Questions tagged [batteries]
An electric battery is a device consisting of one or more electrochemical cells that convert stored chemical energy into electrical energy
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Why has the XBOX360 controllers battery pack an integrated breaker contact
Everyone owning a XBOX360 with wireless controllers came across a phenomenon where older controllers were switching off randomly while playing or if they were moved too quickly. Me and everyone i know ...
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Electrical fly swatter harmful for baby [on hold]
I was using an electrical fly swatter zapping a bug but couldn't catch it. Then my 10 month old son touched the swatter while I was holding it, but not pressing the button, and got zapped. I assume ...
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Can Lead Acid and Lipo batteries be connected together to achieve higher resulting current?
I have a lead acid battery setup which has 3x12V 12Ah batteries connected in series resulting in 36V 12Ah output. I also have 3 LIPO batteries (1x11.1V 3300mAh, 1x11.1V 3000mAh and 1x12.6V 4500mAh). ...
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Battery life impact with fast charging
Typically fast charging reduces backup time and life. Now a days almost all handsets are coming up with different fast charging capabilities. I'm currently using Galaxy Note9 which has fast charging ...
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What type of connector is this for a 24V battery and charger and where can I get them? [on hold]
I need to identify this connector so I could order it. I also need to find a place where I can buy them.
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USB and LiPo power supply with charger
I'm having trouble designing a power supply circuit for a small microcontroller-based project.
The board I'm building will be powered by a 3.7V LiPo battery most of the time, but it could also be ...
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Is there a reason why lower voltage batteries are preferred for high AH?
I was looking at these batteries and considering whether to use a 12V battery or multiple 2V batteries for backup power. In any case, I came across this battery by Exide Tech - GNB Flooded Classic H1T ...
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So why do battery chargers need two prongs? Why not just one?
Electricity flows from area of highest electric potential to lowest, I get that. What I don't get is why any battery charger would use two prongs on an outlet (or a few other items of similar purpose)....
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How to safely replace NiCD/NiMH with Li-ion in a small electric screwdriver? [duplicate]
I'd like to repair and re-use a small Bosch electric screwdriver. It currently has a battery of 3 small AA-type rechargables (unmarked cardboard wrapping) that has almost the same occupancy volume of ...
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Dometic cfx50w fridge - how to choose small DIY battery setup [duplicate]
I am looking for some help to understand what kind of battery could power a Dometic cfx50w 12/24/120V compressor fridge, while on-the-go. Here are the electrical specifications:
Input voltage (AC) ...
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Why does current not increase when batteries are connected in parallel?
I built a simple circuit consisting of two battery holders each including x2 1.5 V batteries, a slide switch, a LED and a 100 ohm resistor.
The current I measured with a multimeter when the two ...
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Sensor to charge battery
I'm doing a project here. I'm designing my own generator using genset and motor to produce 12V of electricity.
The main objective of my project is to produce a 12V from the generator. This 12V is ...
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How is power consumption from a battery controlled?
Sorry if this is a amateur question, but I don't understand how to control power from a battery. If you just wire it up to the load, it seems it will draw the fastest possible current, possibly ...
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Battery draining SLA 55ah [closed]
Hi I use 2 x 55ah lead acid batteries on single ride on golf buggys.
1000w motor.
Past 12 months having batreries failing in around 4 months. Tested by drop load and both are around 40 to 50%.
What ...
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Lead Acid Battery [closed]
I have lead Acid Battery which I found in my old stuff I took it out and check the readings with my multimeter the battery is completely dead so I opened the caps of the battery and put few drops of ...
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Li-ion custom protection circuit module (PCM) design and de-rating
I am designing a custom PCM (protection circuit module) for Li-ion cells provided by a supplier ( they offer PCMs but they do not meet our RF immunity spec ). The supplier-provided PCMs have a charge /...
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What is the acceleration tolerance of 18650 (Li-ion) batteries [closed]
I'm planning a device where the battery pack would be in pretty constant (1-axis) back/forth movement (intending to use the battery pack's mass as a balancing mass).
How much G forces can I expect ...
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Building a Huge 18650 Battery Powerbank DIY [closed]
I know there are a lot of threads about this topic already, but I still have some questions about it. Anyways, I am thinking about making a 50-80 thousand mAh power bank depending on the batteries and ...
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Why is the battery jumpered to a resistor in this schematic?
I am looking at a schematic for the wifi D1 mini data logger shield that I'm using right now. In this part of the schematic, a coin cell battery powers the RTC. I see R5 is jumpered across the ...
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Possible to measure output of each battery in a battery bank?
I've been working on a small project to add electrical to my utility trailer. I have two 12V 20Ah lead acid batteries wired in parallel for running a mix of lights, a winch, cameras, a ventilation ...
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Battery pack solution for a 5V 500mA project
My project contains:
Raspberry Pi Zero W
Arduino ProMicro
10 5V RGB LEDs
I2S amp that drives a 4Ω 3W speaker
Currently I am powering it from a 10000mAh USB power bank. But in order to avoid brutal ...
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Help needed with weird battery behavior at first charge
I bought 28 new 18650 LG INR18650MH1 from NKON and built a battery pack for my ebike in 7S4P configuration like it's shown in this GreatScott's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2sBhDxmPmA
All ...
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10 Amp Current Limit
I have a 28VDC, high current supply (constant voltage) that is required to charge an emergency power supply.
These EPS internals are rated at 15 amps max input current, however, it’s stipulated that ...
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How to heat an e-cigaret coil
I am working on making my own "mod" for an e-cigaret (A mod is the device that controls when and how much the coil is heated up to)
I have read a lot about it during the last couple of days, so i ...
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How can I power my Raspberry Pi 3 with Li-Po battery? [on hold]
Here is my setup:
RPi 3
4x Brushless motors
4x ESC
3 Cell 11.1V Li-Po battery
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channel 12 bit PWM driver
Battery is connected to ESCs, and ESC's PWM wires are connected to the PWM driver.
The PWM ...
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LCD Dimmer with Variable Resistance Circuit
essentially I'm trying to make a very basic circuit where a 3.7 volt battery is wired to a liquid crystal display, (or LCD), and the brightness of said display is controlled by a pentiometer to ...
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Connecting batteries in parallel with different capacities
I have an old 24 V 455 Ah battery used to drive a hydraulic pump. I want to connect a 24 V 180 Ah battery in parallel to increase capacity. Both batteries are Lead Acid, both will be removed and ...
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Why my Battery Protection + Charging + Buck/Boost design doesn't work
Disclaimer: I am a total beginner in electronics, no professional degree whatsoever.
I have designed the below 1 cell Li-ion battery protection/charging/buck-boost circuit and I've also designed the ...
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Does keeping a mobile phone plugged in increase its battery's lifetime?
As far as I understand, keeping a mobile phone plugged in would draw current from the source (i.e. an USB port) rather than from the battery. Therefore, the battery would not be used as long as the ...
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How does current flow in this path when all points are at the same potential?
If the potentials at points A,B,C .. etc are at the same potential as the battery wrt the ground, how does current flow then?
I'm lacking something fundamentally so it would be helpful if someone ...
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Charging and monitoring LiPo battery on docking station
How can I charge a LiPo battery (4 cells) without the "classical Lipo Balance Charger".
Also, is it possible to monitor the battery level from, let's say a Raspberry Pi?(Using the 4 pins that are ...
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Is there a way to trade off amperage for voltage? [closed]
I was planning on buying a motorcycle battery or some other large battery to charge my laptop, but most of the batteries I found are 12v or lower, and I need around 20v to charge my laptop. Is there a ...
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When to monitor battery capacity
While other good answers have stated why discharging a 12V lead acid battery is hurtful to it, I seem to be unable to find how you should monitor it.
Assuming I want to stop drawing current from the ...
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18650 pack building - is it better to have similar batch or similar capacity?
I'm gonna build battery packs. I have quite a lot of experience with 18650 Li-ion cells, but there's one thing I still don't know.
I will buy CCA 100 new cells from seller (for example LGEBHE21865). ...
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Can I use a “battery charge controller” as a “voltage detector relay”?
(I'm very new to electronics/electricity.)
I'm currently using a complex ACS712 / Arduino / Raspberry Pi to activate a relay when battery is above 13.8V volts. (See 12V - How to activate an electric ...
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How many batteries do I need to power a 910mm long LED strip? If I want it to last 30 days, 14 days or at-least 7 days? [closed]
I'm using a LED strip that is roughly 910mm. The LED strip is a OEM 12V LED strip, running at 5W per meter.
My project is a LED strip that is suppose to be powered by batteries, this is to be used in ...
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Battery type Identification Request [closed]
I am trying to replace the battery of a rechargeable LED torch, but it looks different than most others that I have seen. I was wondering if anyone can help me identify it, so I can try to find a ...
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What causes batteries to explode [migrated]
I have a 2014 Hyundai Elantra, that i have owned for a little over a year now. It has been very well maintained in the time that i have had it. The other day after i finished pumping my gas, i got ...
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How to build an electric rat trap / deterrent
I am looking to build an electric rat trap that acts like an electric fence, one that that can deter or block rats from climbing up a tree. Not interested in killing them.
I have a large orange tree ...
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Can a capacitor be used to power a project? [duplicate]
Can a capacitor be used to independently power a project for a reasonable length of time?
For example is there a capacitor when completely charged that could roughly double for a CR2032 battery so ...
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Does a CR2032 take damage when connected to a 5V rail?
I've seen applications (Nintendo game cartridges, for example) that uses a coin cell battery for backup power to some RAM-chips (for savegames). When the ordinary 5V is gone, the battery takes over ...
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Creating mobile LED projects with LED strips, USB, and an 8xAA battery pack
I'm trying to make some LED clothing.
I'm planning on buying some LED strips, which require a 12V power supply. I plan on buying some battery packs for the power source. To link the power source to ...
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Emergency Shutdown
I am designing a system that is always on. It is powered via POE and it is doing some task that is not mission critical.
The system has an embedded system inside that runs Linux. The storage etc are ...
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Li-ion Swollen battery dangerous or not?
I have a Wifi AP and its Li-ion battery has swollen so much that its cover cannot be put in place over it now.
Its working but its backup time has reduced to 20%. I cannot put on the battery cover ...
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Do Duracell AAA batteries have internal short circuit detection?
I was shorting a Duracell AAA battery in a SAFE area with proper precautions. After 2 minutes I disconnected the circuit and measured the voltage, it dropped from 2.8V to 2.6V and the battery was hot. ...
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Is there a circuit that conserves energy of multiple power sources?
Say I have several batteries. To start all the batteries are "dormant"; there is no current running through them. Starting with the first battery it runs current through it until it dies, wherein the ...
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How to optimize the life of a Lead Acid deep cycle battery?
I have a lead-acid battery : HANKOOK DC24MF DEEP CYCLE 80Ah 12V.
In hope of extended this battery's life, I was thinking about buying an identical one and put it in parallel.
This way by using "80Ah",...
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Undervolting BLDC motor on electric bicycle
I plan to build a DIY electric bicycle using a standard geared BLDC hub motor (36V and 250W rated, 500W peak). To get 36V rated battery, at least 10 Li-ION 18650 cells are to be connected in series (...
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Could I use my PV inverter at night, feeding it from battery power? What would be needed?
First off, this is pretty much just a thought-experiment! I don't plan on actually going through with this as I'm sure it would void any warranty I have on my installation. Also, I'm totally ...
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Non-equal batteries discharge in parallel connection
My friend and I have an argument and I want to ask the community to say who is right and who is wrong in their beliefs, and explain it with formulas and laws (if possible).
We have two different Li-...
