I just finished a book on WWI submarines. It mentioned early submarines 1890 to 1905 or so used "accumulators" as power sources. Our friend Wiki defines accumulators as an obsolete term for condenser which is an out of date term for capacitor. I have been unable to find any specs or construction methods for these "accumulators" Anyone have any input on these ancient super caps?
The book is "Aircraft and Submarines, the Story of the Development and Present Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons" by Willis J. Abbot.
It is available from Gutenberg Project. (Free download books for Kindle etc)