Never leave your LiPo batteries sitting around on a full charge for more than 2-3 days. If by the 3rd day you realize you are not going to use your battery today, you need to discharge your battery down to … Continue reading →

Recycling – Your Best Option The best thing you can do with excess and expired body armor is sending it out to be recycled. There are companies that specialize in recycling the materials used in body armor and ballistic panels. … Continue reading →

Assuming a proportional relationship between grip strength and what the average male American can lift, back-of-the-envelope math suggests Thanos could heft 120 million pounds, 10 million pounds more than the weight of the Titanic. How much tons can Thanos lift? … Continue reading →

The Infinity Blade was a weapon commissioned by Gamora from a dwarf of Nidavellir she had kidnapped. The sword was empowered by the Power Stone, and it was seemingly based on a design created by Thanos. Gamora wielded the Infinity … Continue reading →

LG Chem. Continuous Improvement in Battery Costs: GM’s joint venture with LG Chem will drive battery cell costs below $100/kWh. The cells use a proprietary low cobalt chemistry and ongoing technological and manufacturing breakthroughs will drive costs even lower. Who … Continue reading →

LiPo batteries are fully charged when they reach 4.2v/cell, and their minimum safe charge, as we will discuss in detail later, is 3.0v/cell. 3.7v is pretty much in the middle, and that is the nominal charge of the cell. How … Continue reading →

STEP ONE: SLOWLY charge to 100% fully charged (4.20V Per Cell for standard LiPos, 4.35V Per Cell for LiHV packs). Unplug the battery when finished. Allow battery to rest and settle for 20-30 mins. Plug the battery back in and … Continue reading →

Absorb – once the batteries reach the programmed “Absorb Voltage”, usually somewhere between 14.4 – 14.8 Volts for lead-acid batteries, the batteries will go into the Absorb stage. Typically, when a battery reaches this stage they are around 80-90% full … Continue reading →

Over the years, HP has utilized a wide variety of battery technologies to power its portfolio of consumer and commercial notebook computers. Today, lithium-ion polymer batteries are the battery of choice for HP to provide our customers the best experience. … Continue reading →

To sum up, no your battery jump starter does not come fully charged. The manufacturer can not ship the unit with a fully charged battery. When you purchase a new one you will need to give it an initial charge … Continue reading →

The Low Voltage Disconnect (LVD) is used to protect lithium ion batteries from damage due to over discharge. The LVD is suitable for use with battery systems of 12 V, 24 V, 36 V and 48 V. Its outputs will … Continue reading →

Yes, it’s preferred that the controller have a higher wattage rating than the motor, assuming the controller supplies the correct voltage for that motor. You should never exceed the motor’s rated voltage. When the correct voltage is applied to a … Continue reading →

If your battery can’t hold its charge anymore and drains extremely fast, you might be able to save it by doing a full recharge. You’ll need to completely drain the battery for this to work, so once it reaches zero … Continue reading →

Cannot reach higher than 10.5 volts when being charged, then the battery has a dead cell. Fully charged (according to the battery charger) but the voltage is 12.4 or less, the battery is sulfated. Can a battery have 12v and … Continue reading →

To check the voltage reaching the starter, connect one lead of the voltmeter to the solenoid feed terminal and the other to the starter casing. To check for a high resistance between the battery and starter, connect the voltmeter between … Continue reading →