I wonder what you think about the following problem: A car's battery needs to be replaced but the exact capacity battery is not available,...

I wonder what you think about the following problem: A car's battery needs to be replaced but the exact capacity battery is not available, though smaller or larger ones are. My feeling is that the battery capacity is matched by the manufacturer with the alternator's charging capacity, so the replacement battery should also closely match the OEM battery's capacity. Is my assumption corre...

Hi, Many moons ago I bought an analog multimeter, and one of its functions was to test batteries. It loaded the battery with a resistor,...

Hi, Many moons ago I bought an analog multimeter, and one of its functions was to test batteries. It loaded the battery with a resistor, drawing some significant current (for three battery types) and then measuring I don't know if voltage or current (typical green-yellow-red zones). Right now it is on another city. So now comes a friend that says the battery for a DECT phone doesn't ...

Been trying to 'desulfinate' a 13Ah lead acid battery now for a few weeks. The method I used is to run 200 mA at 16V into a 12V battery. The...

Been trying to 'desulfinate' a 13Ah lead acid battery now for a few weeks. The method I used is to run 200 mA at 16V into a 12V battery. The battery had only 1/10 of capacity, now it has 1/8. Takes too long for my liking, would several month that way. So did some googling, and found this circuit diagram only: http://images.yuku.com.s3.amazonaws.com/image/pjpeg/f1116c552716baf0a54f0050308e...

In terms of battery life, and assuming the same brand of Alkaline battery, is it more efficient to use a 9V battery or 2 AAA cells...

In terms of battery life, and assuming the same brand of Alkaline battery, is it more efficient to use a 9V battery or 2 AAA cells with something like the TL496 converter pictured here. http://www.electroschematics.com/6788/3v-to-9v-dc-converter/ If not, what is the approximate difference either way? The circuit involved is a test audio oscillator. Would be nice if they made mor...

I have a customer who needs a battery-powered system that will operate in any orientation. A car battery is the only thing that has the A-hrs...

I have a customer who needs a battery-powered system that will operate in any orientation. A car battery is the only thing that has the A-hrs he needs (I think). I assume a sealed car battery solves the obvious problem of leaking acid, but are there any other considerations that prevent a car battery from being used when it is upside-down? Are there other types of rechargeable batteri...

Novel battery technology with negligible voltage decay https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/09/230928151711.htm Summary: A pivotal...

Novel battery technology with negligible voltage decay https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/09/230928151711.htm Summary: A pivotal breakthrough in battery technology that has profound implications for our energy future has been achieved. I know every week a new battery tech is announced, but this may be more real?

I have a 12 Volt battery, 9.5 Ah that uses a 12 volt charger 1.0 amp. Assuming the battery is completely discharged, is there a way to...

I have a 12 Volt battery, 9.5 Ah that uses a 12 volt charger 1.0 amp. Assuming the battery is completely discharged, is there a way to determine how long to charge ? Thanks, Andy

https://imgur.com/a/b8l5qKQ Look at the circuit diagram. The positive of the battery is only connected through a capacitor. How can a...

https://imgur.com/a/b8l5qKQ Look at the circuit diagram. The positive of the battery is only connected through a capacitor. How can a capacitor possibly pass DC current to allow the battery to charge?

So you own an electric car with a sizeable lithium-based battery, how do you fight a battery fire? Experience with fighting electric car fires is...

So you own an electric car with a sizeable lithium-based battery, how do you fight a battery fire? Experience with fighting electric car fires is not encouraging because you can't cut off the supply of oxygen to the fire like you can with a carbon fuel such as gasoline - the chemistry of all lithium battery variants supplies its own oxygen. There was a very large (mega) battery fire

I recently bought a new MacBook Air. There are all sorts of tips about extending the duration of a single charge. Does it...

I recently bought a new MacBook Air. There are all sorts of tips about extending the duration of a single charge. Does it matter when I charge it if I want to get the battery's life to be the longest? Should I charge it when the battery is at 50%, 25%, or maybe let it run down to shutdown?

http://citylabs.net/ Looks like betas whacking solar cells. Makes no sense to me. A primary lithium battery will deliver power for over...

http://citylabs.net/ Looks like betas whacking solar cells. Makes no sense to me. A primary lithium battery will deliver power for over 20 years at a cost per joule probably a million times better than this. Not to mention getting a more sensible terminal voltage. How do they expect to charge a battery with 0.7 volts? That all goes for most of the "energy harvesting" things you read ...

I have a 75332P MOSFET on a cordless drill controller heatsink. I guess it's part of a pulse width modulator. The drain (flange) connects...

I have a 75332P MOSFET on a cordless drill controller heatsink. I guess it's part of a pulse width modulator. The drain (flange) connects directly to one of the battery terminals. Does the MOSFET drain go directly to the battery minus/ground terminal? Or does it go to the battery plus terminal? Thanks. -- My application... I'm desperately trying to develop a better inline ...

I, like many others, have digital calipers that drain the battery while sitting, and have no on/off switch, so the battery must be removed when...

I, like many others, have digital calipers that drain the battery while sitting, and have no on/off switch, so the battery must be removed when not being used. I recall a conversation here some time ago about this and some had found different brands that worked better than others, in this regard. Anyone recall the names of the brands that don't drain the battery? --

I have a little project am trying to design, and I am running into a little difficulty in the concept stage. I have a device that needs to...

I have a little project am trying to design, and I am running into a little difficulty in the concept stage. I have a device that needs to consume essentially zero power when shut off. A few nanoamps is fine. The device uses a 6S LiPo battery that must be monitored during operation to make sure the battery is not discharged beyond critical limits. To this end, the battery is conn

I have a remote control car that has a dedicated control and receiver at some unknown to me frequency. Not bluetooth or wifi. It was a...

I have a remote control car that has a dedicated control and receiver at some unknown to me frequency. Not bluetooth or wifi. It was a Christmas toy. It is a substantial car nearly 18" long. It uses a 8.4v nicad battery that I cannot find and really want to NOT use. I can get the battery specs if needed. The car is on vacation in the mountains right now. lol I want to replace with Li I...

Electric vehicle batteries are about 85% efficient, but the 15% of the energy that you put in that you don't get out has to appear as heat,...

Electric vehicle batteries are about 85% efficient, but the 15% of the energy that you put in that you don't get out has to appear as heat, generated in the battery. The worst case would presumably be during fast charging. One has to wonder whether anybody has built a battery with heat-pipe down the middle, sticking into heat-sink extrusions projecting from either end. Nobody seems to do...

I was at the hardware store, needed some screws, other stuff. Found a 5 Euro digital multimeter with transistor hfe test for 5 Euro. .5%...

I was at the hardware store, needed some screws, other stuff. Found a 5 Euro digital multimeter with transistor hfe test for 5 Euro. .5% accuracy on DC it says. Did not need it, but could not resist. Took it home, did not expect it to have a battery in it, for that price. But it did, and it was new and full.... Looked up the price of a new 9 V battery on conrad.nl: 4 Euro 9 cents http://ww...

Hi all, Recap- I had the low Cmos Clock Lithium Battery in a computer. I received a Cmos Clock Lithium Battery from China, had some question...

Hi all, Recap- I had the low Cmos Clock Lithium Battery in a computer. I received a Cmos Clock Lithium Battery from China, had some question about the date code. I installed the Cmos Clock Lithium Battery and had the same message low CMOS battery. I order a new one from Mouser and the computer now works properly. Now I'm onto making the computer control some HP equipment via GPIB, whi...

https://spectrum.ieee.org/grid-scale-battery-storage-nickel-hydrogen With gullible lunatics like Flyguy claiming that lithium ion batteries are...

https://spectrum.ieee.org/grid-scale-battery-storage-nickel-hydrogen With gullible lunatics like Flyguy claiming that lithium ion batteries are too dangerous to use. one has to suspect that the guys behind this battery chemistry are spending a bit on propaganda. The interesting bit in the article is the sentence. "Their use of expensive platinum catalysts kept them relegated to spa

I am not planning to do so, just curious... Using a five amp hour 18 V (20 V Max) battery. At 1 million V, that would be somewhere around 3...

I am not planning to do so, just curious... Using a five amp hour 18 V (20 V Max) battery. At 1 million V, that would be somewhere around 3 A for one second? Sounds like a LOT of energy. Thanks.