Dell Laptop Battery Shortage
A fire last month at a LG Chem battery factory has caused a shortage of li-ion batteries used in notebook computers resulted in higher battery pack prices. The fire caused the shut down of the facility in Ochang, South Korea.
Dell says the computer industry is now experiencing a shortage of li-ion notebook batteries due in [...]
How To Care For Laptop Batteries
If you are thinking of getting a laptop then there are a few things that you are going to have to learn to take care of. When taking care of a laptop, people usually only think about taking care of the laptop itself. However, you also have to be able to take care of [...]
Notebook Battery Repair
The greatest strength of a laptop is its portability and the fact that it can be used without needing any external power connections for hours at a time. This makes a notebook battery one of the most important parts in a laptop computers. It is very important, hence to take care of a notebook battery. [...]
Acer Recall of Sony Laptop Batteries
San Jose, Calif., April 25, 2007 – Acer America, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, today announced a voluntary recall of approximately 27,000 rechargeable lithium ion batteries containing battery cells manufactured by Sony Energy Devices Corp. Under certain circumstances, these batteries may overheat and create a potential fire hazard. As announced previously [...]
Sugar-charged Laptop Batteries
The power sources in our laptop computers, Apple iPods, cell phones, and other electronic mobile devices may have a sweet future: rechargeable batteries that run on sugar. Researchers at Saint Louis University in Missouri are testing batteries that run on sugar and have the potential to last up to four times longer than lithium ion [...]
Testing Notebook Batteries
During their working life, rechargeable batteries in a notebook computer are repeatedly re-charged after they have been drained. The charging is accomplished by applying externally supplied electrical current through an adopter. The electrical current enters in the battery and reverses the chemical process which occur in the battery while it is in use. Devices to [...]
