So you charge your battery up, but before you know it the unit is flat again. Its a common scenario, but the causes are varied. In this article we’ll go through what can cause the issue and how to fix it. Parasitic electrical drains One of the most frequent reasons…
So you connect your battery to a charger and after a few hours nothing has changed. A common issue, but one with many causes. Some basic checks Is the charger getting power? It might sound obvious, but it could be that the plug socket is at fault, not the charger….
This is a list of popular commercially available battery types. For a full list of battery types that have ever existed and ones that are still on the drawing board see this Wikipedia page. Primary Cells (disposable) Secondary Cells (rechargeable) Zinc Carbon (aka Zinc Chloride) Zinc Air Alkaline Lithium Metal…
This 4 minute video by TEDed explains how the battery came about, how it works and what we might expect from the future.
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No – Emergency Light Ballasts can only be used in conjunction with the running of compatible fluorescent and discharge lamps. The design of an emergency ballast is very specific to its use and would cause damage to the emergency ballast or object it was trying to power if used as…
Emergency Light Ballasts and Electronic Ballasts are both totally different creatures. Electronic Ballast are an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps. Electronic Ballasts increase lamp efficiency. Modern functionalities of Electronic Ballasts include electromagnetic interference (noise reduction), power factor correction, a resonant output stage for high frequency…
Most Jet Skis use sealed lead acid batteries and typically come Factory Activated, unless marked otherwise on the packaging. Most are charged at the factory, but may still need to be recharged prior to first use to achieve optimal performance. If you don’t care about optimal performance from the get…
Most sports vehicles use sealed lead acid batteries so unless they are used daily, you will more than likely need a charger that can keep a current going to your battery. In the case of a 12v 18ah motorcycle/ Jet Ski battery, I recommended that you use a multi-function (smart)…
Sealed Lead Acid batteries fall under the category of rechargeable batteries and if they are ignored, not charged after use, not charged properly or have reached the end of their intended life span, they are done. In ideal circumstances an SLA battery should never be discharged by more than 50%,…
