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Article: ELECTRICS & ELECTRONICS: Battery power for the Beeb.
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- What's New In Industry
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- July 21, 2008
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Motive power batteries from Exide Technologies (CMP Batteries) are helping local BBC radio stations around the country to deliver their outside broadcasts. Events like the London marathon, the Lord Mayor's Show and the Notting Hill Carnival will be covered by BBC London from a specially modified Peugeot 806, using an Exide battery to power the technical equipment.
At the turn of the century a fleet of 20 vehicles was bought by the BBC and modified by Dega Broadcast Systems. Batteries were initially provided by CMP but, having reached the end of their life, a number have now been replaced.
Steve ...