Tesla’s Liquid Cooling System Is State of The Art Tesla patented a liquid cooling system they call a battery management system (BMS). Tesla’s system also helps keep the battery warm during cooler temperatures. The BMS Tesla patent has every battery … Continue reading →

120 volts. 15-amp 120-volt circuit: 15 amps x 120 volts = 1,800 watts. How much can 15 amps power? On average, a 15 amp breaker can run a one 1K light each without blowing or about 1800 – 2000 watts. … Continue reading →

Tips. Batteries go flat as a result of the electrolyte’s chemicals drying up within the battery. In the case of alkaline batteries, this is when all of the manganese dioxide has been converted. At this stage the battery is flat. … Continue reading →

Engineering and changes. When production began in 2017, the base Model 3 was announced to have a 50-kWh battery with a range of about 220 miles (350 km) while the optional 75-kWh battery would have a range of about 310 … Continue reading →

A DC-DC converter is a power converter that converts a source of direct current (DC) from one voltage level to another, by storing the input energy temporarily and then releasing that energy to the output at a different voltage. What … Continue reading →

They all make their home in a constantly changing ecosystem along the Ring of Fire where towering volcanoes and deep ocean trenches line the Pacific Ocean. Giant Pacific Octopus. Moon Jellyfish. Japanese Spider Crabs. What animal can survive in lava? … Continue reading →

Being located on the Pacific Ring of Fire (an area with a high degree of tectonic activity), Indonesia has to cope with the constant risk of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, floods and tsunamis. What disasters are common in the Ring of … Continue reading →

Tesla has made a big deal out of its new 4680 battery cell design, claiming it will both increase the range of its vehicles and reduce the cost-per-kilowatt of its battery packs. Can you increase the range of a Tesla? … Continue reading →

The circles of recycling. Pyrometallurgy burns spent batteries into a slag, and hydrometallurgy dissolves them in acids. Both aim to extract cathode materials. The ideal is direct recycling, which would recover the cathode intact. What is done with lithium batteries … Continue reading →

Nitric acid is a poisonous clear-to-yellow poisonous liquid. It is a chemical known as a caustic. If it contacts tissues, it can cause severe damage, such as burning, on contact. This article discusses poisoning from swallowing or breathing in nitric … Continue reading →

Some of the major materials used in making a most of the Tesla vehicles are: Aluminum (body and chassis) Boron steel (reinforcing the above aluminum) Titanium (underbody) Are Tesla made of plastic? The raw materials that go into the interior … Continue reading →

Primary manufacturing The first step in making alkaline batteries is to manufacture cathode which involves granulation of manganese dioxide, black carbon (graphite) and electrolyte(potassium hydroxide in solution) and then the mixture is pressed into hollow cylinders called preforms. What makes … Continue reading →

That’s because the button-sized devices, if swallowed, could become lodged in the esophagus and cause a potentially dangerous injury due to a chemical reaction between the esophagus lining and the battery’s remaining current. Is it dangerous to swallow a small … Continue reading →

Piercings don’t pose problems; it’s the metals they’re made from that could cause trouble during surgery. If a piercing is made of implant-grade titanium, the likelihood of its conducting electricity is minute. However, you can’t know for certain the quality … Continue reading →

Lithium batteries smell of Bubble Gum, when they leak. That’s a warning secconds before they burst into an explosive like fire… Lithium batteries are like small handgranades. What do lithium battery fumes smell like? When a battery is charged, some … Continue reading →