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Remove Power Tool Batteries When Idle
Just about every hand-held power tool has a battery onboard, electrifying it. This arrangement does away with power-cable tangles that…
Storing Energy Without Batteries On an Island
Nova Scotia is a province of northern Canada with land mass similar to West Virginia, and a population of 925,000.…
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Edison Nickel-Iron Battery Energy Cycle
We continue to explore the workings of the Edison nickel-iron battery, following the advice in the 1914 instruction manual we…
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Edison NiFe Batteries in More Detail
We came across a rare handbook that the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies published in 1914. This manual describes the…
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Power a Battery With Your Hands
Did you know you could power a battery with your hands without cranking a generator? Well you can, if you…
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Thomas Edison’s Nickel-Iron Batteries
Thomas Edison had a preoccupation with electricity from his early days as a telegraph operator. He even chose night shifts…