If you need your battery to supply longer runtime you can hook batteries in “parallel”.
In order to do this you connect the positive terminal of the first battery to the positive terminal of the second battery, the positive terminal of the second is connected to the positive of the third, etc.
The negative terminal of the [...]

I need to share this funny story and offer a warning about the methods used to secure a battery in it’s place. Those of us with emergency lighting know that there is usually a 12V battery hiding inside to power the lights when the power decides to vacate. Now, unless you live in California and [...]

Make your laptop battery last longer
 
Here are a couple quick tips to help your laptop last a little bit longer so you’ll have the power needed to do that last little bit of work done before your battery dies on you.
1.      Turn your brightness down on your screen. The brighter the screen the more power [...]

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 [...]

One thing to watch is simple corrosion of the battery terminals. It can drastically reduce the battery’s ability to supply, receive or hold voltage. Plus, the gradual buildup of acid fumes, dirt and grime into an electrically-conductive film on the case between the terminals can greatly increase self-discharge.
One thing you can use is baking soda [...]

The life of a rechargeable battery operating under normal conditions is generally between 500 to 800 charge-discharge cycles. This translates into one and a half to three years of battery life for the average user. As your rechargeable battery begins to die, you will notice a decline in the running time of the battery. When [...]

One thing I’ve been checking up on is the effect of laptop battery life when using the Aero system, included into the new Vista Operating System (included in all versions except Vista Basic).
On your laptop, one of the most important things to watch is your battery life as it won’t to you a darn bit [...]

The battery has been around for along time. Even though Alessandro Volta is usually the one credited for giving us this device in 1800, there have been ancient battery cells found in Sumerian ruins, dated all the way back to 250 BC. It seems that the first use of these was for electroplating various items; [...]

Remember the old Sear’s Diehard battery TV ad where they took a car and drove it into the woods in the winter and left it there for many months? And then they came back at the end of winter but, when it was still very cold, turned on the lights waited a short time and [...]

I opened my refrigerator yesterday and found several batteries stored there. My roommate Robin said that this would make them last longer. What’s up with this I asked?
 
His reply was that battery shelf life can be extended by storing the batteries at a low temperature. They won’t last longer when put in use but, instead [...]