Category: Battery Knowledge
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Top 10 Batteries Usage Tips, Hacks and Tricks
The gadgets you love don’t always love you back—at least when it comes to battery life. But you can get more from your laptop, your iPod, your phone, and other devices with these 10 techniques. 10. Turn C batteries into Ds with quarters Only a few things ever need D batteries, but who has them…
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Tiny Capsules Can Heal Worn-Out Batteries
WASHINGTON — A newly created lithium-ion battery that can heal itself may improve the life span and safety of today’s energy-storage technologies, researchers report. Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries power cell phones, laptops and other portable electronics. But, like any batteries, they tend to break down over time. “There are many different types of degradation that happen,…
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Chinese entrepreneur plans to build Southland laptop battery factory
Winston Chung says he believes the region can become a hub for production of electric and battery technology. He recently acquired the Balboa Bay Club and Resort in Newport Beach. Chinese entrepreneur Winston Chung talks about his latest Southland ventures… (Bob Chamberlin, Los Angeles Times) October 15, 2011|By E. Scott Reckard, Los Angeles Times A…
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How to Charge a Dell Latitude D620 Battery
The Dell Latitude D620 is a laptop computer that uses a Dell laptop battery to power the computer when it is not plugged in to a power outlet. Over time this battery can become degraded to the point where you need to change it, or you might need to change it so you can swap…
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Useful laptop battery troubleshooting tips
If you are having trouble with your laptop battery because it will not charge, it is not necessarily time to buy a new battery yet. There are several reasons behind why this could be happening, and here you will learn useful laptop battery troubleshooting when you battery refuses to charge. Before you begin troubleshooting your…
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Complete Professional Battery Knowledge Tips & FAQ
Batteries Care Instructions Battery Do’s: A new battery comes in a discharged condition and must be charged before use (refer to the devices manual for charging instructions). Upon initial use (or after a prolonged storage period) the battery may require three to four charge/discharge cycles before achieving maximum capacity. When charging the battery for the…
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How to Boost Your Toshiba Satellite Laptop Battery
Time and use can take a toll on your Toshiba Satellite battery. This can result in a decrease in battery life. While once you may have been able to power your laptop for three hours using only battery power, now you can only power your laptop for two hours, or even less. Recalibrating or reconditioning…
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Dell updates Vostro laptop for better laptop battery life
Dell has launched the V131, a new ultraportable laptop in its small-business Vostro line that the company says improves on the poor laptop battery life of its predecessor, the Vostro V130. Dell has launched the V131, a new ultraportable laptop in its small-business Vostro line. The Vostro V131, unveiled on Thursday, lets customers replace laptop…
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Scientists Home in on Lithium Laptop Battery Safety Flaws
Scientists at Cambridge have developed a simple, accurate way of “seeing” chemistry in action inside a lithium-ion battery. By helping them understand how these batteries behave under different conditions the new method — which involves Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy — could help researchers solve the fire safety problems that have dogged the development of…
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Top 15 Ultimate Tips to Extend Your Laptop Battery Life
Notebooks tend to lose their charm quickly when you find yourself searching for a power terminal once in every couple of hours to help your dieing laptop battery that is plunging towards the red zone! How do you keep your laptop/notebook battery going for as long as possible? Here are 15 easy tips to do so. Read…