Battery Basics
Trickle Charging a Lead Battery for Health
A lead acid battery standing idle sheds up to 6% of charge per month. This…
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Lithium-ion Battery Performance – Status Quo
Lithium ion cells ionize their lithium atoms at their anodes during discharge, and separate these…
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Transport Batteries Securely and Safely
All electrochemical batteries contain active chemicals. Some of these are harmful to humans, wildlife, and…
Battery Technical
AGM Absorbent Glass Mat Lead-Acid Batteries
Alessandro Volta’s original lead-acid battery comprised discs of alternating metal, kept apart by an absorbent…
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Vacuum Tube Batteries in Bygone Times
Electronic circuits in radios and television sets were bulkier before the fully electronic era arrived.…
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Phenomenon of Battery Self-Discharge & Why
One of the less-efficient aspects of rechargeable batteries, is their chemistry is a two-edged sword.…
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Was the Jacobi Lead Battery Ahead of Planté?
This may be your most intriguing battery read for some time. Our source is a…
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Gaston Plante’s Remarkable Lead Battery
Early batteries were single use, and therefore non-rechargeable. This meant their users either had to…
Climate Change
Recycling Lead Batteries in a Circular Economy
Creeping climate change is battering us with increasingly severe storms as the result of growing…
Battery Basics
The Future Life of Our Lead Acid Batteries
Lead batteries have been popular for 150 years and counting. Others designs have come and…