The problem with aviation kit is that it's become more about the process
than the end result. The "Medium is the Message", as McLuhan used to say.
Yes, it does meet the spec down to the last detail, but the battery system
is wrong by design in so many ways, as has been demonstrated by the
discussion over in tech log. The fact that this was never integration
tested as a complete subsystem beggars belief.
In industry, rapid developmnent techniques get product to market fast,
often with little or no process, using cheap components and yet most of
it works most of the time. Aviation throws millions of $ at the problem
and ends up with designs that sometimes look completely irrational and
clueless. Why is this ?.
Crowdsourcing works, and some are qualified to comment on this half baked
design, even with the limited info available...