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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1981
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1980
Jesse L Morris, Archer, FL (US);
General Electric Company, Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
In the manufacture of electrochemical cells, the integrity of the mechanical joint between a coiled plate electrode assembly and a terminal conductor welded thereto is tested on the assembly line by applying to the terminal conductor a predetermined minimum tensile force tending to separate the conductor from the electrode assembly, while simultaneously restraining the coiled electrode assembly. Any movement of the conductor relative to the electrode assembly is sensed and, if movement exceeds a predetermined minimum value, the force on the conductor is automatically increased to a value sufficient to separate the poorly-connected conductor from the electrode assembly.