Battery Definition and 1000 Threads

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    Automotive Electric go kart conversion. battery question?

    electric go kart conversion. battery question!? hi no idea if I've posted this in the right section, but i apologise now if it is, I've decided to do some tinkering with my retired kart basically I am pulling out the honda gx160 engine from my Honda pro kart and want to fit it with a "36v...
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    Charge Battery w/ Universal AC Adapter: Tips & Advice

    I have a battery. I can go get a screwdriver from the garage and open it to see the specs on it, but was for an electric bike. I don't have the AC adapter charger any more. Can I charge it with a universal AC adapter I have, just wired together? The AC adapter has two holes in the tip, and I...
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    Small GPS devices with long battery life

    Hi guys, I'm interested in developing a small gps receiver that I can fit into a certain object so that when it gets stolen I can send a text to it, find the coordinates and track it. The sixe of space for the gps device to sit in would be approx ∅30mm, length is not an issue. I am not an...
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    Electricity- 2 objects of different power on same battery.

    Guess its pretty simple- Case1- I connect a bulb of less power to a battery of voltage, say 1.5volts. Case2- I connect a bulb of more power to another battery of same voltage, say 1.5volts. What is difference seen in the two cases? : • will the battery drainout quicker in case2...
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    How complex would it be to make a usb power source imitating small battery?

    there are some computer related gadgets out there which, courtesy of the OEM decisions, have to be used with a small battery. E.g. some of the graphics tablet related pens are that way. Perhaps in some situations (like "battery prices just went up by 1000%" situation) it might be nice to be able...
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    Selecting Anode & Cathode for Cu2(SO4) & Fe(SO4) Flow Battery

    A graduate student is trying to develop a flow battery based on aqueous solutions of 1 M Cu2(SO4) and Fe(SO4) (recall that the sulfate is divalent, e.g. (SO4)-2 and assume complete solubility). Given a chart like this : CHART How would I know that I need to select Copper (I) and Iron (II)...
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    Electronics - Battery voltage & load

    Homework Statement A 12V battery has an internal resistance of 6Ω. a) If this battery is connected to a 10Ω load, calculate the power dissipated by the load. b) Draw a graph showing how the terminal voltage of the battery and the current it can supply vary with load. c) Derive a value...
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    Connect a Battery to a Solenoid - Current through a rectangular coil

    Homework Statement Connect a battery to a solenoid A cylindrical solenoid 40 cm long with a radius of 8 mm has 250 tightly-wound turns of wire uniformly distributed along its length (see the figure). Around the middle of the solenoid is a two-turn rectangular loop 3 cm by 2 cm made of...
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    Loop of wire is connected to the terminals of a battery

    Homework Statement A loop of wire is connected to the terminals of a battery. See Diagram: http://www.webassign.net/walker/22-35.gif The A terminal is of higher voltage, so the current travels clockwise from A to B through the loop. If you have the ability to send whatever current you like...
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    Voltage drop across a battery, a capacitor and 2 light bulbs

    A 3v battery is connected to a capacitor and 2 light bulbs all in parallel set up 1. Where is the total voltage drop at t = 0 2. Where is the total voltage drop at t = infinity 3. Which light bulb is brighter? From my understanding, since this is in parallel set up at t = 0 the voltage...
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    Connecting a Charger to a Battery: Positive Side Matching

    My son pulled the wires off of the charging plug for his motorcycle (mini-bike). I can use a Fluke to determine what side is positive comming from the charger, and trace the positive side from the battery to the charging socket. My question is when charging do I connect the positive side of...
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    A 6v battery charges up a 470 microfarad capacitor in 1 second

    Hello to all, this may seem a very simple question but i can't work it out and have no clue where to start. My question is: A 6v battery charges up a 470 microfarad capacitor in 1 second, what is the final charge of the capacitor? and what is the current while the capacitor is charging? i...
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    Solar panels - Direct charging and battery life

    Dear Experts There are solar charging devices in the market for electronic devices. These contain some electronics which I suppose is to regulate the power or as controller. Lets say I have a 6 volts device and I have a solar panel rated at 6v. If without any electronic controller...
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    Heating 800 watts nichrome wire with a battery.

    hi guys.. I'm new here and this is my first post.. my friends told me that the title of this post is impossible and i need a car battery to heat the 800W nichrome wire, and i believe them.. they also said that AC will solve the problem.. but i need to use DC so i came up with using diodes.. the...
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    Quick conceptual question about disconnecting battery

    If there is a parallel plate capacitor, connected to a battery, which is then disconnected, there is NO voltage now, but "Q" (charge) on the capacitor remains the same. YES OR NO? I think yes.
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    Selection of Right Lipo battery

    I would like to know about selecting the proper lipo batteries. For example, for the following motor spec a suitable battery has to be selected Motor Kv 540KV RPM/Volt (What does KV in 540KV represent?) Max Continuous Current 115 Amps Max Continuous Power 4800 Watts Max Lipo Cell...
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    Why is there a lack of current in lemon batteries?

    Hi, I was doing some tests with lemon batteries today and found that it produced little current (not enough to light a small LED at least and I serially connected 4 lemons getting above 3V) which is explained in some places in the following way: 2 electrons are produced by the zinc (if your...
  18. N

    Magnitude of the current in a battery

    Homework Statement Find the magnitude of the current in the 14V cell. Answer in units of Amperes. Homework Equations Kirchoff's junction & loop laws: I1 = I2 + I3 ƩΔV = 0 V = IR Rseries = R1 + R2 + ... 1/Rparallel = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + ... The Attempt at a Solution At...
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    Calculating the Current in a Two battery Combination Circuit

    Homework Statement For the circuit shown in the figure below, calculate the current I4 through the 1.94Ω resistor. As shown, R1 = 4.05Ω, R2 = 8.11Ω, R3 = 6.17Ω, R4 = 1.94Ω, I1 = 2.97A and E1 = 12V Homework Equations V=IR ƩI in a junction = ƩI out of a junction ƩV in a loop = 0 The...
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    How to Calculate Phone Battery Usage?

    I have a phone. Since it was last charged, I used it for 8 hours and it was on standby for 16. Now my battery's down to 50%. How much battery did I use when I used the phone? I'm thinking it's as simple as x + 2x = 50%.
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    Replacing a battery with a charged capacitor

    Homework Statement A Vbatt = 1.5 V battery stores Ubatt = 2.25 kJ of energy. I want to replace this battery with a charged capacitor that stores the same amount of energy and puts out the same voltage. That is, I want a capacitor such that UC = 2.25 kJ and VC = 1.5 V. What must the capacitance...
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    Why does a battery die when connected on prallel?

    During one of my labs we were using circuits. I connected a 9V battery in parallel with a 2.kΏ resistor and a multimeter. I meaured the current across the circuit and noticed it went really high at the beginning (about 30mA) and then it slowly went down and the battery became really hot and...
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    Current out of the battery, capacitor

    Homework Statement The circuit in the figure has a capacitor connected to a battery, two switches, and three resistors. Initially, the capacitor is uncharged and both of the switches are open. (a) Switch S1 is closed. What is the current flowing out of the battery immediately after switch S1...
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    How much energy must a 6.0 V battery expend to fully charge a ccapacitor

    Homework Statement How much energy must a 6.0 V battery expend to fully charge a 0.13 µF and a 0.21 µF capacitor when they are placed in the following configurations? Another question if anyone can help we get started on this one. I'm not sure where to begin How strong is the electric field...
  25. dexterdev

    Why +ve terminal of electrolytic caps must be connected to +ve of battery?

    Hi all, I have a doubt regarding electrolytic capacitor. Why the electrolytic capacitor should be connected to higher DC potential in the circuit. What happens if the opposite happens? Also how electrolytic capacitors must be used where varying voltage comes across it? -Devanand
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    Connecting a 9v AC Circuit to a 9v Battery

    I have taken apart a speaker set which uses a transformer to transform the 230-240v mains it receives into 9v AC 1A. I want to connect this circuit to a 9v battery. Nothing complicated-the standard Duracell one. Does anyone have any advice/comments on whether this will work or not? Regards...
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    Solve Non-Ideal Battery Homework: Find Power Through R2

    Homework Statement A circuit is constructed with five resistors and one real battery as shown above right. We model. The real battery as an ideal emf V = 12 V in series with an internal resistance r as shown above left. The values for the resistors are: R1 = R3 = 30 Ω, R4 = R5 = 78 Ω and R2...
  28. K

    Circuit 1 with Resistors and Battery

    Homework Statement A circuit is constructed with five resistors and a battery as shown. The battery voltage is V = 12 V. The values for the resistors are: R1 = 75 Ω, R2 = 127 Ω, R3 = 129 Ω, and R4 = 130 Ω. The value for RX is unknown, but it is known that I4, the current that flows through...
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    Circuit with Resistors and a Battery

    Homework Statement A circuit is constructed with five resistors and a battery as shown. The battery voltage is V = 12 V. The values for the resistors are: R1 = 54 Ω, R2 = 142 Ω, R3 = 148 Ω, and R4 = 109 Ω. The value for RX is unknown, but it is known that I4, the current that flows through...
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    How can I calculate the time it would take for my battery to run down?

    This isn't actually a homework/schoolwork question, but all the stickies on the other boards say that anything that is a school-work *type* question should go here. Not sure if this qualifies, but I figured I'd err on the side of caution. I took physics II last year and now I'm trying to do a...
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    How do I charge a small battery with a large battery?

    If I had a big car battery and wanted to charge a smaller battery with it (say a laptop), how would I do that without breaking the laptop? First of all, a battery has a certain voltage and DC current which is the same thing a laptop battery uses, but you'd have to ditch the AC adapter because...
  32. N

    Can a 48V & 32Amp Battery operate Two Hub Motors of 36V each (750W)?

    Hi, I am doing a project of making an electric car while using two DC Hub motors of 36V (750W power) each, one on each rare wheel. I intend to use a single Lithium ion battery of 48V and 32 Amph to operate both the hub motors. Please tell me 'can a 48V & 32Amp Battery operate Two Hub...
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    What's the capacitance of a typical car's battery?

    Question for fun. A car's battery is not a capacitor, but it seems to "accumulates" charge the same way. So, if you take a typical fully charged car's battery, what would be the equivalent capacitance of a 12V capacitor that would have the same charge? For an extra kick - try to...
  34. S

    Does the iPhone battery lose power over time?

    Hallo, I want to know if the iPhone battery loses power over time? Does it lose power the more you use it?
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    Automotive Battery selection for the hybrid motorcyle

    hi all, I'm designing a hybrid motorcycle and want to select a battery for that. Can anyone tell me what will be the input parameter for the selection of the battery the motorcycle?
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    Analyzing % Change in Power of a Battery

    Hello everyone, I'm trying to do a simple percentage change formula to analyze the difference that a material change can have on a battery and would just like some advice as to whether or not I proceeded correctly. Essentially, my reference text gives an example of a Battery whose cast...
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    Power consumed during Battery charging

    Hello: I have a basic query, regarding the charging and usage of battery. When I charge a battery it needs some energy, say 100 watt. Does the charged battery now will provide me back 100 watt (or more or less)? My confusion is specially due to, we use invertors in most of the places to...
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    Possible to charge a battery pack with a lower voltage source?

    I'm working on a project that has a 7.4v rechargeable battery pack and I am going to recharge the pack with a solar cell. If the solar cell is only capable of outputing no more than about 2v, is it at all possible to charge the battery pack? Thanks!
  39. K

    What size of current will be drawn from the battery pack

    There's three lamps in a series circuit, which are rated 0.05A, 6v. What size of current will be drawn from the battery pack. Explain why this is. You need to please reply quickly. I've got lots of homework to do still and it's 9.00pm nearly. Sorry for being a bit impatient, but I really...
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    I need Battery input: 100-240V, 2A, 50-60Hz; output: 19V , 7.9 A, 150W

    Hi I have a wish to "create" a battery that I can use as replacement for a regular power adapter. Main reason I want to do this is to get something that will be mobile with my PC (HP Touch Smart) Input: 100-240, 2A, 50-60 HZ Output: 19V, 7.9A, 150W What technical solutions am I looking...
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    How Do You Determine Which Battery Has the Most Stored Charge?

    Homework Statement Which of the following batteries has the most stored charge? Their ratings are shown below. Explain your answer. a) 12V, 500mAh b) 1.2V, 1200uAh c) 6V, 3.14159x10e17 electrons d) 6V, 0.01MAh 2. The attempt at a solution I think the answer is d because 0.01MAh = 10,000Ah...
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    How many volts would damage a cellphone battery?

    I'm trying to charge my cellphone and would like to know how many volts would cause the cellphone battery damage? Also, how many amps would an average phone need to be charged?
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    Battery Powered Heater for Air Rifle Reservoir

    Hello every one:smile: I would like some help regarding building a battery powered heater. Let me describe the problem first I shoot air rifles as a hobby and am restricted to 12foot pound of muzzle energy here in the UK One of my rifles that I prefer to shoot is CO2 powered...
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    How to Wire a Momentary N.O. Switch to a Battery Operated Device

    Can anyone tell me how to wire a momentary normally open switch to a battery operated device (4 AA batteries) like this one? http://www.scientificsonline.com/mini-plasma-ball.html Is it even possible? Any advice appreciated!
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    A battery and capacitor to get best of both

    So I have an idea and was wondering if anyone here could help me understand some of the physics behind trying to make it work before I buy up some materials and experiment. All the google searches I did with various keywords kept hitting here so... I have a battery, let's say it is 7.4V and...
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    A battery is a voltage source: it provides constant voltage

    Hello forum, a battery is a voltage source: it provides constant voltage, regardless of the load connected to it. there is also a current source: it provides constant current, regardless of the connected load. Is there something like a power source, something that outputs constant...
  47. DocZaius

    Battery to battery straight wire of current?

    While I was looking at an example of the Biot-Savart Law for a finite, straight wire of current, I started considering whether one can easily create one in practice. If I hooked up the positive terminal of a 9 V battery by a resistance to the negative terminal of another 9 V battery, would...
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    Electron Flow in Short-Circuited Battery: What to Expect?

    What is the speed of electron flow in an eletric curcuit? A battery (cell) with a copper wire shorted across the positive and negative posts. What will the electron flow be through the copper wire?
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    Does a car battery charge and deplete at the same time while running?

    Homework Statement Obviously I do not believe this to be the case, but when running a car the battery is I assume having current drawn in, reversing its normal means of depletion so that the potential chemical reaction can take place later on. My question is when you turn on the radio while...
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    XRF: Producing X Rays with a Rechargeable Battery

    Well i couldnot help out with the concept that conventional tubes for x ray production require high acceleration voltages in the order of kVs but how a portable XRF produces x rays with a rechargeable battery ?? Does it produce high enough accelerationn pressure, i have some doubts or there is...
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