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July 2003
Mike Allen |
How To Charge Your Battery Motorhomes, tractors, boats, motorcycles and other occasional-use vehicles should use a battery-maintainer style of charger to prevent battery damage. The permanent extra wiring harness makes it easy to hook up the charger when necessary.   |
Popular Mechanics
January 4, 2008
Mike Allen |
Can Mechanics Be Dishonest, or Should You Just Know Better? Consumers have a responsibility to be informed about their vehicles and not to be pressured into buying new parts without a second opinion. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2009
Seth Porges |
How to Make Your Own Battery-Powered Gadget Chargers There's no magic to a cellphone charger. It's really little more than a plastic-wrapped strip of copper wire designed to deliver power (stepped down in voltage and converted to DC, of course) from an outlet to your phone battery. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2009 |
How to Diagnose Car Electrical Problems by Tracing Voltage Drops Electricity shouldn't be daunting, especially when it comes to automotive wiring. |
Boating
December 2006
Ed Sherman |
The Boat Doctor - Shock-less Therapy Troubleshoot your electronics with a digital volt-ohm meter. Many boaters own one, or should, but few know how to use it. |
PC Magazine
May 1, 2009
Sascha Segan |
Upgrade Your Phone's Battery If you've had your phone for more than a year, you'll be surprised at how much a new battery can liven it up. |
U.S. CPSC
August 19, 2002 |
Digital Multimeters Recall by Fluke Corp The recalled units can take longer than normal, up to 18 seconds, to display readings of AC voltages above 500 volts. Users can misinterpret the delayed reading to mean that high voltage is not present. If high voltage is present, users could be exposed to a risk of shock. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2010
Travis Hoium |
This Battery Company Packs a Wallop China's Advanced Battery Technologies is putting American battery manufacturers to shame. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2007 |
System Adds Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Power to Devices OceanServer Technology is introducing a battery and power system that lets designers add smart, rechargeable lithium-ion battery backup power to electronic and electromechanical equipment. |
AskMen.com
Louis Whitehead |
Dealing With A Dead Car Battery There are a number of reasons why batteries can weaken and fail. Here are some of the more common ones. |
PC Magazine
October 14, 2003 |
Improve Battery Life The wireless adapter in your laptop drains the battery quickly, so disable the radio when you don't need it. |
PC Magazine
December 21, 2005
Bill Howard |
Getting the Most from Your Batteries Batteries light up our lives and a whole array of devices. Here's how to choose and use them. |
Fast Company
Pavithra Mohan |
Apple's New Battery Case Looks Like An Orthopedic Shoe For Your iPhone The company has released the Smart Battery Case, a silicone case that doubles the battery capacity of the iPhone 6 and 6S. |
Popular Mechanics
October 17, 2007
Mike Allen |
Whatever Happened to the 42-Volt Car? It's been just about 10 years since the auto industry was abuzz with the impending transition of automotive electrical systems from 12 volts to 42 volts. Didn't happen. Isn't gonna. Stop holding your breath. |
National Defense
December 2006
Robert H. Williams |
Improved Battery Charger Offered New LX series chargers by Nexergy that are especially configured for Lithium-ion and Lithium-polymer batteries have built in features that precisely match voltage to power packs. |
PC Magazine
August 3, 2005
Loyd Case |
Truly Powerless When a device isn't working right, you're always told to turn it off and leave it off for at least 30 seconds, instead of immediately turning it back on. Why? |
Popular Mechanics
February 2009
Mike Allen |
Troubleshooting and Fixing a Car that Won't Start With nothing more than a multimeter, you should be able to find out what's wrong getting your car up and running in no time. Here are our tips on troubleshooting a car that won't start. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2009
Mike Allen |
How to Read a Mechanic's Work Order: Saturday Mechanic You can troubleshoot your repair after it's done -- without turning a wrench. Here's an overview of the sometimes confusing world of the repair order. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2009
Mike Allen |
How to Fix Car Radio Static Here's how to test for a bad diode with nothing more than a decent digital multimeter. |
PC World
April 29, 2008
Darren Gladstone |
Ask Our Experts: The Best Battery Options Extended-life laptop battery versus external laptop battery. |
PC World
April 2006
Tom Mainelli |
Ask Our Experts: Dead Battery Blues Advice on extending the life of your laptop's CMOS battery. |
U.S. CPSC
June 5, 2008 |
Polycom, Inc. Recalls Wireless Conference Phone Batteries Due to Fire Hazard The battery packs can overheat, posing a fire or burn hazard. |
U.S. CPSC
June 19, 2007 |
Gateway Inc. Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Fire Hazard These lithium-ion battery packs can overheat, which could pose a fire hazard to consumers. This is not an internal battery cell defect. |
U.S. CPSC
April 6, 2006 |
Rechargeable Battery Packs Sold with MAX Wireless Conference Phones Recalled for Burn Hazard These battery packs can short circuit, causing them to overheat and melt the protective plastic covering, posing a burn hazard to consumers. |
InternetNews
June 19, 2007
David Needle |
Gateway Owns The Latest Battery Recall Gateway announces voluntary recall of 14,000 notebook battery packs. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2007 |
Smart Energy Solutions to offer military batteries with built-in safeguard features These advanced battery systems for military use are designed to safeguard military power systems and prolong battery life. |
InternetNews
January 29, 2010 |
Microsoft Addresses Windows 7 Battery Drain Some people say Windows 7 made notebooks' battery life fall to as little half an hour. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2002
Mike Allen |
Replacing A Car Battery Once you've determined the battery is bad and the charging system and the rest of the electrical system is good, it's time to install a new battery... |
U.S. CPSC
November 8, 2005 |
Nikon Inc. Recall to Replace Rechargeable Battery Packs Sold with Digital SLR Cameras These battery packs can short circuit, causing them to overheat and possibly melt, posing a burn hazard to consumers. Nikon will provide a free replacement battery pack. |
PC Magazine
April 20, 2004
Craig Ellison |
Charge It Up If you've ever needed to power a 13-inch TV at a tailgate party or to recharge your notebook between sales calls, the Xantrex Micro-Inverter 175 may be just what you need. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2008
Allie Townsend |
3 Burning Questions on Li-ion Safety for Battery Guru Peter Roth The official unveiling of the production Chevy Volt plug-in car made it clear that lithium-ion battery research could be the key to next-gen hybrids. But are these batteries safe to use on our roads? |
PC Magazine
May 2, 2008
Lisa Zyga |
Low Power, Longer Life To meet the power needs of portable electronics, improving battery efficiency is vital. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2009 |
Mil-Spec Military Battery Technology for Lithium Metal Oxide Use Introduced by Tadiran The Tadiran U.S. Battery Division is introducing the TLM mil-spec, rugged, high-energy lithium metal oxide battery for military and aerospace applications. |
National Defense
August 2009
Jason Jacks |
Battery to Extend Work-Life Of Bomb-Disposal Robots A team of Penn State University researchers developed a battery for the military's bomb-disposal Talon robots that has a 23-percent longer life span than current power packs. |
U.S. CPSC
June 8, 2005 |
Mintek Digital Inc. Recall of Portable DVD Player Batteries The battery can overheat and explode while recharging, posing a burn and fire hazard to consumers. |
InternetNews
April 13, 2010 |
Apple Revs MacBook Line With Speed Upgrade Apple refreshes MacBook line with improvements in performance and battery life, boasting graphics processing improvements of 80 percent and 10 hours of battery life. |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Valence Technologies Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Shares of battery specialist Valence Technologies surged more than 10% in intraday trading today on huge volume. |
Chemistry World
April 7, 2015
Tim Wogan |
Super-fast charging aluminium batteries ready to take on lithium A new rival to the lithium-ion battery has been created that charges in under a minute and still performs almost perfectly after being recharged thousands of times. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2010
Jeremy Phillips |
Should You Sell Advanced Battery Technologies Right Now? We're seeking danger signs among Fools' most beloved stocks. |
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August 16, 2011
Jeremy Phillips |
Time to Sell Advanced Battery Technologies? I'm laser-focused on Advanced Battery Technologies, ready to evaluate its price, valuation, margins, and liquidity. |
U.S. CPSC
April 23, 2003 |
Panasonic Consumer Electronics Recall of Battery Packs Battery packs can detach from the power tool unexpectedly and strike the operator or bystander, resulting in injuries. |
PC Magazine
February 8, 2005
Troy Dreier |
Belkin TunePower Keep your iPod playing a whole lot longer with the Belkin TunePower, a clever rechargeable battery pack that attaches to the rear of any iPod with a dock connector. |
Home Theater
April 24, 2005
Chris Chiarella |
Dynamic Duo Belkin adds a welcome touch of style to power management. PureAV Home Theater Power Console PF60... PureAV Home Theater Battery Backup with AVR Technology... |
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October 7, 2010
Eric Wesoff |
Taking the Tesla Factory Tour A first glimpse of the new Tesla electric vehicle manufacturing facilities. |
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April 5, 2005
Wherrett & Yelovich |
My Stock Rose 278% Yesterday! China-based Advanced Battery announced signing a development agreement to use Altair Nanotechnologies' battery electrode nano-materials for its existing polymer lithium-Ion battery product lines. Shares closed at $2.08 up from $0.55. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2007
Mike Allen |
How to Replace a Headlight That Doesn't Want to Be Replaced Handling the delicate replacement of a quartz-bulb headlight. |
PC Magazine
April 4, 2008
Frank Washburn |
Charging Into the Future Researchers are upgrading lithium ion and green-alternative batteries for increasingly power-hungry mobile devices. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2007
John Voelcker |
Lithium Batteries for Hybrid Cars Hybrid cars need to travel farther in electric-only mode, and that means lithium-ion battery technologies have a lot riding on them. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2006 |
AA-Size Battery for Advanced Military and Aerospace Applications Tadiran is introducing the TLM 1550HP, an AA-size battery that powers advanced military and aerospace applications, in response to the growing needs of the military and aerospace industry for a reliable, high-power lithium battery. |
National Defense
September 2006
Robert H. Williams |
Smart Battery Charger for First Responders The compact, intelligent charger checks the charging battery every two seconds. |
