                                
                                          0    BAD Z DATA POINT           
76                                                                        
  341                                                                     
     0.2      2751.7                                                      
                   6364 2339                                              
                            371 6117 1000K                                
                                          0                               
76                                                                        
  343                                                                     
     0.2      2754.4                                                      
                   5603 2373                                              
                            414 5368 1000K                                
                                          0                               
76                                                                        
  348                                                                     
     0.4      2758.2                                                      
                   4344 2432                                              
                            518 4097 1000K                                
                                          1                               
76                                                                        
  350                                                                     
     0.5      2757.5                                                      
                   4072 2444                                              
                            546 3830 1000K                                
                                          1                               
76                                                                        
  357                                                                     
     0.7      2758.4                                                      
                   3187 2487                                              
                            665 2969 1000K                                
                                          1                               
76                                                                        
  364                                                                     
     0.9      2761.2                                                      
                   2518 2525                                              
                            796 2326 1000K                                
                                          2                               
77                                                                        
  3  1.1      2763.0                                                      
                   2167 2545                                              
                            885 1993 1000K                                
                                          2                               
77                                                                        
  12 1.4      2766.3                                                      
                   1781 2570                                              
                            1006                                          
                                1641 1000K                                
                                          3                               
77                                                                        
  19 1.6      2767.7                                                      
                   1662 2578                                              
                            1059                                          
                                1511 1000K                                
                                          3                               
77                                                                        
  26 1.8      2769.4                                                      
                   1424 2596                                              
                            1167                                          
                                1284 1000K                                
                                          4                               
77                                                                        
  33 2.0      2770.0                                                      
                   1299 2603                                              
                            1225                                          
                                1176 1000K                                
                                          4                               
77                                                                        
  40 2.3      2771.7                                                      
                   1121 2616                                              
                            1328                                          
                                1012 1000K                                
                                          5                               
77                                                                        
  47 2.5      2772.7                                                      
                   992  2626                                              
                            1439                                          
                                858  1000K                                
                                          5                               
77                                                                        
  54 2.7      2773.8                                                      
                   854  2636                                              
                            1501                                          
                                784  1000K                                
                                          6                               
77                                                                        
  61 3.0      2774.5                                                      
                   756  2643                                              
                            1586                                          
                                691  1000K                                
                                          6                               
77                                                                        
  68 3.2      2775.5                                                      
                   658  2652                                              
                            1656                                          
                                622  1000K                                
                                          6                               
77                                                                        
  75 3.4      2776.3                                                      
                   506  2658                                              
                            1710                                          
                                573  1000K                                
                                          7                               
77                                                                        
  82 3.7      2777.2                                                      
                   525  2663                                              
                            1764                                          
                                526  1000K                                
                                          7                               
77                                                                        
  89 3.9      2778.0                                                      
                   466  2670                                              
                            1816                                          
                                485  1000K                                
                                          8                               
77                                                                        
  96 4.1      2778.8                                                      
                   422  2676                                              
                            1859                                          
                                453  1000K                                
                                          8                               
77                                                                        
  103                                                                     
     4.3      2779.5                                                      
                   335  2681                                              
                            1898                                          
                                425  1000K                                
                                          9                               
77                                                                        
  110                                                                     
     4.6      2780.2                                                      
                   355  2686                                              
                            1929                                          
                                404  1000K                                
                                          9                               
77                                                                        
  117                                                                     
     4.8      2780.8                                                      
                   329  2691                                              
                            1950                                          
                                391  1000K                                
                                          10                              
77                                                                        
  145                                                                     
     5.7      2782.3                                                      
                   255  2707                                              
                            2031                                          
                                342  1000K                                
                                          12                              
77                                                                        
  257                                                                     
     9.4      2785.2                                                      
                   220  2730                                              
                            2082                                          
                                320  1000K                                
                                          19                              
77                                                                        
  313                                                                     
     11.2     2783.8                                                      
                   266  2729                                              
                            1988                                          
                                383  1000K                                
                                          23                              
CHANGE/MONTH    0.6                                                       
                   -12    6 10  -3              ON LAST 5 GOOD POINTS     
                                               AT 1000K                   
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                                               LOAD                       
 
    
     
                                           TABLE E                                 
__________________________________________________________________________
     ELAPSED                                                              
DATE MOS.     VOLTS                                                       
                   Z    50K 1K  RDC  LOAD                                 
YR DAY                                                                    
     UNDER LOAD                                                           
              (MV) (OHMS)                                                 
                        (MV)                                              
                            (MV)                                          
                                (OHMS)                                    
                                     (OHMS)                               
                                          MAHR COMMENTS                   
__________________________________________________________________________
76                                                                        
  335                                                                     
     0.0      2807.2                                                      
                   39720                                                  
                        1170                                              
                            43  57700                                     
                                     9999K                                
                                          0    -100 +170 P2VP, -200       
                                               I.sub.2                    
76                                                                        
  336                                                                     
     0.0      2545.2                                                      
                   35240                                                  
                        1340                                              
                            60  39728                                     
                                     1000K                                
                                          0                               
76                                                                        
  338                                                                     
     0.1      2593.2                                                      
                   23560                                                  
                        1638                                              
                            99  23681                                     
                                     1000K                                
                                          0                               
76                                                                        
  339                                                                     
     0.1      2604.3                                                      
                   21540                                                  
                        1699                                              
                            110 21237                                     
                                     1000K                                
                                          0                               
76                                                                        
  341                                                                     
     0.2      2622.0                                                      
                   17980                                                  
                        1816                                              
                            137 16882                                     
                                     1000K                                
                                          0                               
76                                                                        
  343                                                                     
     0.2      2634.7                                                      
                   15840                                                  
                        1894                                              
                            161 14261                                     
                                     1000K                                
                                          0                               
76                                                                        
  348                                                                     
     0.4      2658.2                                                      
                   11590                                                  
                        2042                                              
                            225 9962 1000K                                
                                          1                               
76                                                                        
  350                                                                     
     0.5      2662.7                                                      
                   10610                                                  
                        2073                                              
                            243 9177 1000K                                
                                          1                               
76                                                                        
  357                                                                     
     0.7      2677.4                                                      
                   8291 2165                                              
                            313 6919 1000K                                
                                          1                               
76                                                                        
  364                                                                     
     0.9      2690.2                                                      
                   6620 2237                                              
                            388 5419 1000K                                
                                          2                               
77                                                                        
  5  1.1      2695.4                                                      
                   5660 2274                                              
                            440 4667 1000K                                
                                          2                               
77                                                                        
  12 1.4      2701.9                                                      
                   4077 2312                                              
                            503 3974 1000K                                
                                          3                               
77                                                                        
  19 1.6      2704.7                                                      
                   4384 2332                                              
                            544 3607 1000K                                
                                          3                               
77                                                                        
  26 1.8      2708.3                                                      
                   3870 2358                                              
                            605 3152 1000K                                
                                          4                               
77                                                                        
  33 2.0      2707.9                                                      
                   3644 2366                                              
                            634 2959 1000K                                
                                          4                               
77                                                                        
  40 2.3      2712.4                                                      
                   3231 2388                                              
                            697 2611 1000K                                
                                          4                               
77                                                                        
  47 2.5      2715.5                                                      
                   2940 2406                                              
                            755 2342 1000K                                
                                          5                               
77                                                                        
  54 2719.2   2662 2422 812 2112                                          
                                1000K                                     
                                     5                                    
77                                                                        
  61 3.0      2722.2                                                      
                   2427 2436                                              
                            868 1918 1000K                                
                                          6                               
77                                                                        
  68 3.2      2725.4                                                      
                   2218 2450                                              
                            928 1734 1000K                                
                                          6                               
77                                                                        
  75 3.4      2727.9                                                      
                   2036 2461                                              
                            981 1591 1000K                                
                                          7                               
77                                                                        
  82 3.7      2730.8                                                      
                   1866 2473                                              
                            1036                                          
                                1459 1000K                                
                                          7                               
77                                                                        
  89 3.9      2734.3                                                      
                   1697 2486                                              
                            1105                                          
                                1311 1000K                                
                                          8                               
77                                                                        
  96 2736.3   1566 2495 1157                                              
                            1209                                          
                                1000K                                     
                                     8                                    
77                                                                        
  103                                                                     
     4.3      2738.5                                                      
                   1448 2504                                              
                            1213                                          
                                1111 1000K                                
                                          9                               
77                                                                        
  110                                                                     
     4.6      2740.7                                                      
                   1345 2512                                              
                            1262                                          
                                1033 1000K                                
                                          9                               
77                                                                        
  117                                                                     
     4.8      2742.7                                                      
                   1261 2519                                              
                            1307                                          
                                966  1000K                                
                                          10                              
77                                                                        
  145                                                                     
     5.7      2751.8                                                      
                   928  2547                                              
                            1491                                          
                                734  1000K                                
                                          11                              
77                                                                        
  257                                                                     
     9.4      2764.3                                                      
                   495  2589                                              
                            1759                                          
                                487  1000K                                
                                          19                              
77                                                                        
  313                                                                     
     11.2     2764.9                                                      
                   433  2597                                              
                            1853                                          
                                414  1000K                                
                                          22                              
CHANGE/MONTH    3.7                                                       
                   -134  12 85  -87            ON LAST 5 GOOD             
                                               POINTS AT 1000K            
__________________________________________________________________________
                                               LOAD                       
 
    
     
                                           TABLE F                                 
__________________________________________________________________________
     ELAPSED                                                              
DATE MOS.     VOLTS                                                       
                   Z    50K 1K  RDC  LOAD                                 
     UNDER LOAD                                                           
              (MV) (OHMS)                                                 
                        (MV)                                              
                            (MV)                                          
                                (OHMS)                                    
                                     (OHMS)                               
                                          MAHR COMMENTS                   
__________________________________________________________________________
76                                                                        
  335                                                                     
     0.0      2810.5                                                      
                   36730                                                  
                        1301                                              
                            54  44085                                     
                                     9999K                                
                                          0    -100 +170 P2VP, -200       
                                               I.sub.2                    
76                                                                        
  336                                                                     
     0.0      2548.8                                                      
                   20590                                                  
                        1503                                              
                            80  29130                                     
                                     1000K                                
                                          0                               
76                                                                        
  338                                                                     
     0.1      2586.9                                                      
                   20260                                                  
                        1728                                              
                            120 19273                                     
                                     1000K                                
                                          0                               
76                                                                        
  339                                                                     
     0.1      2595.3                                                      
                   18750                                                  
                        1774                                              
                            129 17826                                     
                                     1000K                                
                                          0                               
76                                                                        
  341                                                                     
     0.2      2607.7                                                      
                   16410                                                  
                        1855                                              
                            151 15154                                     
                                     1000K                                
                                          0                               
76                                                                        
  343                                                                     
     0.2      2616.9                                                      
                   14870                                                  
                        1910                                              
                            169 13526                                     
                                     1000K                                
                                          0                               
76                                                                        
  348                                                                     
     0.4      2637.2                                                      
                   11670                                                  
                        2029                                              
                            225 9891 1000K                                
                                          1                               
76                                                                        
  350                                                                     
     0.5      2640.8                                                      
                   10980                                                  
                        2051                                              
                            235 9476 1000K                                
                                          1                               
76                                                                        
  357                                                                     
     0.7      2654.7                                                      
                   9014 2129                                              
                            289 7525 1000K                                
                                          1                               
76                                                                        
  364                                                                     
     0.9      2666.9                                                      
                   7468 2194                                              
                            347 6130 1000K                                
                                          2                               
77                                                                        
  5  1.1      2672.3                                                      
                   6559 2228                                              
                            390 5356 1000K                                
                                          2                               
77                                                                        
  12 1.4      2679.5                                                      
                   5748 2266                                              
                            443 4608 1000K                                
                                          3                               
77                                                                        
  19 1.6      2683.5                                                      
                   5203 2290                                              
                            481 4170 1000K                                
                                          3                               
77                                                                        
  26 1.8      2687.9                                                      
                   4678 2315                                              
                            529 3709 1000K                                
                                          4                               
77                                                                        
  33 2.0      2689.2                                                      
                   4435 2325                                              
                            551 3528 1000K                                
                                          4                               
77                                                                        
  40 2.3      2694.4                                                      
                   3788 2348                                              
                            602 3157 1000K                                
                                          4                               
77                                                                        
  47 2.5      2698.7                                                      
                   3661 2367                                              
                            650 2854 1000K                                
                                          5                               
77                                                                        
  54 2.7      2702.7                                                      
                   3353 2303                                              
                            697 2603 1000K                                
                                          5                               
77                                                                        
  61 3.0      2706.2                                                      
                   3093 2398                                              
                            744 2381 1000K                                
                                          6                               
77                                                                        
  68 3.2      2709.8                                                      
                   2853 2413                                              
                            795 2171 1000K                                
                                          6                               
77                                                                        
  75 3.4      2712.7                                                      
                   2656 2424                                              
                            838 2012 1000K                                
                                          7                               
77                                                                        
  82 3.7      2716.9                                                      
                   2427 2440                                              
                            898 1819 1000K                                
                                          7                               
77                                                                        
  89 3.9      2720.7                                                      
                   2233 2452                                              
                            959 1644 1000K                                
                                          8                               
77                                                                        
  96 4.1      2723.0                                                      
                   2089 2461                                              
                            995 1552 1000K                                
                                          8                               
77                                                                        
  103                                                                     
     4.3      2725.7                                                      
                   1949 2471                                              
                            1043                                          
                                1439 1000K                                
                                          9                               
77                                                                        
  110                                                                     
     4.6      2728.4                                                      
                   1823 2480                                              
                            1095                                          
                                1327 1000K                                
                                          9                               
77                                                                        
  117                                                                     
     4.8      2731.0                                                      
                   1713 2488                                              
                            1190                                          
                                1140 1000K                                
                                          9                               
77                                                                        
  145                                                                     
     5.7      2742.7                                                      
                   1266 2525                                              
                            1358                                          
                                893  1000K                                
                                          11                              
77                                                                        
  257                                                                     
     9.4      2772.3                                                      
                   493  2621                                              
                            1826                                          
                                449  1000K                                
                                          19                              
77                                                                        
  313                                                                     
     11.2     2776.8                                                      
                   402  2645                                              
                            1897                                          
                                406  1000K                                
                                          22                              
CHANGE/MONTH   7.5 -215   24                                              
                            119 -129           ON LAST 5 GOOD             
                                               POINTS AT 1000K            
__________________________________________________________________________
                                               LOAD                       
 
    
     Tables G, H, and I show decreases in the impedance under no load and when later subjected to a 50K ohm load show that nearly full capacity (250 mahr) was reached at approximately 5.7 months. 
     
                                           TABLE G                                 
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      ELAPSED                                                             
DATE  MOS UN- VOLTS                                                       
              Z    50K  1K  RDC LOAD                                      
YR DAY                                                                    
      DER LOAD                                                            
              (MV) (OHMS)                                                 
                        (MV)                                              
                            (MV)                                          
                                (OHMS)                                    
                                     (OHMS)                               
                                          MHR  COMMENTS                   
__________________________________________________________________________
77                                                                        
  13  0.0     2800.8                                                      
                   3639 2427                                              
                             544                                          
                                3802 9999K                                
                                          0    STANDARD MIX, SCREEN 2     
77                                                                        
  19  0.0     2800.7                                                      
                   2979 2462                                              
                             636                                          
                                3116 9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  26  0.0     2792.8                                                      
                   1521 2552                                              
                            1012                                          
                                1604 9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  33  0.0     2786.9                                                      
                   1109 2578                                              
                            1211                                          
                                1179 9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  40  0.0     2780.5                                                      
                   830  2595                                              
                            1393                                          
                                897  9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  47  0.0     2776.8                                                      
                   659  2607                                              
                            1528                                          
                                731  9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  54  0.0     2775.7                                                      
                   556  2616                                              
                            1627                                          
                                628  9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  61  0.0     2776.6                                                      
                   473  2625                                              
                            1716                                          
                                547  9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  68  0.0     2777.7                                                      
                   411  2633                                              
                            1792                                          
                                404  9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  75  0.0     2778.7                                                      
                   361  2640                                              
                            1856                                          
                                495  9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  82  0.0     2779.3                                                      
                   326  2646                                              
                            1906                                          
                                400  9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  84  0.0     2621.3                                                      
                   328  2660                                              
                            1898                                          
                                361  50K  0                               
7 87  0.1     2641.4                                                      
                   305  2581                                              
                            1937                                          
                                344  50K  4                               
77                                                                        
  89  0.2     2641.8                                                      
                   292  2582                                              
                            1954                                          
                                332  50K  6    71st DAY AFTER MFR.        
77                                                                        
  96  0.4     2641.3                                                      
                   270  2583                                              
                            1983                                          
                                313  50K  15                              
77                                                                        
  103 0.6     2640.3                                                      
                   260  2582                                              
                            1994                                          
                                305  50K  24                              
77                                                                        
  110 0.9     2638.7                                                      
                   263  2580                                              
                            1986                                          
                                309  50K  33                              
77                                                                        
  117 1.1     2636.9                                                      
                   275  2578                                              
                            1965                                          
                                323  50K  42                              
77                                                                        
  145 2.0     2624.4                                                      
                   370  2561                                              
                            1842                                          
                                405  50K  77                              
77                                                                        
  257 5.7     2689.2                                                      
                   563  2619                                              
                            1596                                          
                                671  50K  220                             
CHANGE/MONTH  -296.1                                                      
                   11207                                                  
                        -290                                              
                            -243                                          
                                -114           ON LAST 5 GOOD             
                                               POINTS AT 50K              
__________________________________________________________________________
                                               LOAD                       
 
    
     
                                           TABLE H                                 
__________________________________________________________________________
       ELAPSED                                                            
DATE   MOS.     VOLTS                                                     
                     Z    50K 1K  RDC  LOAD                               
YR DAY UNDER LOAD                                                         
                (MV) (OHMS)                                               
                          (MV)                                            
                              (MV)                                        
                                  (OHMS)                                  
                                       (OHMS)                             
                                            MAHR   COMMENTS               
__________________________________________________________________________
                                                   STANDARD MIX,          
77 19  0.0      2802.5                                                    
                     8916 2352                                            
                              370 6130 9999K                              
                                            0      SCREEN 2               
77 26  0.0      2797.5                                                    
                     1963 2562                                            
                              873 2057 9999K                              
                                            0                             
77 33  0.0      2794.3                                                    
                     1419 2600                                            
                              1073                                        
                                  1495 9999K                              
                                            0                             
77 40  0.0      2790.7                                                    
                     1099 2624                                            
                              1239                                        
                                  1160 9999K                              
                                            0                             
77 47  0.0      2733.2                                                    
                     88100                                                
                          4   3   651  9999K                              
                                            0                             
77 54  0.0      2723.5                                                    
                     89740                                                
                          5   3   550  9999K                              
                                            0                             
77 61  0.0      2724.9                                                    
                     89950                                                
                          5   3   468  9999K                              
                                            0      BAD DATA POINTS        
77 68  0.0      2722.0                                                    
                     89950                                                
                          5   4   333  9999K                              
                                            0                             
77 75  0.0      2784.5                                                    
                     527  2671                                            
                              1689                                        
                                  601  9999K                              
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77 82  0.0      2783.7                                                    
                     481  2676                                            
                              1745                                        
                                  550  9999K                              
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77 84  0.0      2648.2                                                    
                     481  2586                                            
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                                  507  50K  0                             
77 87  0.1      2678.2                                                    
                     444  2617                                            
                              1794                                        
                                  478  50K  4                             
77 89  0.2      2681.8                                                    
                     423  2622                                            
                              1818                                        
                                  460  50K  6                             
77 96  0.4      2685.5                                                    
                     339  2627                                            
                              1838                                        
                                  430  50K  15                            
77 103 0.6      2686.5                                                    
                     383  2628                                            
                              1857                                        
                                  431  50K  24                            
77 110 0.9      2685.7                                                    
                     416  2625                                            
                              1798                                        
                                  479  50K  33                            
77 117 1.1      2684.2                                                    
                     465  2621                                            
                              1724                                        
                                  542  50K  42                            
77 145 2.0      2679.2                                                    
                     572  2609                                            
                              1573                                        
                                  691  50K  79                            
77 257 5.7      2653.7                                                    
                     1267 2560                                            
                              1070                                        
                                  1508 50K  222                           
CHANGE                                             ON LAST 5 GOOD         
/MONTH          -225.0                                                    
                     4060 -251                                            
                              -233                                        
                                  5236             POINTS at 50K          
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                                           TABLE I                                 
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     ELAPSED                                                              
DATE MOS.     VOLTS                                                       
                   Z    50K 1K  RDC  LOAD                                 
YR DAY                                                                    
     UNDER LOAD                                                           
              (MV) (OHMS)                                                 
                        (MV)                                              
                            (MV)                                          
                                (OHMS)                                    
                                     (OHMS)                               
                                          MAHR COMMENTS                   
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77                                                                        
  13 0.0      2801.8                                                      
                   3281 2472                                              
                            587 3511 9999K                                
                                          0    STANDARD MIX, SCREEN 2     
77                                                                        
  19 0.0      2800.7                                                      
                   2773 2497                                              
                            665 2979 9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  26 0.0      2791.9                                                      
                   1556 2571                                              
                            987 1693 9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  33 0.0      2785.7                                                      
                   1186 2593                                              
                            1156                                          
                                1801 9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  40 0.0      2779.2                                                      
                   929  2609                                              
                            1312                                          
                                1030 9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  47 0.0      2777.3                                                      
                   764  2621                                              
                            1429                                          
                                866  9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  54 0.0      2777.9                                                      
                   658  2632                                              
                            1518                                          
                                759  9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  61 0.0      2778.2                                                      
                   571  2641                                              
                            1600                                          
                                673  9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  68 0.0      2779.7                                                      
                   507  2648                                              
                            1668                                          
                                607  9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  75 0.0      2780.3                                                      
                   452  2654                                              
                            1732                                          
                                550  9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  82 0.0      2780.9                                                      
                   410  2660                                              
                            1784                                          
                                506  9999K                                
                                          0                               
77                                                                        
  84 0.0      2632.0                                                      
                   413  2567                                              
                            1777                                          
                                462  50K  0                               
77                                                                        
  87 0.1      2660.7                                                      
                   380  2597                                              
                            1827                                          
                                438  50K  4                               
77                                                                        
  89 0.2      2661.9                                                      
                   364  2599                                              
                            1844                                          
                                424  50K  6    71st DAY AFTER MFR.        
77                                                                        
  96 0.4      2661.0                                                      
                   345  2598                                              
                            1866                                          
                                407  50K  15                              
77                                                                        
  103                                                                     
     0.6      2659.2                                                      
                   351  2595                                              
                            1854                                          
                                415  50K  24                              
77                                                                        
  110                                                                     
     0.9      2655.7                                                      
                   386  2589                                              
                            1798                                          
                                458  50K  33                              
77                                                                        
  117                                                                     
     1.1      2651.7                                                      
                   442  2582                                              
                            1719                                          
                                523  50K  42                              
77                                                                        
  145                                                                     
     2.0      2629.8                                                      
                   644  2549                                              
                            1506                                          
                                727  50K  78                              
77                                                                        
  257                                                                     
     5.7      2688.9                                                      
                   1025 2611                                              
                            1201                                          
                                1258 50K  221                             
CHANGE/MONTH  -147.3                                                      
                   2394 -185                                              
                            -217                                          
                                3180           ON LAST 5 GOOD             
                                               POINTS AT 50K              
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     The foregoing cell are to be compared to the cells shown in Tables A, J and K which utilize a plastic depolarizer. At 220 Mahr cells utilizing the pelletized depolarizer of the present invention exhibited a Z of 500-2000 ohms. The prior cells (plastic depolarizer) typically showed a Z of greater than 2,000 ohms. The only difference in the cells was the depolarizer. 
     
                                           TABLE J                                 
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     ELASPSED                                                             
DATE MOS.     VOLTS                                                       
                   Z    50K 1K  RDC  LOAD                                 
YR DAY                                                                    
     UNDER LOAD                                                           
              (MV) (OHMS)                                                 
                        (MV)                                              
                            (MV)                                          
                                (OHMS)                                    
                                     (OHMS)                               
                                          MAHR                            
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76                                                                        
  317                                                                     
     0.0      2800.5                                                      
                   27   2801                                              
                            2685                                          
                                44   9999K                                
                                          0                               
76                                                                        
  318                                                                     
     0.0      2802.4                                                      
                   36   2796                                              
                            2647                                          
                                57   50K  0                               
76                                                                        
  321                                                                     
     0.1      2797.5                                                      
                   98   2785                                              
                            2470                                          
                                131  50K  4                               
76                                                                        
  322                                                                     
     0.1      2795.4                                                      
                   125  2781                                              
                            2401                                          
                                162  50K  5                               
76                                                                        
  323                                                                     
     0.2      2793.9                                                      
                   144  2778                                              
                            2357                                          
                                104  50K  7                               
76                                                                        
  324                                                                     
     0.2      2792.2                                                      
                   163  2775                                              
                            2312                                          
                                206  50K  8                               
76                                                                        
  325                                                                     
     0.2      2790.0                                                      
                   185  2771                                              
                            2262                                          
                                231  50K  9                               
76                                                                        
  329                                                                     
     0.4      2783.9                                                      
                   248  2759                                              
                            2137                                          
                                301  50K  15                              
76                                                                        
  336                                                                     
     0.6      2772.2                                                      
                   362  2737                                              
                            1932                                          
                                432  50K  24                              
76                                                                        
  343                                                                     
     0.8      2762.2                                                      
                   467  2718                                              
                            1764                                          
                                564  50K  33                              
76                                                                        
  348                                                                     
     1.0      2755.7                                                      
                   549  2706                                              
                            1662                                          
                                658  50K  40                              
76                                                                        
  350                                                                     
     1.1      2752.0                                                      
                   593  2699                                              
                            1607                                          
                                713  50K  43                              
76                                                                        
  357                                                                     
     1.3      2744.7                                                      
                   689  2605                                              
                            1501                                          
                                831  50K  52                              
76                                                                        
  364                                                                     
     1.5      2736.5                                                      
                   800  2670                                              
                            1401                                          
                                960  50K  61                              
77                                                                        
  5  1.7      2728.5                                                      
                   912  2655                                              
                            1303                                          
                                1105 50K  69                              
77                                                                        
  12 1.9      2722.7                                                      
                   1001 2644                                              
                            1238                                          
                                1215 50K  78                              
77                                                                        
  19 2.2      2715.0                                                      
                   1118 2629                                              
                            1160                                          
                                1362 50K  88                              
77                                                                        
  24 2.3      2712.8                                                      
                   1164 2626                                              
                            1138                                          
                                1408 50K  94                              
77                                                                        
  24 2.3      2713.2                                                      
                   1159 2626                                              
                            1137                                          
                                1412 50K  94                              
77                                                                        
  26 2.4      2711.0                                                      
                   1189 2622                                              
                            1120                                          
                                1448 50K  97                              
77                                                                        
  33 2.6      2706.5                                                      
                   1270 2613                                              
                            1076                                          
                                1547 50K  106                             
77                                                                        
  40 2.9      2700.2                                                      
                   1344 2602                                              
                            1031                                          
                                1658 50K  115                             
77                                                                        
  47 3.1      2696.8                                                      
                   1416 2595                                              
                            1003                                          
                                1733 50K  124                             
77                                                                        
  54 3.3      2692.2                                                      
                   1488 2587                                              
                            970 1825 50K  133                             
77                                                                        
  61 3.6      2687.2                                                      
                   1561 2578                                              
                            937 1923 50K  142                             
77                                                                        
  68 3.8      2681.2                                                      
                   1652 2567                                              
                            904 2031 50K  151                             
77                                                                        
  73 4.0      2677.8                                                      
                   1708 2560                                              
                            882 2107 50K  157                             
77                                                                        
  73 4.0      2677.9                                                      
                   1712 2561                                              
                            884 2097 50K  160                             
77                                                                        
  82 4.2      2672.3                                                      
                   1792 2551                                              
                            855 2201 50K  169                             
77                                                                        
  103                                                                     
     4.89     2656.3                                                      
                   2019 2524                                              
                            786 2479 50K  196                             
77                                                                        
  145                                                                     
     6.3      2460.3                                                      
                   4282 2224                                              
                            405 5602 50K  247                             
CHANGE/MONTH  -365.2                                                      
                   2779 -340  -89                                         
                                -567 ON LAST 5 GOOD POINTS AT 50K         
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     ELAPSED                                                              
DATE MOS.     VOLTS                                                       
                   Z    50K 1K  RDC  LOAD                                 
YR DAY                                                                    
     UNDER LOAD                                                           
              (MV) (OHMS)                                                 
                        (MV)                                              
                            (MV)                                          
                                (OHMS)                                    
                                     (OHMS)                               
                                          MAHR                            
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 76                                                                       
  317                                                                     
     0.0      2808.2                                                      
                   26   2803                                              
                            2695                                          
                                41   9999K                                
                                          0                               
76                                                                        
  318                                                                     
     0.0      2802.7                                                      
                   37   2797                                              
                            2639                                          
                                61   50K  0                               
76                                                                        
  321                                                                     
     0.1      2797.5                                                      
                   99   2787                                              
                            2479                                          
                                127  50K  4                               
76                                                                        
  322                                                                     
     0.1      2795.5                                                      
                   121  2783                                              
                            2421                                          
                                154  50K  5                               
76                                                                        
  323                                                                     
     0.2      2793.9                                                      
                   137  2780                                              
                            2383                                          
                                171  50K  7                               
76                                                                        
  324                                                                     
     0.2      2792.5                                                      
                   153  2777                                              
                            2342                                          
                                191  50K  8                               
76                                                                        
  325                                                                     
     0.2      2790.7                                                      
                   172  2774                                              
                            2297                                          
                                214  50K  9                               
76                                                                        
  329                                                                     
     0.4      2785.8                                                      
                   227  2765                                              
                            2178                                          
                                278  50K  15                              
76                                                                        
  336                                                                     
     0.6      2778.2                                                      
                   324  2750                                              
                            1992                                          
                                395  50K  24                              
76                                                                        
  343                                                                     
     0.8      2769.0                                                      
                   384  2737                                              
                            1877                                          
                                476  50K  33                              
76                                                                        
  348                                                                     
     1.0      2762.7                                                      
                   414  2729                                              
                            1821                                          
                                520  50K  40                              
76                                                                        
  350                                                                     
     1.1      2760.2                                                      
                   440  2725                                              
                            1775                                          
                                559  50K  43                              
76                                                                        
  357                                                                     
     1.3      2759.2                                                      
                   519  2720                                              
                            1681                                          
                                647  50K  52                              
76                                                                        
  364                                                                     
     1.5      2755.7                                                      
                   604  2712                                              
                            1594                                          
                                737  50K  61                              
77                                                                        
  5  1.7      2751.5                                                      
                   687  2703                                              
                            1512                                          
                                831  50K  70                              
77                                                                        
  12 1.9      2748.0                                                      
                   758  2676                                              
                            1450                                          
                                908  50K  79                              
77                                                                        
  19 2.2      2743.2                                                      
                   848  2687                                              
                            1379                                          
                                1006 50K  88                              
77                                                                        
  24 2.3      2740.9                                                      
                   891  2683                                              
                            1352                                          
                                1047 50K  95                              
77                                                                        
  24 2.3      2740.8                                                      
                   882  2683                                              
                            1355                                          
                                1042 50K  95                              
77                                                                        
  26 2.4      2739.3                                                      
                   912  2680                                              
                            1336                                          
                                1070 50K  97                              
77                                                                        
  33 2.6      2735.4                                                      
                   985  2672                                              
                            1285                                          
                                1152 50K  106                             
77                                                                        
  40 2.9      2730.0                                                      
                   1080 2662                                              
                            1233                                          
                                1242 50K  116                             
77                                                                        
  47 3.1      2725.5                                                      
                   1159 2654                                              
                            1192                                          
                                1317 50K  125                             
77                                                                        
  54 3.3      2719.5                                                      
                   1241 2644                                              
                            1144                                          
                                1413 50K  134                             
77                                                                        
  61 3.6      2713.2                                                      
                   1341 2632                                              
                            1089                                          
                                1533 50K  143                             
77                                                                        
  68 3.8      2704.8                                                      
                   1471 2617                                              
                            1029                                          
                                1681 50K  152                             
77                                                                        
  73 4.0      2697.7                                                      
                   1576 2604                                              
                            979 1818 50K  159                             
77                                                                        
  75 4.0      2696.3                                                      
                   1595 2602                                              
                            973 1833 50K  161                             
77                                                                        
  82 4.2      2684.7                                                      
                   1741 2582                                              
                            913 2017 50K  170                             
77                                                                        
  103                                                                     
     4.9      2587.5                                                      
                   2943 2421                                              
                            595 3584 50K  197                             
77                                                                        
  145                                                                     
     6.3      2284.2                                                      
                   7259 1975                                              
                            261 9172 50K  246                             
CHANGE/MONTH   -3.2                                                       
                   2601  -2 0   -7471                                     
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     The ratio of iodine to P2VP or P2VQ may range widely from 3-30 to 1; however, a 3:1 ratio while having a desirable electrical properties is at the lowest practical capacity. A ratio of 30:1, on the other hand, approaches the upper limit with respect to internal impedance. A ratio of 15:1 is satisfactory, except that where such cells have been heated they have increased self-discharge which renders them useful for high current drain applications which require less than 10 year shelf lives. Where shelf lives are important as well as mild heating, higher ratios of iodine are preferred, for example, 18:1 to 22:1. 
     In such cells for use in electric watch applications, a self-discharge in terms of heat output of 10 μwatts has been established. A ratio of 20:1 decayed to 10 μwatts in 29 days, whereas it took a cell having a 15:1 ratio approximately 2,000 days. (Both cells were heated for 15 hrs. at 80° C.). A cell having 26:1 depolarizer had an initial self-discharge of 14 μwatts, but the impedance provided was sufficiently high to render a cell of only average electrical properties. Interestingly, cells with a plastic depolarizer and a ratio of 15:1 have low heat output, for example 5 μwatts at 60 days. The low heat output of the cells made with plastic depolarizers continues throughout the life of the cell since the internal impedance increases. 
     Accordingly, for long life pelletized cells, it is preferred to utilize a ratio of about 20:1 iodine to polymer. The pelletized depolarizer of the present invention provides multiyear batteries suitable for use in watches. While presently preferred embodiments of the invention have been described in particularity, the invention may be otherwise embodied within the scope of the appended claims.