|  | | | | | Cellect News | | | | June 2, 1999 |  (Elmira Ont. Canada) -
Resurfice Corp. unveiled the Olympia CELLECT, the world’s first nickel cadmium (NiCad) powered ice resurfacer, at the annual Ice Skating Institute Conference and Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Olympia CELLECT combines the Olympia’s world leading ice resurfacing technology with the cutting edge EV (electric vehicle) components and proprietary drive systems of Solectria Corporation of Wilmington, MA.
In response to an industry demand for a pollution free, safe, efficient, cordless electric powered ice resurfacer, the Olympia CELLECT sets a new standard in high performance and low operational costs while producing zero emissions.
 The Solectria integrated EV drive system and the NiCad battery array provides enough power to do more that 20 ice resurfacings between charges, far exceeding the capability of any other battery powered electric ice resurfacing machines presently on the market.
Using an on-board, microprocessor-controlled, battery charger, a recharge of 15 minutes provides enough power for a single resurfacing. The SAFT NiCad batteries are ideally suited to cold temperature operations.
The Olympia CELLECT has a top speed of 18 mph and can easily handle a slope in excess of 20 degrees when fully loaded.
The trade marked name CELLECT was chosen to highlight the fact that the power source is from long-life SAFT NiCad battery cells.
Adding to the drama of the unveiling of the Olympia CELLECT prototype was the unique paint and decal job. Extreme Colors paint from BASF created display of ever changing colors on the Olympia CELLECT, as the people moved around the ice resurfacer. The paint mimics the iridescence found on soap bubbles, butterfly wings and sea shells.
The Olympia CELLECT is the latest in an ever growing Olympia line of ice resurfacing equipment from Resurfice Corp. Resurfice Corp is the leading developer of ice resurfacing technology, with over 15 hundred Olympia ice resurfacers operating in more than 30 countries around the world. |
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