Monthly Archives: May 2010

Exercise is important for your batteries

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Battery Giant

It’s possible to prevent damaging memory from developing in your batteries. Crystalline formation, which causes battery memory in nickel-based batteries, is most pronounced if the battery is left in the charger for days, or if repeatedly recharged without a periodic … Continue reading →

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Does your battery have memory?

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Battery Giant

The term “memory” was originally derived from “cyclic memory”; meaning that a nickel-cadmium battery could remember how much energy was drawn on preceding discharges. On a longer than scheduled discharge, the voltage would rapidly drop and the battery would lose … Continue reading →

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Who pays for the recycling of batteries?

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Battery Giant

Current battery recycling methods require a high amount of energy. It takes six to ten times the amount of energy to reclaim metals from recycled batteries than it would through other means. So who pays for this Recycling? We do. … Continue reading →

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How are batteries recycled?

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Battery Giant

Battery recycling plants require batteries to be sorted according to chemistries. Some sorting must be done prior to the battery arriving at the recycling plants. Nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal-hydride, lithium ion and lead acid are placed in designated boxes at the collection … Continue reading →

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