Battery Basics
Battery Self Discharge and How to Manage It
Battery self discharge is the result of an autonomous chemical reaction. This drains an electrical…
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How Do Electro-Chemical Batteries Work
We use the term ‘electro-chemical’ because this article is about conventional batteries. Our scope therefore…
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Vehicle Starter Batteries And Things To Know
Despite all the hype about global warming, it seems conventional gasoline-engine vehicles will be with…
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Lithium-Ion Batteries in Trouble Again
You have to tread carefully when you purchase large batteries for your home solar, UPS,…
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Four Types of Batteries in Our Stores
There are so many fresh ideas for batteries from laboratories and universities, it is becoming…
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Recycling Lead and Lithium-Ion Batteries
Global warming is teaching us how important it is to be environmentally responsible. We all…
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Flying Camera Batteries Called Back
Snap’s free-flying camera with built-in drone sounded like a great idea when it launched. The…
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Recycling Spent Batteries That Seattle Rejects
We published a post recently explaining Seattle’s new policy for consumer disposal of old, spent,…
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No Batteries in the Garbage Says Seattle
Seattle’s Public Utilities department recently outlawed several battery types in garbage that pass through its…
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Two Basic Lead-Acid Battery Designs
The first batteries were vertical piles of metal discs, with material between them soaked in…