[Fot] ATL Fuel Cells

Wed Feb 5 03:08:10 MST 2020

I bought a new ATL fuel cell (bladder +foam) a month ago, like I do every five years, because the people of the technical control check the expiry date. No way to pass with an ATL cell that has expired, and rightly so of course. On the other hand, an original fuel tank of 50+ years old is passing without a problem. Also a new welded aluminium tank, without foam in it, will pass. 2 years ago, someone in our championchip had a rather heavy accident in a race and the fuel poured out of his new aluminium tank : a welded seam had splitted. Luckily there was no fire. Iit was made of straight sheets of aluminium, simply welded where the pieces come together, without making any rims or fringes or any other reinforcements, a 70 litres tank, without foam in it! It had passed the technical control. I mean, the guys at the technical control should think about what is really safe and unsafe, instead of only applying the rules in the book. An ATL cell is safe and worth the money. 5 years validity is on the low side, I think. It can be sent to the factory and then they will extend the validity with 2 years, but it is cheaper to buy a new one : the check at the factory + post and package is almost 2/3 of the price of a new one. 
Marcel 

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Verzonden: Dinsdag 4 februari 2020 15:27:12 
Onderwerp: [Fot] ATL Fuel Cells 

Morning Membership, 

I did this last year and it was pretty darn successful in saving the members some cash and maybe sparking some safety checks too. 

I am a WD with ATL Fuel Cells. I offer a special discount to FOT members as were a team overall, except that dang Spitfire Slater guy, when were on the track, got to kick his butt soon LOL!! 

Anyway it’s winter time, time to check your car for bad issues you might have missed at the last season. Fuel cells are the worst they sort of get forgotten. I found this out the hard way last year in a car I bought 10 years ago out of CT. I was told it had a new(er) cell and all was good to go. After a few years it just was always flat at the top end. Different engines, different gears etc. etc. 

Anyway eventually I discovered it was the cell. The foam had disintegrated into one ball about the size of a softball and it was gooey and sticky and a real mess. When I pulled the cell out the date stamp on the can was 1979. Well I was blown away and wondered what would have happened if I had been rear ended by a Corvette or Mustang or some heavy car that would have smashed the cell??? BOOM maybe. 

So go check yours, if you need a new one or a new bladder or whatever ATL makes, go to their web site and get me the part number you need. I am not a fuel cell expert, you need to just get the specs off their site and make your decision and I will order it and drop ship it to your home, office or shop. The pricing is good and of course ATL is the leader in cells too. 

Hope everybody enjoys the winter and maybe saves some bucks. 

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