Lithium Ion Batteries

Nickel Metal Hydride Battery Pack

Energizer NIMH Batteries

Lithium Ion Button Battery

Buying a battery for your portable device can be very confusing. More times than not consumers are unaware of the differences between the different batteries available. Comparing apples to apples is very important in the battery world. Consumers get so caught up in comparing the price that they don’t understand the different types of batteries. When I say apples to apples, I’m referring to the exact same battery in size, chemistry, manufacturer and milliampere-hour (MAH). The size generally speaking is correct, however the consumer don’t thoroughly understand the chemistry and Mah side of the equation. The old saying that all batteries are created equal couldn’t be further from the truth.Battery technology has come so far over the last decade alone to squash those beliefs. We here at BestBatteryTips.com want to provide some insight to consumers on purchasing the right battery for their portable electronic device.

One of the first steps to purchasing a battery is knowing what your battery model number is. The model number on a battery represents everything about that exact battery. The battery model number tells us what electronic device the battery will fit in, MAH capacity, and chemistry. You will find that while shopping online some battery websites have cross-reference search engines for battery model numbers to take you right to the battery you are needing. Once you find the replacement battery you may have several selection options. Two of the primary selections will be MAH and Chemistry. You can always go with more MAH, it will allow your electronic device to last longer on a charge. However, you will have to pay for more available power. Depending on whether your comfortable with your existing MAH will depend on if you want to upgrade or not. Chemistry is also a very important consideration. Generally speaking I would stay away from any Nicad chemistry batteries if at all possible. These batteries suffer greatly from the so called memory effect. Nicad batteries as compared to Nickel Metal Hydride and Lithium Ion, don’t have the capacity of their superiors. When we talk about purchasing a battery for your power tool, its difficult to buy anything but Nicad. There is some new power tools out there using Lithium Ion technology, but it seems Nicad is in most. Lithium Ion also called Li-ion is what consumers are most familiar with. They are in most phones,cameras, watches, and camcorders. They don’t suffer from memory effect and also have a excellent available capacity. When purchasing a new battery, you can’t go wrong with Lithium Ion. Nickel Metal Hydride also known as Nimh, is also a excellent choice. Nimh can be charged and discharged thousands of times without deteriorating over time. No need to worry about memory effect with Nimh. With Manufacturers its hard to tell whats going. Consumers are gonna be hard pressed to find a portable electronic battery made here in the USA. 99% of all the batteries for these Gizmo and Gadgets are made over seas. Now that doesn’t mean you can’t get a quality product. However its hard to know what you are buying, and sometimes may feel like a crap shoot. Your best bet is to purchase the battery from a retailer who stands behind the product they sell.

So when we speak of comparing apples to apples, be sure to look over the batteries stat sheet. What chemistry am I looking at? How much MAH does this battery offer? Does this retailer stand behind their product? What will this battery cost me? These simple steps will help your battery buying experience, and will make sure you get the right battery for your needs.

Gel Cell Batteries

RC Master Caddy Battery Tips

Ever been out at the flying field or race track and found out your Field Box just don’t have what it takes to make it through the day? For many it can be a very frustrating experience, and loss of what you thought was gonna be a great day. For years the RC hobbyist only had one type of battery to put in their Field boxes for power. Today, the RC Hobbyist has options on how they want to power their Master Caddy Field Box. We here at BestBatteryTips.com have the best battery tips to keep you out at the Race Track or Flying Field.

RC hobbyist use their Field Box to pump fuel, warm glow plugs, starting, and various charging applications. This can be very demanding, and a hobbyist must have their battery ready to handle the task at hand. For years the most common battery for a field box was a 12 volt sealed lead acid battery. Generally speaking the 12 volt battery was somewhere in the neighborhood of 7 amp hour. Even with this type of battery if maintained properly could last the hobbyist 2 years without any problems. A negative about the lead acid batteries were that they often would leak and the acid would destroy the field box. Now that the hobbyist have the option of buying a 12 volt gel battery, they can expect to get 5 years out of them. The gel cell 12 volt battery is also half the weight of the lead acid battery, which is important when you have to carry it. The hobbyist have no worries of destroying their boxes, because gel batteries do not leak. The gel batteries have a lot more capacity, which means more power for various applications. The cost of a gel battery for your Master Caddy field box can be purchased for around twenty five dollars. Twenty five dollars is a great deal considering the power you will have available, and a no leak guarantee.

A common mistake that the RC hobbyist makes with their field box battery is proper storage. After a day at the field or track, most hobbyist put their field box away without first charging the battery back up. A battery was not made to sit around in the discharged state. A field box battery must be charged back up to 100% before storing it for its next use. This is because the battery will sulfate, and once this happens the lost capacity can never been gained back. Sulfation happens when a battery sits in the discharged state, building deposits on the lead grid plates inside of the battery. Once these deposits are on the plates, they take up space and hinder the ability of electrons to transfer among the lead plates inside the battery. This is the number one reason for premature battery failure not only in your RC field box, but in batteries like your automobile as well. Store your RC field box in a dry cool area. Never charge your battery for more than 12 hours max! Leaving your charger on for 24 hours or more will cause your battery to get hot. A batteries worst enemy is heat, and when subjected to high temperatures will lead to premature battery failure as well.

Motorola teamed up with Verizon and Google to offer a state of the art phone that is Motorola’s best phone sense the razr. The biggest down fall to the Motorola Droid is its battery life, and consumers know it. When you see a commercial that shows interchangeable batteries for the Droid, that should turn a light switch on. Basically the Motorola Droid is a miniature computer, and it goes through batteries to prove it. We here at BestBatteryTips.com have the best battery tips to help you get the most out of your Motorola Droid battery.

• When leaving Applications, be sure to close them first. The Applications will continue to run in the background, and will drain your Motorola Droid battery faster than anything.
• Be careful with holsters that have magnets in them, as this will turn the Motorola Droid into Car Mode. Result is the droid operating inside of the holster, running background Applications.
• Adjusting the screen brightness at times when its not required to be on the brightest setting will help your Motorola Droid battery dramatically.
• Utilizing the Auto On/Off mode during early morning hours will help conserve your battery if possible.
• Setting your phone to a ring only with no vibrate when possible will conserve battery life as well.
• Use short cuts on a regular basis when opening applications or moving around is another way of helping your battery life on the Motorola Droid.

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Is your Iphone battery life not as good as you expected? Tired of your Iphone battery dying at the most inopportune times? We here at BestbatteryTips.com have some great Iphone Battery Tips to help your Iphone battery go the distance

• Always make sure you have the latest and greatest update from apple. Apple puts out software updates, that will contain battery life improvements. So next time your Iphone ask you if you want to update your software, be sure to allow it to download the update.
• Ever laid out in the sun at the pool or beach in the summer months? Never leave your Iphone in direct sunlight, the high temperatures severely decrease battery life. Batteries do not like heat, it is their worst enemy. Best thing is not to have the Iphone with you, but we know you gotta have it. Put a towel or piece of clothing over the phone to avoid these extreme temperatures. According to Apple the Iphone should be kept in a temperature zone from 32 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
• When you finish talking on the Iphone, checking e-mail, texting, taking pictures, videos, listening to music, or whatever else you may be doing, ever notice how long the screen stays lit after your done? This Iphone battery tip will increase your battery life dramatically. When your done with the Iphone lock it, this forces the screen to be shut off. On the top right of the Iphone is a button across from your headset jack. This is the lock button that will put your phone to sleep, and also keep you from accidentally making phone calls by accident.
• Another great way of extending the battery life of the Iphone is turning off Push Notifications. Applications like Words with Friends for example send push notifications to alert you that it is your turn in the game. Also Apple application updates can be turned off as well. Applications such as maps drain battery life and should only be used when needed.
• Your equalizer for listening to music on your Iphone requires more power to run. This option may be important to the user, but remember it adds to the drain of the battery. We are simply making you aware of Iphone drains that might not be required for the user of the Iphone.
• Ever been some where and can’t get a signal for extended periods of time? In these situations you will want to turn on the airplane mode. This keeps the Iphone from trying to capture a signal, and not allowing it to tower jump.
• Turning off WI-FI mode when not using it will increase your battery life. Ever had your phone pop up wireless networks while your in town moving around? That’s because it is searching for networks if the WI-FI mode is turned on. Turning this feature off will increase battery life dramatically.
• A simple feature that can be adjusted to improve Iphone battery life is adjusting the brightness of your screen. The brighter you have it, the more juice that is required.
• If you rarely use Blue-tooth or never us it, be sure to turn it off. Just like the WI-FI it will always be looking for a device, and requiring more juice to accomplish that.
• The E-mail program on the Iphone retrieves mail according to the setting that you have set it to. The more it pushes to retrieve mail, once again the more power that is required. We understand here at BestBatteryTips.com that you may not want to lower the pushes on your mail, but are just informing you as to the processes that affect battery life on the Iphone.

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