Tuesday, May 21, 2013
When the clock strikes 12:00 a.m. in the U.K. on Dec. 31, manufacturers of automotive and industrial batteries in the U.K. will become responsible to arrange the collection, treatment and recycling of such batteries, free of charge, if requested by business end-users and final holders. The new regulations will also require battery manufacturers to register [...]
Nobody likes having their PSP games unexpectedly interrupted by the unfortunate case of a dead battery. While Sony‘s PSP does come with an LED light that blinks when the battery is running low, it’s not exactly the most visible of warnings. With the new Battery Warning PRX plug-in, a clear and effective screenshot will pop [...]
With a pre-christmas release (just barely), the latest Pinetrail based, Asus Eee PC Seashell 1005P, 1005PE and 1001P models went out carrying hopes of a quick, holiday-induced sales bounce. Touting what would be a very respectable14 hours of battery life on a single charge, and assuming the Seashells live up to the bold claim, [...]
The temptation is understandable. A freshly opened, brand new remote control car just sitting there, two 9v batteries away from speeding off into oblivion. However, taking the batteries out of your smoke alarm to satisfy the storage energy requirements for any christmas gadget, no matter how cool or cutting edge it may be, carries far [...]
If you would like to get the battery percentage indicator showing on your iPhone 3GS, or if your want to find out how to download it on a jailbroken iPhone, the video below has some helpful information-
As recently displayed with the the battery being used in the Chevrolet Volt, rigorous testing is a vital part of the battery production process. One of the nation’s leaders in this type of testing, BATLab(Battery Abuse Testing Laboratory) at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., will now be able to ramp up its efforts as it has just become the recipient [...]
Having already seized headlines for efforts and advances made in cleantech this year, Panasonic’s new notebook computer battery design highlights the strides being taken by the Japanese electronics producer in the realm of safetech.
Do you have one of these in your first-aid kit? The source of this photo is a Flickr user by the name of Anticitizen. Upon finding that the battery cover of his Droid was loose(he’s not the first to have this issue), Anticitizen took it to a nearby Verizon store in search of a remedy. [...]
“A safer way to smoke” - Apparently that’s the unofficial mantra for the relatively new and increasingly popular electronic cigarette. Recent years have seen an increase in e-cig manufacturers. With this has come a wide variety of e-cigs currently available for smokers who are looking to move away from the standard cigarette. Aside from the various health benefits that come [...]
2009 has been a busy year for Massachusetts-based battery maker A123 Systems. Having already landed a contract to supply Chrysler with lithium ion batteries, received nearly $250 million in grant money from the U.S. Gov’t, and launched a public stock offering; A123 Systems is now capping off this calendar year with the announcement that they’re [...]
In most cases, the Yuasa YTX14-BS motorcycle battery is not factory sealed with electrolyte. This means the customer is responsible [...]
This article shows you how to clean corroded motorcycle battery terminals. The same technique can be used for all lead-acid [...]
