Friday, May 24, 2013
Nobody understands the value of fire prevention & safety better than our country’s brave firefighters. Each year, hundreds of homes and lives are lost that could have been prevented had there been smoke detectors present that were functioning properly. Many times, it’s something as simple as a dead or missing battery that prevents smoke detectors [...]
FACT: “96 percent of American homes have at least one smoke alarm, 19 percent of those detectors are not working, mostly due to missing or dead batteries.” Firefighters across the United States are making an extra effort this week (if that’s even possible) to make sure their communities are adequately prepared to prevent home fires [...]
“Every year, we see fire-related injuries that might have been prevented if the victims received fire safety tips, installed functioning smoke alarms or practiced an escape plan. Our first line of protection is educating the community.” -Indianapolis Fire Chief Brian Sanford With National Fire Prevention Week officially kicking off yesterday, firefighters around the country are [...]
Did you know that home fires kill 540 children under the age of 14 each year? Did you know that many of these could be avoided if only the homes had smoke detectors that were functioning properly? Too many times, homes and even humans are lost to fires simply because the 9v battery in their [...]
Whether you’re single, married, or somewhere in between; all of us at The Battery Times and Atbatt.com would like to wish you a very happy Valentine’s Day.
Tesla, one of the major leaders in the EV movement, has recently announced that they will be teaming with Brussels-based Umicore to create a much needed lithium ion battery recycling program throughout Europe. Tesla says the batteries in their EVs should last somewhere between 7-10 years or about 160,000 kilometers under normal use. Those are [...]
With RIM eagerly prepping for a first quarter release of the new BlackBerry PlayBook (many expect it to ship the U.S. beginning in March), many are wondering aloud if RIM’s battery life will be comparable to the 10-hr battery life of it’s main competitor, Apple’s uber-popular iPad. To that query, senior product lead Ryan Bidan [...]
We hope everyone has a great Martin Luther King Jr. day-
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 [...]
