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Are you old enough to remember when your parents rented their first television set ‘just…
I tripped over a shrinking bank balance and fell into the writing gig unintentionally. This was after I escaped the corporate world and searched in vain for ways to become rich on the internet by doing nothing. Despite the fact that writing is no recipe for wealth, I rather enjoy it. I will not deny I am obsessed with it when I have the time. I live in Margate on the Kwazulu-Natal south coast of South Africa. I work from home where I ponder on the future of the planet, and what lies beyond in the great hereafter. Sometimes I step out of my computer into the silent riverine forests, and empty golden beaches for which the area is renowned. Richard
Battery Basics
Are you old enough to remember when your parents rented their first television set ‘just…
Battery Basics
Life would be chaotic if ions could travel in any way they wanted inside batteries.…
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When we charge a lithium-ion battery, the liquid electrolyte shuttles the ions from the cathode…
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Calculating the ideal size of a home UPS battery is critical to the success of…
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Scientists from Vienna University of Technology say they have created a brand new type of…
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On the face of it, nickel-cadmium (NiCad) technology should beat lead-acid hands down. Among other…
Battery Basics
Alkaline batteries get their name from the fact that their electrolyte is an alkaline potassium-hydroxide.…
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Single cell, alkaline batteries first reached world markets in the late 1960’s. Their electrodes were…
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As a general rule it has become wise practice not to leave charging batteries unattended.…
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One of the first requirements for batteries has always been portability, although that is becoming…