I am planning to buy some solar panels for my cabin and i want to be able to store the electricity. what kind of batteries should i get? i will be running simple things like a tv and radio. where can i buy these batteries? where should i look for the best batteries?

If you will be storing them outdoors, you can use auto batteries. Indoors, use sealed marine batteries.

Number and size depends on your needs. You will need a charge controller between the solar panels and the batteries to get the maximum power out of the array and to avoid damage to the batteries.

And you will need an inverter to convert the 12 or 24 volts to 120 or 240 VAC.

One large lead acid battery will supply about 1000 watt-hours of energy, enough for 200 watts for 5 hours. You have to look at your loads and decide on how many batteries you need.

Frequently it is cheaper to buy new appliances that use less power, as that power difference can save a lot of money in batteries, inverter, charge controller and solar panels. But it sounds like a few thousand watt-hours will be enough, 1 or 2 large batteries. The real limiting factor is how much money you want to spend for the solar panels themselves.

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Apple Powerbook G4 battery

As far as I know there are three style 3 PowerBook G4 batteries, I also confuse them for a long time. I dont understand why apple named its macbook as powerbook G4 12-inch, 15-inch, 17-ich, titanium and aluminum? I also dont know why not apple name it as dell inspiron 6000, inspiron 6400 series ? Now let me introduce these powerbook G4 batteries for you.

First : 12-inch PowerBook G4 battery

Its info : Chemistry : Li-ion
Volt : 11.1V
Capacity : 4400mAh
Dimension : 129.10 x 81.20 x 20.00 mm
Color : Silver
This PowerBook G4 battery OEM code is M9324 and fits not only apple PowerBook G4 battery but also can work with (apple powerbook g4 12 m8760, apple powerbook g4 12 m9007, apple powerbook g4 12 m9008, apple powerbook g4 12 m9183, apple powerbook g4 12 m9184, apple powerbook g4 12 m9690*/A, apple powerbook g4 12 m9691*/a, apple powerbook g4 12 series). The battery is made to power apple 12-inch powerbook G4 notebook, but the most shop mark it as powerbook G4 battery not 12-inch powerbook G4 battery. You can buy it in : 12-inch powerbook G4 battery

Second : 15-inch aluminum Powerbook G4 battery

Its detail info :
Chemistry : Li-ion
Volt : 10.8V
Capacity : 4400mAh
Dimension : 120.50 x 83.60 x 19.30 mm
Color : Silver
The notebook has a strange, long and repeat name : 15-inch aluminum powerbook G4.The battery OEM code is M9325. It can work with all 15-inch aluminum powerbook G4 series and apple macbook pro notebook. You can order its cheap replacement in 15-inch powerbook G4 battery

Third: 15-inch titanium PowerBook G4 battery

Its detail info :
Chemistry : Li-ion
Volt : 14.8 V/14.4V
Capacity : 4800mAh
Dimension : 115.70×109.15×19.00 mm
Color : Grey
This notebook is apple wide screen laptop. Its battery code is M9327. Can fis for : pple powerbook g4 series (15-inch titanium), apple powerbook g4 series (15.2″ tft screen), apple powerbook g4 series (dvi), apple powerbook g4 series (gigabit ethernet), apple powerbook g4 series (titanium). You can see more info in : Apple powerbook G4 battery.

Forth : 17-inch powerbook G4 battery

Its detail info
Chemistry : Li-ion
Volt : 10.8V
Capacity : 5200mAh
Dimension :
Color : Silver
Only replace 17 inch powerbook G4 battery.

We also are not used to remember its battery code :M9324, M9325, M9326. So we general call them powerbook G4 battery, in this situation we buy a wrong battery for my notebook. Oh thank godness. Now it happends to the apple’s newest Iphone, also their name are: 4GB Iphone, 8GB Iphone and so on. Hope apple name its products in an pellucid name.

The artcile from : Apple powerbook G4 review

laptopsbattery
http://www.articlesbase.com/hardware-articles/differentiate-four-powerbook-g4-batteries-685167.html

Apple Powerbook G4 battery

As far as I know there are three style 3 PowerBook G4 batteries, I also confuse them for a long time. I dont understand why apple named its macbook as powerbook G4 12-inch, 15-inch, 17-ich, titanium and aluminum? I also dont know why not apple name it as dell inspiron 6000, inspiron 6400 series ? Now let me introduce these powerbook G4 batteries for you.

First : 12-inch PowerBook G4 battery

Its info : Chemistry : Li-ion
Volt : 11.1V
Capacity : 4400mAh
Dimension : 129.10 x 81.20 x 20.00 mm
Color : Silver
This PowerBook G4 battery OEM code is M9324 and fits not only apple PowerBook G4 battery but also can work with (apple powerbook g4 12 m8760, apple powerbook g4 12 m9007, apple powerbook g4 12 m9008, apple powerbook g4 12 m9183, apple powerbook g4 12 m9184, apple powerbook g4 12 m9690*/A, apple powerbook g4 12 m9691*/a, apple powerbook g4 12 series). The battery is made to power apple 12-inch powerbook G4 notebook, but the most shop mark it as powerbook G4 battery not 12-inch powerbook G4 battery. You can buy it in : 12-inch powerbook G4 battery

Second : 15-inch aluminum Powerbook G4 battery

Its detail info :
Chemistry : Li-ion
Volt : 10.8V
Capacity : 4400mAh
Dimension : 120.50 x 83.60 x 19.30 mm
Color : Silver
The notebook has a strange, long and repeat name : 15-inch aluminum powerbook G4.The battery OEM code is M9325. It can work with all 15-inch aluminum powerbook G4 series and apple macbook pro notebook. You can order its cheap replacement in 15-inch powerbook G4 battery

Third: 15-inch titanium PowerBook G4 battery

Its detail info :
Chemistry : Li-ion
Volt : 14.8 V/14.4V
Capacity : 4800mAh
Dimension : 115.70×109.15×19.00 mm
Color : Grey
This notebook is apple wide screen laptop. Its battery code is M9327. Can fis for : pple powerbook g4 series (15-inch titanium), apple powerbook g4 series (15.2″ tft screen), apple powerbook g4 series (dvi), apple powerbook g4 series (gigabit ethernet), apple powerbook g4 series (titanium). You can see more info in : Apple powerbook G4 battery.

Forth : 17-inch powerbook G4 battery

Its detail info
Chemistry : Li-ion
Volt : 10.8V
Capacity : 5200mAh
Dimension :
Color : Silver
Only replace 17 inch powerbook G4 battery.

We also are not used to remember its battery code :M9324, M9325, M9326. So we general call them powerbook G4 battery, in this situation we buy a wrong battery for my notebook. Oh thank godness. Now it happends to the apple’s newest Iphone, also their name are: 4GB Iphone, 8GB Iphone and so on. Hope apple name its products in an pellucid name.

The artcile from : Apple powerbook G4 review

laptopsbattery
http://www.articlesbase.com/hardware-articles/differentiate-four-powerbook-g4-batteries-685167.html

laptop batteries maintenance notes

One: notebook computers do not need to charge-discharge 
three times Unless you buy a notebook computer is more than one year of product inventory, or need not do so, as the current batteries in the battery when the factory has been activated, and the batteries in the package into a notebook battery, after a time equivalent to start the test, so you get the hands of batteries, already have been activated, and again three charge-discharge process was unnecessary to increase battery depletion.

Second: the first time do not need to charge enough to charge 12 hours
This early who do not have the battery control circuit of nickel-hydrogen batteries model is applicable, but now with the wisdom of charge and discharge control circuit for the notebook battery is a joke, when the notebook computer battery is full, the charge current will be automatically cut off, even if you continue to charge 120 hours, state and there will not be changed, generally speaking, even the slowest machine charge, six hours completely filled, the remaining “charge” is just a waste of their time. It is time to get new machines should be??first rechargeable battery.

Three: the need for regular battery calibration
Strong memory effect for nickel-hydrogen batteries, which is an essential task, but for Li-ion battery, this cycle does not need to be too frequent, lithium batteries does not completely eliminate the memory effect, but has been greatly reduced memory effect, if you use the battery very frequently, then you should discharge the battery to the relatively low (about 10 ~ 15%) rechargeable, but even if the discharge machines are not open (0 ~ 1%), belong to the lithium batteries have greater depth of injury discharge, as a general rule every two months to do this kind of operation once it. If you seldom use batteries, so long as every 3 months to conduct a this kind of operation it.

Four: to carry out the battery calibration
The so-called correction, when the actual capacity of the battery and control circuit capacity not the same record, the depth of a battery charge and discharge operation, so that control circuit record so close to the actual situation of the battery, this is a true performance of the battery capacity operation rather than to enhance the capacity of the key factors here is the actual capacity of the battery, if the actual capacity of the battery control circuit than the capacity to record high, correction can increase the capacity of the battery looks, if the battery’s actual capacity than the control circuit capacity to a record low, the correction will reduce the capacity of the battery looks, please remember that correction is to make the real capacity of the battery is shown by the battery and control circuitry to eliminate the deviation between, as demonstrated capacity will increase or decrease, This is the status of the battery itself, rather than your correction determined. Correction is likely because the battery discharge when the depth of injury, but a substantial reduction in capacity.

johnxuster
http://www.articlesbase.com/hardware-articles/laptop-batteries-maintenance-notes-714710.html

When looking for the perfect cordless drill you need to be very careful that to look at every problem before purchasing.  You will also want to look at which cordless drill batteries will last the longest.  For a long time, professionals would not touch a cordless drill.  Most professional did not enjoy starting jobs and having their drills stop in the middle of the job.  Also, the burn out rate for these batteries was very high.  A professional could go through 1 or 2 batteries every other month.  As a result, professional craftsman would opt to have wired drills that one had a longer life and two held up to the rigors of the job.  What made it worse was the fact that the batteries cost so much compared to just getting a new drill.  With cost so high, a new market was born for refurbished cordless drill batteries.

Cordless drill batteries have gotten better.  Now, even the cheapest batteries tend to last months or even years.  But the merchants had to do a lot to get them to this point.  That work has started paying off.  Now, craftsmen are tending to pick cordless drills over wired drills.  Thus, giving them more freedom to not have to worry if a work site has the electricity needed to use their drills.

Cordless drills have also taken on the Lithium-Ion battery technology.  Lithium-Ion are a type of battery
composed of Lithium, the lightest metal and the metal that has the highest electrochemical potential. Lithium, however, is an unstable metal, so Lithium-Ion batteries are made from Lithium ions from chemicals. Because of its lightness and high energy density, Lithium-Ion batteries are ideal for portable devices, such as notebook computers. In addition, Lithium-Ion batteries have no memory effect and do not use poisonous metals, such as lead, mercury or cadmium.  The only disadvantage to Lithium-Ion batteries is that they are currently more expensive than NiCad and NiMH battery packs.

That being said, manufacturers are also equipping drills with the NiCad and NiMH battery packs.  NiCad battery are a rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode.  They are often used in emergency systems because of its low discharge rate when not in use.  NiCad batteries are great for on the job recharging.  If done right, charging a NiCad battery could take as little as 4 hours.

Cordless drill batteries are also evolving.  I am sure manufactures will even cut down the recharge rate to 2 hour or below.  Some day, I wish.

Kenneth Elliott
http://www.articlesbase.com/tools-and-equipment-articles/cordless-drill-batteries-and-your-drill-681443.html

At 3:00 on August 24, 26-year-old French supermarket security Jassoud li Buadi are using their own 3 months ago to buy the iPhone send text messages, “Suddenly, the screen exploded!” Buadi eyes were a piece of broken glass scratch, he angrily made to Apple’s claims.

Buadi an iPhone is not the only victims of the bombing. Earlier this month, southern France, a 18-year-old’s iPhone “issued by squeak and burst,” which juvenile eye injury; Paris suburb of a 80-year-old’s iPhone mobile phone display a burst Why lithium batteries into a “time bomb” At 3:00 on August 24, 26-year-old French supermarket security Jassoud li Buadi are using their own 3 months ago to buy the iPhone send text messages, “Suddenly, the screen exploded!” Buadi eyes were a piece of broken glass scratch, he angrily made to Apple’s claims.

Buadi an iPhone is not the only victims of the bombing. Earlier this month, southern France, a 18-year-old’s iPhone “issued by squeak and burst,” which juvenile eye injury; Paris suburb of a 80-year-old’s iPhone mobile phone display a burst in his hands. According to French media, statistics, recently have been 10 French consumers to report their iPhone mobile phone display an explosion or rupture. dell inspiron 2200 battery Incident also occurred in the Netherlands, a man will leave iPhone in the car and returned to find iPhone has ignited the fire burned beyond recognition by the Deputy driver’s seat.

Occurred with the previous iPod, laptop computer, cell phone explosion is similar to Europe in the multiple bombings in iPhone, but also from the past 10 years has become a mainstream digital products lithium batteries overheating caused by the battery.

In March 1976, the U.S. oil company Exxon engineers Whittingham created the first prototype lithium batteries - he used titanium sulfide as an anode, lithium metal as cathode, rely on lithium-ion in the “positive - negative - positive,” movement between the formation of current, complete charge - discharge process. Lithium batteries in energy density, the degree of self-discharge of the indicators are much better than those for other rechargeable batteries, giving rise to the scientific community and business R & D boom. 80s of last century, people are constantly improving lithium batteries, such as the use of lithium-containing compounds as cathode, carbon materials as anode, making it smaller and more energy density, running more stable, cheaper, lithium battery so gradually to become the mainstream of rechargeable batteries, in particular, is reflected in the portable electronic devices, and even has been used to power electric vehicles.

Planting the seeds of electrolyte “missile”

According to the U.S. well-known science writer series dell e1405 battery of articles in the lithium batteries in the introduction, the vast majority of lithium battery explosion caused by a short circuit, and the specific reasons, including charging overvoltage / over-current use of aging.

Lithium battery manufacturing process, because the manufacturing process itself flawed, it is easy to be insulated in this between the two poles, leaving metal dust, copper foil, aluminum foil pieces. The angle is expected in the battery than the fever (more common in long-term use or charging), the like boiling water in a grain of rice, as in the electrolyte to make random thermal motion. If you happen to have the battery positive and negative particles or debris near the middle of the diaphragm level, it could create a divide perforation, triggering micro-short circuit. As the batteries are flammable organic electrolytes, micro-short-circuit may cause an explosion, burning and other accidents, generally have the following three cases:

1. Sparks ignited the electrolyte, and thus bring disaster to come into contact with plastic body and flammable, resulting in fire;

2. Was experiencing an increase of temperature caused by the battery, the battery inside the space is small, perhaps because of increased pressure to explode;

3. Slow temperature rise inside the battery, the battery case to melt gradually, so that corrosive electrolyte leakage.

Lithium battery safety problems can not stop now, dell xps m140 battery because then the advanced manufacturing technology, will inevitably lead to planting the seeds in the electrolyte “missile.” Should be noted that the formal sector of lithium battery production and sales have strict norms of acceptable quality lithium batteries, the number and size of debris have been controlled within a small, very low risk of perforation of diaphragm; batteries outside the Shell also used flame-retardant material, is not prone to fire

annyhaiyan
http://www.articlesbase.com/direct-mail-articles/why-lithium-batteries-into-a-time-bomb-1274704.html

I live on a sailboat and currently have a starting battery and 2 deep cycle batteries connected to a hardwired battery charger and the alternator. I would like to add 2 more batteries. I already have the charger for them hooked up. Can I connect them to the alternator too? Can the alternator be connected to all 5 batteries and charge them while the eninge is runnning? Thanks!

sure you an hook them up wil just take longer to charge them

four errors for laptop batteries maintenance

Misunderstanding one: notebook computers bought three times the need to repeatedly charge and discharge in order to activate the battery.

Unless you buy a notebook computer is more than one year of product inventory, or need not do so, as the current batteries in the battery when the factory has been activated, and the batteries in the package into a notebook battery, after a time equivalent to activate the test, so you get the hands of batteries, already have been activated, and again three charge-discharge process was unnecessary to increase battery depletion.

Misunderstanding two: the first charge must charge enough for 12 hours

This early who do not have the battery control circuit of nickel-hydrogen batteries model is applicable, but now has a smart charge and discharge control circuit for the notebook battery is a joke, when the notebook computer battery is full, the charge current will be automatically cut , even if you continue to charge 120 hours, state and there will not be changed, generally speaking, even the slowest machine charge, six hours completely filled, the remaining “charge” is just a waste of their time. It is time to get new machines should first??rechargeable battery.

Misunderstanding three: the need for regular calibration battery once a month put the total charge.

Strong memory effect for nickel-hydrogen batteries, which is an essential task, but for Li-ion battery, the cycle is too frequent, and lithium batteries does not completely eliminate the memory effect, but has been greatly reduced memory effect, if you use the battery is frequent, then you should discharge the battery to the relatively low (about 10 ~ 15%) rechargeable, but even if the discharge machines are not open (0 ~ 1%), belong to the lithium batteries have greater depth of injury discharge , generally every two months to do this kind of operation once it. If you seldom use batteries, so long as every 3 months to conduct a this kind of operation it.

Misunderstanding four: for correction can improve battery capacity

The so-called correction, when the actual capacity of the battery and control circuit capacity not the same record, the depth of a battery charge and discharge operation, so that control circuit record so close to the actual situation of the battery, this is a true performance of the battery capacity operation rather than to enhance the capacity of the key factors here is the actual capacity of the battery, if the actual capacity of the battery control circuit than the capacity to record high, correction can increase the capacity of the battery looks, if the battery’s actual capacity than the control circuit capacity to a record low, the correction will reduce the capacity of the battery looks, which is why many people are debating the reasons for the effect of correction, keep in mind that correction is to make the real capacity of the battery is shown by the elimination of battery and control circuit between bias, as demonstrated capacity will increase or decrease, this is the status of the battery itself, rather than your correction determined. Correction is likely because the battery discharge when the depth of injury, but a substantial reduction in capacity.

johnxuster
http://www.articlesbase.com/laptops-articles/four-errors-for-laptop-batteries-maintenance-716214.html

i own a Canon PowerShot SX120 IS and it requires 2 AA batteries to power it but all the ones ive tried dont last very long. what batteries are the best to use?
im sorry but im not an idiot. i know to use rechargable batteries and i know to carry spare ones. i just didnt know which brand/make was the best to use.

Energizer Lithium are the best, bar none - but they’re also the best price (for the manufacturer). Perhaps you should buy a pack of four Eneloops (is that what they’re called?) and a charger.

I’m thinking of getting a Nikon Coolpix S230 for my birthday and was wondering what batteries work well with cameras. My family recently got a camera and the batteries would always die after one shot. So can you help me find batteries for my camera?

I prefer rechargeable ones, so can you also tell me where to get a battery charger? The cheaper the better.

Thanks

Fully charged batteries work best. As for your old camera, you probably used ordinary disposable batteries for it. Digital cameras are power hungry devices. The absolute minimum is alkaline. For disposables, Energizer Lithium is the best. If you prefer rechargeable AAs, get the highest mAh rating you can afford for longer lasting power.

Some cameras have their own unique battery size. You don’t have much choice with these so it would be advisable to get a back-up battery just in case.