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FINDING ON THE COMPETENCY OF THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS
Pages 47-51

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From page 47...
... We have made a special study of the Bureau 1 s work in connection with tests and researches on sodium and magnesium sulfates and on AD-X2. These studies indicated to us that the Bureau staff was very competent but we examined carefully the suggestions of others that the Bureau was incompetent.
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From page 48...
... Answer If AD-X2 was no different from comparable mixtures of sodium and magnesium sulfates, there was no reason why it should haye been excepted. Complaint 3 In reporting the results of the Ordnance Corps field tests on Page 28 of Circular 504, the Bureau was not justified in considering the untreated new batteries as controls for the 100 old batteries.
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From page 49...
... the Randall Bench Test, no effect was observed which would support the contention that an overcharge would have invalidated the tests reported in Circular 504. CompJ.~int 5 The merits of AD-X2 cannot be shown in laboratory tests.
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From page 50...
... This im ' pression arose, not because there is a controversy of any importance, but because of the interpretation put on the M.I.T. report by a consultant of the Small Business Committee of the United States Senate and the publicity relating
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From page 51...
... We believe it is possible to deduce from the data in the report that in the majority of the cell pairings it happened that the better cells were treated with AD-X2 and that these same cells, which were initially in better condition, were the ones which showed up to better advantage in the tests. In certain of the cell selections where pre-tests were made, the treated and untreated cells had somewhat the same characteristics and the results showe.d no advantage for AD-X2.
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