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Battery Glossary – Battery Management System
A Battery Management System (BMS) is circuitry located inside or on the case of a battery or battery pack. It’s main purpose is to store data that will be useful to the user. A battery that contains a BMS is… Read more →
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How does battery charging work? / How does a battery charge?
To understand how charging works we need to look inside a battery to see the process in action. We’ll use a BatteryGuy 6 volt 4 amp hour Sealed Lead Aid battery to do this but the principles we’ll see are… Read more →
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What is a Smart/Intelligent Battery Charger?
The term ‘Smart’ (or ‘Intelligent’) when associated with battery chargers is used widely and loosely so it is important to understand what a Smart Charger can be versus what it is you are actually looking at. In this article we’ll… Read more →
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What does the C Rate on a Battery Mean?
Discharging or recharging batteries too fast can damage the battery, reduce its service life (how long it will last until it can no longer recharge) or even lead to fires or explosions. The C rating of a battery tells us… Read more →
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What is a Smart Battery?
Smart batteries help us get much more from portable power but what exactly are they and why have they evolved? A smart battery includes one or more of the following: A Battery Management System (BMS) containing various levels of data… Read more →
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Does a 4Ah battery power a 4 amp appliance for one hour?
There is a common misunderstanding about batteries labelled with an ‘Ah’ capacity. It’s repeated endlessly across the internet and it is this: MYTH: A 4Ah battery can power a 4 amp appliance for one hour And so it follows that… Read more →
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In Search of the Perfect Battery
When we look at early batteries and compare them with what powers our portable products of today like cell phones or laptops it’s tempting to think battery technology has progressed from basic to hi-tech in easy-to-follow steps. But are the… Read more →
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VIDEO – How a zinc-carbon battery is made
In this video we’ll explain how zinc-carbon batteries are made. Transcript Over 200 years ago Alessandro Volta invented the first battery. He discovered that by placing copper and zinc discs on top of each other, and separating each with a… Read more →
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VIDEO – How an alkaline based battery is made
In this video we’ll explain how alkaline based batteries are made. Transcript Over 200 years ago Alessandro Volta invented the first battery. He discovered that by placing copper and zinc discs on top of each other, and separating each with… Read more →