Useful weight of lead per sq. meter 51/2 kilos. 
    Total capacity of useful lead per kilo 9.1 amp. hr. 
    Total capacity per sq. meter 50 "
    Useful capacity of per kilo of useful lead 6.23 "
    Useful capacity per square meter 34.30 "
    Current of charge per square meter 10 amp. 
    Current of charge per kilo, of useful lead 2 "
    Current of discharge per sq. meter 20 "
    Current of discharge per kilo, of useful lead 4.56 "

The next advantage of the Montaud accumulator is the ease with which it can be taken out of its box and repaired without special tools and experience.  A capital defect in this respect has hitherto much interfered with the use of accumulators.  In case of accidents, several kinds of which are possible, it is found very difficult to rectify the apparatus.  The Montaud accumulator is much less liable to accidents, on account of the firmness and compactness of its construction, and if any accident happens, the repairs are simple and easy.  Lastly, the stout framework secures the apparatus from any accident due to a disproportionate charge or discharge.  The peculiarities of the combs and rods already described solve this problem.  On September 8, 1885, Dr. D’Arsonval, professor at the College of France, wrote as follows:  “The Montaud accumulator is of the Plante type, and is extremely well conceived from a mechanical point of view.  The wooden combs prevent the plates from coming in mutual contact, and give the apparatus great solidity.  The process of formation is ingenious and rapid.  To give 1 square meter a capacity of 20 ampere hours, there is required only a quarter of an hour’s treatment.

“To obtain the same result by Plante’s method, months are required.  The entire experiments have been effected with No. 2, which has a surface of two square meters.  This apparatus, if charged to saturation, gives 62 ampere hours as its total capacity, and, as in the Plante, this capacity constantly increases with use.  The normal rule for the charge is 10 amperes per square meter, and for the discharge double this quantity.  This apparatus has always given me on discharging 40 amperes at the E.M.F. of 1.85 volts during 60 or 65 minutes.  The charge is effected in two hours up to 20 amperes, without any appreciable loss of electricity.

“The points to be aimed at in an accumulator are longevity and energy, or, rather, rapid yield per kilo.  From both points of view accumulators of the Plante type (and consequently those of Montaud) are far superior to those of the Faure type.  My opinion, therefore, is that the Montaud accumulator is very practical, that it is a great improvement on the Plante type, and that it can compete successfully with the other systems in use.”—­Revue Internationale de l’Electricite.

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