Battery Basics
Charging New Nickel-Based Batteries
Rechargeable nickel-based batteries lose some of the capacity when in a warehouse, or a battery…
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Battery Basics
Battery Basics
Why Should I Prime a New Battery?
It’s always a good idea to ‘run in’ a new electric power tool, or set…
Battery Basics
Battery Discharging Basics – Lower Limits
We use chemical batteries to store energy, and release it as electricity when we need…
Battery Experiments
Wonders of Physics Inside Plasma Balls
Plasma balls we find in toy stores, and on the web contain noble gases in…
Battery Basics
Battery Strength and Key Factors Behind It
Shopping for best battery strength can be quite a challenge. Do we trust the promises…
Battery Basics
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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Battery Memory Effect Is User-Driven
Human beings are creatures of habit. Did you notice how each time you dream a…
Battery Basics
Recharging a Battery if Electrodes Allow It
We have been focusing on single-use batteries whose electrical life ends after they surrender most…
Battery Basics
Balancing Flow of Ions in the Electrolyte
On first sight the electrolyte plays a secondary role in a storage battery. However, when…
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Overall Battery Potential Determines Voltage
We spoke about electrode potential in a previous post, and the need to balance it…