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  • How to find your replacement battery

    At BatteryGuy we’ve made it even easier for you to find your replacement battery. It doesn’t matter if you only have a part number, just the voltage or ah or even if you only know what it fitted into – we’ll help you track down the right battery to replace…

  • What is a Nickel Cadmium Battery Pack?

    Types of Nickel Cadmium Battery Pack There are thousands of different variations of Nickel Cadmium battery packs available.  There are different battery cell configurations, different voltages, different amperages (amps) and different combinations of all three. Nickel Cadmium battery packs are typically made up of a combination of individual nicad cells…

  • How to test an Emergency Light Battery

    Ensuring your emergency light batteries are working correctly is vital and in many states you are required to do so by law. In emergency lights which use multiple batteries they must all be in good condition. One bad battery will affect all the others, shortening their lifespan and adding to…

  • Why do new SLA Batteries perform worse than older ones?

    Some users often notice that brand new sealed lead acid batteries they have purchased seem to have a lower performance compared to the ones they have replaced, especially in their Amp Hour output. This issue is often incorrectly interpreted as a manufacturing defect when it is in fact normal for…

  • A Short History of Enersys Hawker

    Enersys Hawker are a leading manufacturer of Pure Lead Batteries that have a popular use in Emergency Lighting applications. Their cyclon batteries are confusingly referred to in a number of ways including Enersys Cyclon, Hawker Cyclon or Hawker Enersys Cyclon! The history of the organization dates back to 1945 when…

  • Are your Alarm System Batteries working?

    The Chicago Tribune recently published an article (Is your home flirting with danger) on the dangers any home owner faces if they start cutting back in the wrong areas. One of the key areas identified was with regards to Alarm Systems Batteries and the temptation to overlook replacing them on…

  • What causes an SLA Battery case to crack?

    There are several reasons why the casing of Sealed Lead Acid batteries may crack: dropping collision overcharging when vents are not functioning correctly Dropping A SLA battery case is of plastic construction and is designed to hold the acid and plates in place rather than have any shock resistant capabilities….

  • How to test an Alarm System Battery

    Alarm systems come in all shapes and sizes and can be there for a variety of reasons from picking up smoke as a potential signal that there is a fire to movement in a room suggesting an intruder is in the property. Some alarm systems rely wholly on a battery…

  • Lead, the SLA Battery Shortage and Prices

    There had been widespread concern that the closure of many battery factories in China would have an effect on the prices of SLA batteries as the country is responsible for one third of all global production. However it appears that any price rises have been largely compensated for via the…

  • First Aid Measures with Sealed Lead Acid batteries

    Because of their nature as a closed unit Sealed Lead Acid batteries will rarely pose any threat to your health. However accidents do happen and units do break (if dropped or hit by another heavy object) so it is worth knowing what to do in this situation. It’s worth noting…