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Tech Talk- Battery Related Terms/ Battery and batterycharger dictionary.
 Supreme Technologies, Inc  manufacture of Supreme Power ® batteries offers our customers this dictionary of common technical terms and their definitions for reference. The definitions for technical terms are defined for consumers to easily understand. Some terms are so common as to almost define themselves, while others we explain in more depth.

This library and the definitions are NOT meant to be for the advanced technician.

Amp (abbreviation for Ampere): Commonly called Amp Hour:
1 unit of measure of electric power. The strength of a current of electricity expressed as amperes (Amps per Hour)

 

Amperage:
The strength of electrical current in a given application. (1 amp = 1000 mili amps)

                (2 amps+2000mili amps)

Dry Cell battery:
Any battery that does not have liquid in side. Alkaline, Nickel Cadnium, Nickel Metal Hydride, Lithium, Zinc Cloride batteries are all considered DRY CELL BATTERIES.

Any battery that has liquid inside it are examples of batteries are considered WET CELLS. Automotive batteries are a example of some types of wet cells.

Voltage:
The strength of current in a battery. Voltage can vary with type of battery.
         Ni-MH is 1.2 Volts
         Ni-Cd is 1.2 Volts
         Lithium is 3.3 Volts
         Alkaline is 1.5 Volts.
         Zinc Air Coin Battery is 1.4 Volts
         Silver Oxide Coin Battery is 1.5 volts
         Ni-MH 9 Volt is actually 8.4

(explanation as follows)
Now, I know you wondering why is a 9 Volt Nickel Metal Hydride battery is termed 9 Volts even though it says on the battery that it is 8.4 Volts.

Well we will try to explain this:

A 9 Volt Battery whether it is Alkaline or Ni-MH is actually several very small batteries joined together inside a battery case to make a 9 volt battery. 9 Volt Ni-MH batteries are mostly manufactured now with 7 battery cells instead of 6.
Because of improvements in technology, manufactures have been able to make the individual cells much smaller and can therefore fit 7 - 1.2 Volt batteries inside the 9 volt case.

Example: each Alkaline battery connected together:

1.5V + 1.5V + 1.5V + 1.5V + 1.5V + 1.5 V = 9.0 Volts

Example: each 1.2-volt Ni-MH battery connected together.

1.2v + 1.2v + 1.2V + 1.2V + 1.2V + 1.2V + 1.2V = 8.4 Total Volts

I know what the next question is going to be....A 9 Volt Ni-MH battery is NOT 9 Volts so why is called that?
Right ....but it is the closest they have come so far to a true 9 Volt  rechargeable battery. And they can and do substitue well for a 9 Volt Alkaline.

So you  see the 9 volt battery you by at the store is just a small battery pack placed in a plastic outer case to make it one battery unit. You can  achieve different voltages.by changing the of how the cells connect  to each other. Some of the configurations used in battery pack manufacturing are batteries side by side with connectors from positive to positive creates one voltage, side by side with connectors from positive to negative achieves a different voltage, while stacking the batteries one over the other achieves yet another voltage.

 mAh: Mille Amp Hours:

Is the measure used to describe the amount of energy stored within the battery. Example...
If you were discharging your battery at a current rate of 1 amp (1 amp =1000 mili amps), a 1000 mAh battery will last 1 hour before needing to be recharged. Further examples below....

          A 1000 mAh Battery will last 1.0 hour
          A 1500 mAh Battery will last 1.5 hour
          A 1800 mAh Battery will last 1.8 hour
          A 2100 mAh Battery will last 2.1 hour
          A 2300 mAh Battery will last 2.3 hour
          A 2500 mAh Battery will last 2.5 hour
          A 4500 mAh Battery will last 4.5 hour

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