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The increasing dominance of lithium cells in the market place leave our trusty NiMH cells in a rough spot. Sure, you can still get a chargers for the AAs in …read more Continue reading Charge NiMH Batteries with Style, Panache and an RP2040
The increasing dominance of lithium cells in the market place leave our trusty NiMH cells in a rough spot. Sure, you can still get a chargers for the AAs in …read more Continue reading Charge NiMH Batteries with Style, Panache and an RP2040
People think about NiMH cell chargers probably as much as they think about batteries, unless it’s time to replace the cells in whatever device they’re installed in. This doesn’t make …read more Continue reading Teardown of a Cheapish EBL Multi-Cell NiMH Charger
You can salvage lithium 18650 cells from all sorts of modern gadgets, from disposable vapes to cordless power tools. The tricky part, other than physically liberating them from whatever they …read more Continue reading Handheld 18650 Analyzer Scopes Out Salvaged Cells
If you’ve ever worked with adding lithium-ion batteries to one of your projects, you’ve likely spent some quality time with a TP4056. Whether you implemented the circuit yourself, or took …read more Continue reading Playing Around with the MH-CD42 Charger Board
It’s no exaggeration to say that the development of cheap rechargeable lithium-ion batteries has changed the world. Enabling everything from smartphones to electric cars, their ability to pack an incredible …read more Continue reading OSHW Battery Tester Aims to Help Tame Lithium Cells
When we saw [Max.K]’s automatic NiMh battery charger float past in the Hackaday tips line, it brought to mind a charger that might be automatic in the sense that any …read more Continue reading The Automatic Battery Charger You Never Knew You Needed
Meet the EV equivalent of a full jerry can – a 141 kilowatt-hour battery charger on wheels, that can autonomously drive itself to wherever it’s needed, flexibly extending charging networks and getting much-needed juice to stranded drivers.Continue Read… Continue reading Self-driving powerbank is an EV “gas can” – with brains
With its proprietary battery technology – based around a niobium tungsten oxide anode – Nyobolt claims it’s charging its prototype EV from 10% to 80% in just four minutes and 37 seconds using standard (if high-end) 350-kW, 800-V DC fast chargers.Contin… Continue reading All-electric sports coupe fires up sub-5-minute hyper-speed charging
Lots of things beep these days. Washing machines, microwaves, fridge — even drill battery chargers. If you’re on Team Makita, it turns out you can actually change the melody of …read more Continue reading Change The Jingle In Your Makita Charger Because You Can