Lithia water contains various lithium salts, including the citrate. An early version of Coca-Cola available in pharmacies’ soda fountains called Lithia Coke was a mixture of Coca-Cola syrup and lithia water. What soft drink contains lithium? Lithiated Lemon-Lime SodaIn this … Continue reading →

An ACR parallels (combines) batteries during charging, and isolates them when charging has stopped and after battery voltage has fallen. An ACR is intended to keep a load from discharging both of the batteries. What is a Marine ACR? An … Continue reading →

Most of your employees will know that foil is potentially recyclable, but because they aren’t sure of the composition (foil sheets, or pans, or packaging) they may decide to dispose of it in your workplace trash can. And tin foil … Continue reading →

The battery management system, or BMS for short, does exactly what the name describes: it manages the batteries used to power your eBike system. For the casual cyclist, you don’t really need to know more about BMS systems beyond that … Continue reading →

As alkaline batteries age or discharge, the chemistry of the battery changes. One byproduct of this chemical change is hydrogen gas. The excess gas causes a pressure build up inside the battery which can eventually rupture the battery seal and … Continue reading →

Compared to Gatorade, bananas have 10 times the amount of potassium per serving. For researchers, the additional nutrients that are found in bananas and not in sports drinks make the banana a better option. Are bananas better than sports drinks? … Continue reading →

Much of the phosphorus on Earth is tied up in rock and sedimentary deposits, from which it is released by weathering, leaching, and mining. Some of it passes through freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems via plants, grazers, predators, and parasites, to … Continue reading →

Rb2SO4 R b 2 S O 4 is an electrolyte. Is BA OH 2 a strong electrolyte? That is, the principal species in solution for strong electrolytes are ions, while the principal specie in solution for weak electrolytes is the … Continue reading →

Copper is the most common magnet wire choice due to its high conductivity and relatively low cost. For most motors like the one shown below, we use copper with a very thin enamel coating and tightly wrap the wire to … Continue reading →

Electric vehicles don’t need gasoline, but they do require a significant amount of copper. Furthermore, a small ICE vehicle requires 22 kg of copper while HEV requires 40 kgs. How much copper is used in a car? There’s more than … Continue reading →

1 billion watts. A watt is a measure of power and there are 1 billion watts in 1 GW. How much power is 1gw? A gigawatt is equal to one billion watts, and most of us are familiar with a … Continue reading →

Run constantly and your Beach leisure battery will last 6 hrs when pitched up, not on hookup and with engine off. A compressor fridge would cost 2 to 3 times as much and last upto 2 days not on hookup. … Continue reading →