Advance indication of short-circuit conditions in a wetcell battery

A method comprising:

• constructing a wet-cell in a battery, the wet-cell comprising and a set of i-electrodes;
• identifying a collection surface inside the wet-cell, wherein electrically conductive debris accumulates on the surface to an expected height;
• configuring, by causing a processor and a memory to manipulate a fabrication machine, a first i-electrode of a first polarity in the set of i-electrodes, the first i-electrode being located at substantially the expected height inside the wet-cell;
• configuring a second i-electrode of a second polarity in the set of i-electrodes, the second i-electrode being located at substantially the expected height inside the wet-cell;
• and
• causing, by the electrically conductive debris, a first indication, when the electrically conductive debris has accumulated up to the expected height and makes simultaneous electrical contact with the first i-electrode and the second i-electrode.

A computer usable program product comprising one or more computer-readable storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the stored program instructions comprising:

• program instructions to construct a wet-cell in a battery, the wet-cell comprising and a set of i-electrodes;
• program instructions to identify a collection surface inside the wet-cell, wherein electrically conductive debris accumulates on the surface to an expected height;
• program instructions to configure, by causing a processor and a memory to manipulate a fabrication machine, a first i-electrode of a first polarity in the set of i-electrodes, the first i-electrode being located at substantially the expected height inside the wet-cell;
• program instructions to configure a second i-electrode of a second polarity in the set of i-electrodes, the second i-electrode being located at substantially the expected height inside the wet-cell;
• and
• program instructions to cause, by the electrically conductive debris, a first indication, when the electrically conductive debris has accumulated up to the expected height and makes simultaneous electrical contact with the first i-electrode and the second i-electrode.