Nickel-Cadmium or the Ni-Cd rechargeable batteries are a type of alkaline storage battery, classified as a secondary battery. As the name suggests, they are made from two chemical elements, nickel hydroxide, cadmium and an alkaline electrolyte, which is usually a solution of Potassium Hydroxide. Invented in I899 by Waldemar Jungner of Sweden, their practical application…
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Lead-acid batteries or “starting batteries,” as they are also called, are the oldest rechargeable batteries in existence and the first used for commercial use. They have dominated the market for over 100 years, ever since their invention in the 1850s by Gaston Plante, a French engineer, and continue to weave their magic to this day.…
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Want to make an extra few bucks each month and help clean up the environment too? Reconditioning batteries may be something you would like to do. Online businesses are growing at an incredible rate. These niche sectors are making more and more money every day. Finding cheap auction batteries, reconditioning them and selling them for…
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For today’s lifestyles, the most important attribute to consider is mobility. Advanced electronic devices such as portable computers and cell phones allow people to perform much more effectively than ever before. With mobility comes the increased need for portable power sources. Fortunately, this advancement in electronics is matched with improvements in batteries that power these…
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It’s true you can extend the life of your batteries and get use out of them longer than you thought possible. In addition you can get “dead” batteries from other people or businesses and recondition those also; these batteries would most likely be free to you. What would you do with these batteries? Why not…
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The trend of battery-powered laptops and other portable equipment becoming smaller and more power hungry led to the creation of lithium-ion (Li-ion) rechargeable batteries. The electrodes used in these batteries are made of lightweight lithium and carbon, making them compact and lightweight. They offer a far better performance when compared to the more traditional rechargeable…
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Do you throw away batteries when they get old? This is a common habit which most of the people practice. But today you do not need to throw away the batteries as soon as they get old because battery reconditioning is a good method to use them again. There are ways with the help of…
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All batteries will fail at some point, when they have been in use for longer periods of time. But premature battery failure is one of the main frustrations people face. Common thinking is that turning devices off extends battery life, but what happens is the opposite. Devices consume more power when they are starting up,…
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Learning how to recondition batteries instead of throwing them out can save you money and help the environment. Few people consider the possibility of reconditioning, we are so used to just to discarding old batteries. When we talk of reconditioning what it means is bringing a rechargeable battery back to a useable state again, this…
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Around the world, millions of batteries are disposed of when they are no longer serviceable. This includes batteries used in cars, golf carts, motorcycles, heavy equipment and many other battery types used for many other purposes. There is a reason for most batteries becoming unusable; it is from a process called sulphation. This is actually…
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