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If you are recharging Gel Cell batteries the battery manufacturer’s charging voltage is critical if you don’t want to ruin your battery. In most cases, standard deep-cycle chargers can not be used as the higher charging voltages and algorithms are different. This can cause damage to your battery greatly decreasing the life of the battery.
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As a rule of thumb, most motorcycle manufacturers recommend a routine battery inspection and service for every 2500-mile intervals. Most battery manufacturers recommend taking a look at least once a month, whether the battery is being used or not.
If it’s been a while since you have enjoyed your bike, you might want to consider checking [...]
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I just learned something interesting. The new iPhone from Apple on the AT&T network seems to be an amazing device. However when the battery dies, and we all know it will usually in a year or so, you can’t replace the darn thing! You have to send it back to Apple where they replace the [...]
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As I continue to look around for new battery technologies, and improvements to old technologies I’ve read about improved Lithium-Ion batteries that are being developed by Argonne National Laboratory.
As I understand it they are using different chemicals to achieve a stronger, longer lasting battery. Using a new composite and a manganese electrode they are able [...]
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• Fast and simple charge, even after prolonged storage.
• High number of charge/discharge cycles - if properly maintained, nickel-cadmium provides over 1000 charge/discharge cycles.
• Good load performance - nickel-cadmium allows recharging at low temperatures.
• Long shelf life - five-year storage is possible. Some priming prior to use will be required.
• Simple storage and transportation - most airfreight companies accept nickel-cadmium [...]
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More Power to Power Wheels!
As I have been looking to do a few modifications on my kids’ Power Wheels one thing I’ve noticed is getting the inexpensive “Off-Brand” / “Generic” batteries they seem to last just as long and are cheaper. I’ve been getting the batteries through BatteryWeb.com for awhile now and have never had [...]
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Often times you’ll hear about Deep Cycle batteries. Car batteries are mainly there for starting the car. This takes a surprisingly high current, up to 400 amps for a big engine on a cold day. The way they accomplish this is by having a lot of very thin plates so there is a lot of [...]
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Here is how you can make a simple wet-cell storage battery with only two lead plates. Submerge them in an electrolyte solution (64% water and 36% sulfuric acid by weight is standard), apply direct current and watch as the positive lead plate develops a brown coating of lead peroxide and the negative plate becomes sponge [...]
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Ever wonder what that AH is for on your battery? What does it mean? Figure that a 12AH battery can produce one amp of current flow for 12 hours, or two amps for six hours, or 12 amps for one hour, etc. To figure out how long you’d have to leave your lights on to [...]
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At my house I actually use very little in batteries. However the batteries that I swear by are rechargeable NiMH. I use mostly AAA and AA batteries for my mp3 player, wireless headphones and wireless mice and keyboards. I’ve recharged these batteries 100’s of times over the years and I’m sure I’ve saved hundreds of [...]
