Batteries Plus Shoppe | Let's Talk About Batteries
Nov
24
Posted on 24-11-2009
Filed Under (Batteries) by admin on 24-11-2009
kevin moshayedi asked:
Even if you are overjoyed with several attractive features of the cell phone, nothing is more important than the life of the cellular phone battery. The longer the cellular phone battery life, the more talking time you can have before the battery needs a recharge. However, at some point in time, your cellular phone battery will wear out and your talk time will be noticeably diminished. When this happens, you have to necessarily get a new battery. Make sure you buy the correct battery for your cell phone model or else it will not fit
As you may be aware, there are three different types of materials that are used to make a cellular phone battery. The metals are nickel metal hydride, nickel cadmium and lithium ion. The lithium ion cellular phone battery is the most widely used because it has the longest battery life, reportedly 3 to 5 hours of talk time. They can also be recharged around 200 times before you need to purchase a new one. When you replace your cellular phone battery, make sure to dispose of the old one at the correct hazardous waste place or hand over to a store that accepts old batteries.
Please note that the cellular phone battery should be stored at room temperature as extreme heat or extreme cold can damage it. Make it a point to wait till the battery has completely run dry before recharging. Read carefully the instructions on charging and recharging the cellular phone battery and make sure you do not overcharge the battery. When purchasing a replacement cellular phone battery, it is better to buy only OEM (original equipment manufacturer) batteries. OEM batteries may be more expensive, but they are still worth the cost.
You can charge up your cellular phone battery with an AC adapter (desktop charger) or car adapter charger. You will be required to buy the car adapter separately but buy the car charger from the same store wherefrom you bought the cell phone. Make sure you check the make and model number so that you buy the correct one for your phone. You have to take care to prevent memory effect. Keep the battery healthy by fully charging and then fully discharging it at least once every three weeks or at least once a month. Exceptions to the rule are Li-Ion batteries, which do not suffer from the memory effect. Do not leave the battery dormant for long periods of time.
Make it a point to always use a battery charger, which is by the same battery manufacturer as your phone ? as that way it gives battery more life and also safeguards if you overcharge your battery now and then. To keep the battery clean, it is a good idea to clean the battery contacts with a cotton swab and alcohol. Please remember that the vibrator mode of your cell phone consumes more battery charge, so when not needed, it is preferable to use the ring-tone mode. Yet another point to remember, if you do not plan on using the battery for a month or more, store it in a clean, dry, cool place away from heat and metal objects. Batteries tend to de-charge when not in use, so make sure you charge them again before using.
Algernon
Even if you are overjoyed with several attractive features of the cell phone, nothing is more important than the life of the cellular phone battery. The longer the cellular phone battery life, the more talking time you can have before the battery needs a recharge. However, at some point in time, your cellular phone battery will wear out and your talk time will be noticeably diminished. When this happens, you have to necessarily get a new battery. Make sure you buy the correct battery for your cell phone model or else it will not fit
As you may be aware, there are three different types of materials that are used to make a cellular phone battery. The metals are nickel metal hydride, nickel cadmium and lithium ion. The lithium ion cellular phone battery is the most widely used because it has the longest battery life, reportedly 3 to 5 hours of talk time. They can also be recharged around 200 times before you need to purchase a new one. When you replace your cellular phone battery, make sure to dispose of the old one at the correct hazardous waste place or hand over to a store that accepts old batteries.
Please note that the cellular phone battery should be stored at room temperature as extreme heat or extreme cold can damage it. Make it a point to wait till the battery has completely run dry before recharging. Read carefully the instructions on charging and recharging the cellular phone battery and make sure you do not overcharge the battery. When purchasing a replacement cellular phone battery, it is better to buy only OEM (original equipment manufacturer) batteries. OEM batteries may be more expensive, but they are still worth the cost.
You can charge up your cellular phone battery with an AC adapter (desktop charger) or car adapter charger. You will be required to buy the car adapter separately but buy the car charger from the same store wherefrom you bought the cell phone. Make sure you check the make and model number so that you buy the correct one for your phone. You have to take care to prevent memory effect. Keep the battery healthy by fully charging and then fully discharging it at least once every three weeks or at least once a month. Exceptions to the rule are Li-Ion batteries, which do not suffer from the memory effect. Do not leave the battery dormant for long periods of time.
Make it a point to always use a battery charger, which is by the same battery manufacturer as your phone ? as that way it gives battery more life and also safeguards if you overcharge your battery now and then. To keep the battery clean, it is a good idea to clean the battery contacts with a cotton swab and alcohol. Please remember that the vibrator mode of your cell phone consumes more battery charge, so when not needed, it is preferable to use the ring-tone mode. Yet another point to remember, if you do not plan on using the battery for a month or more, store it in a clean, dry, cool place away from heat and metal objects. Batteries tend to de-charge when not in use, so make sure you charge them again before using.
Algernon
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Nov
21
Posted on 21-11-2009
Filed Under (Batteries) by admin on 21-11-2009
kds-nj asked:
I recently had a baby and am now using batteries for his swing and bouncer like they are going out of style. Where can I find a charging unit and rechargeable batteries for size C and D? Walmart, Lowes, Home Depot??? Investing in this has to save a little more money than constantly buying regular batteries all the time. Thanks.
Alex
I recently had a baby and am now using batteries for his swing and bouncer like they are going out of style. Where can I find a charging unit and rechargeable batteries for size C and D? Walmart, Lowes, Home Depot??? Investing in this has to save a little more money than constantly buying regular batteries all the time. Thanks.
Alex
Nov
18
maxwell asked:
What is a Pandora battery?
Pandora’s battery is a combination of a PSP battery plus an authentic Sony Memory stick Duo 1gb
memory stick with modified special files. The battery itself has also been modified into a “special”
battery that puts your PSP into recovery boot mode.
What does the Pandora battery allow me to do?
-repair a PSP that refuses to turn on
-install custom firmware 4.01 M33 and all future custom firmware versions
Does this Pandora battery work on both “fat” and “slim” PSPs?
Yes it does work on fat (PSP 1001 models) and newer slim (PSP 2001) models.
I have firmware ‘x” installed on my PSP. Will this work on my PSP?
Yes, the Pandora Battery kit will work regardless of what firmware is already installed on the PSP.
My friend also has a bricked PSP. Can the battery be used over again?
Yes the tool battery can be used as many times as you like again and again.
Would this harm my PSP in any way?
Absolutely not! The Pandora battery repairs your PSP from a brick and does not brick it.
What are the benefits of having PSP running custom firmware?
You can unlock the full potential of the PSP which is truly a powerful piece of hardware. You
should not have to be able to run only official games and software. With this homebrew software
edition, now you can enjoy the benefits.
-Official Sony firmware – limits you to playing only PSP discs.
-Custom firmware lets you play ISO/CSO files (images you can make from those discs). By
doing this your PSP runs faster and smoother.
-Custom firmware allows you to move PSP video files directly to your PSP. Official firmware
forces you to purchase additional software to do it.
-Custom Firmware allows you to use “emulators” to run Nintendo games, N64,
SuperNintendo, Gameboy Color/Advanced, Atari, Playstation 1, Sega Genesis, arcade games and much more! PSP with custom firmware (CFW) also allows you to run homebrew games.
What is homebrew?
If you were to write a piece of software for the PSP on your own, it would be called “homebrew.”
It is unsigned code that that is written outside of the commercial world. There are a variety of
homebrew programs available for the PSP on the Internet.
Is Pandora battery made using a soft mod or a hard mod?
A soft mod involves altering the software so that the battery’s serial number is changed. A hard
mod involves actually opening up the battery and making alterations to the battery’s hardware.
Of course this battery has been modified (modded) using a soft mod. Hard mods are dangerous
and there have been several cases in the news where the PSP catches on fire as a result of
modifying it that way.
Maxwell Stephen
http://www.classifiedstraffic.com
Aldric
What is a Pandora battery?
Pandora’s battery is a combination of a PSP battery plus an authentic Sony Memory stick Duo 1gb
memory stick with modified special files. The battery itself has also been modified into a “special”
battery that puts your PSP into recovery boot mode.
What does the Pandora battery allow me to do?
-repair a PSP that refuses to turn on
-install custom firmware 4.01 M33 and all future custom firmware versions
Does this Pandora battery work on both “fat” and “slim” PSPs?
Yes it does work on fat (PSP 1001 models) and newer slim (PSP 2001) models.
I have firmware ‘x” installed on my PSP. Will this work on my PSP?
Yes, the Pandora Battery kit will work regardless of what firmware is already installed on the PSP.
My friend also has a bricked PSP. Can the battery be used over again?
Yes the tool battery can be used as many times as you like again and again.
Would this harm my PSP in any way?
Absolutely not! The Pandora battery repairs your PSP from a brick and does not brick it.
What are the benefits of having PSP running custom firmware?
You can unlock the full potential of the PSP which is truly a powerful piece of hardware. You
should not have to be able to run only official games and software. With this homebrew software
edition, now you can enjoy the benefits.
-Official Sony firmware – limits you to playing only PSP discs.
-Custom firmware lets you play ISO/CSO files (images you can make from those discs). By
doing this your PSP runs faster and smoother.
-Custom firmware allows you to move PSP video files directly to your PSP. Official firmware
forces you to purchase additional software to do it.
-Custom Firmware allows you to use “emulators” to run Nintendo games, N64,
SuperNintendo, Gameboy Color/Advanced, Atari, Playstation 1, Sega Genesis, arcade games and much more! PSP with custom firmware (CFW) also allows you to run homebrew games.
What is homebrew?
If you were to write a piece of software for the PSP on your own, it would be called “homebrew.”
It is unsigned code that that is written outside of the commercial world. There are a variety of
homebrew programs available for the PSP on the Internet.
Is Pandora battery made using a soft mod or a hard mod?
A soft mod involves altering the software so that the battery’s serial number is changed. A hard
mod involves actually opening up the battery and making alterations to the battery’s hardware.
Of course this battery has been modified (modded) using a soft mod. Hard mods are dangerous
and there have been several cases in the news where the PSP catches on fire as a result of
modifying it that way.
Maxwell Stephen
http://www.classifiedstraffic.com
Aldric
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Nov
16
Posted on 16-11-2009
Filed Under (Batteries) by admin on 16-11-2009
LaLa asked:
Two batteries connected in series through a resistor are bucking eachother. (Current and battery voltages given). If one of the batteries is switched (flipped), what is the new current?
Alley
Two batteries connected in series through a resistor are bucking eachother. (Current and battery voltages given). If one of the batteries is switched (flipped), what is the new current?
Alley
Nov
09
Posted on 09-11-2009
Filed Under (Batteries) by admin on 09-11-2009
TikiG asked:
I am interested in getting an HP 8881 camera dock. It is supposed to charge the camera’s rechargeable batteries if you put it in the dock. Sounds great! But what happens if by mistake you have non-rechargeable batteries in the camera? Will you damage the camera? Does anyone know if this HP model has some sort of ’safety’ on it if the camera doesn’t have the right batteries in it?
Edited to add: I looked on HP’s website and there are NO warnings about putting non-rechargeable batteries in a camera and then putting it on the port. This makes me believe that it wouldn’t damage the camera. The camera also shows a message: ‘The batteries are non-rechargeable’. Question answered by a little research. Thanks all!
Russell
I am interested in getting an HP 8881 camera dock. It is supposed to charge the camera’s rechargeable batteries if you put it in the dock. Sounds great! But what happens if by mistake you have non-rechargeable batteries in the camera? Will you damage the camera? Does anyone know if this HP model has some sort of ’safety’ on it if the camera doesn’t have the right batteries in it?
Edited to add: I looked on HP’s website and there are NO warnings about putting non-rechargeable batteries in a camera and then putting it on the port. This makes me believe that it wouldn’t damage the camera. The camera also shows a message: ‘The batteries are non-rechargeable’. Question answered by a little research. Thanks all!
Russell