Lithium-Ion golf batteries can Golfers Afford Them?

Lithium-Ion golf batteries 

Though often overlooked, the battery is one of the greatest inventions in all time. In today’s world, we use batteries to power our accessories and devices such as phones, controllers, and children toys. Battery sales in the United States alone usually amount to almost fifty billion dollars a year, a number that grows annually Lithium-ion batteries in particular are becoming more and more popular because of their efficiency and power. If you are interested in lithium-ion batteries be sure to check out this article. 

Lithium-Ion batteries produced by Johnson Controls

by more than five percent per year.

To begin, you should know how batteries work. 

Batteries are in essence, a collection of several devices that includes electrochemical cells. Electrochemical cells have the ability to transform chemical energy into electrical energy which then can be sued to power many devices. Primary batteries are the most common form of battery. They contain enough a chemical energy to power a device for a set time, but cannot be recharged. . In contrast, rechargeable batteries can be recharged and used over and over.

Lithium-ion batteries are among the best types of batteries. They last longer than other batteries. They also charge faster, saving your valuable time and are friendlier to the environment than most other batteries.

Lithium Ion batteries are especially used golf cat batteries.

 Golf carts require strong, efficient batteries that will work for several years. Lithium ion batteries fill all of these requirements. They can be used for STAR CARS, Club cars, and GEM cars. Many companies also offer a warranty on lithium-ion batteries, normally around 5 years. Many Lithium ion batteries for golf carts are often much lighter than their counterparts. This is important because light batteries allow your cart to man oeuvre better. They also do not weight your cart down.

The voltage and amp hours of the battery vary with the type of cart. The voltage can vary anywhere from 36 to 46 volts. The amp hours can vary from 40 to 100 amps, though most lithium ion golf batteries are 100 Amp hours. However most of these batteries are around seven inches long, six inches wide, and are seven inches tall. Such batteries also offer an automatic battery management system. This is a system that is included in the inside of the battery. It helps balance your cells without any intervention needed and can cut off power from terminals if it detects high or low voltage or short circuits

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I hope you enjoyed this article about Lithium-Ion golf batteries 

as they are growing in use we are beginning to learn more and more about the Lithium technology and the batteries ups and downs. One of the main aims of the Lithium-Ion battery is to lower the price. They are of course made from a very precious metal, the lithium which is only found in a couple of locations in the World, China and Chile. So the price of these batteries at the moment is extremely high and the products that use them are more expensive and out of reach to some consumers. Who knows in a couple of years we may be using a different type of battery. Battery development is moving on at a rapid pace, so who knows what’s round the corner? Watch this space?

Eric Roberts.

Scrap Battery Re-cycling is a Huge Success

Scrap Battery Re-cycling

I can remember a time in the not too distant past, when most of the companies that sold batteries, struggled to get rid of their old batteries. I have been selling car batteries for over 40 years now, and other types of batteries for the past 15 years, but I have never known a time when the old batteries were worth so much money.

Going back a few years I can remember an old sales ploy that would give the customer some money back, if they had an old battery to return, a sort of part exchange scheme, and in fact the older guys amongst us will still ask, “Do I get anything for the old battery”. Perhaps some companies still offer the same sales tactic, but I think that in general we keep the money earned from scrap batteries to supplement the lower profits that we make on the new batteries that we sell.

Like most things that we sell in today’s market place the price of batteries have been driven down by the internet, I am not saying that this is a bad thing; in fact it is a good thing for the consumers who can command a good price for a battery online. The best customers for us though are the ones that call into the garage for their battery testing and after buying a new battery, they leave us with their old battery and we can dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way, to its final destination and then re-cycling.

The ones we have problems with though are the golfers? For some reason the golfing fraternity do not to hand in their old battery. For some reason they always want to take it home with them and save it in their garage or other out-building. They must think that some sort of “magic “will resurrect the life back into the old battery. I any of you out there know why they do this please let me know?

Battery re-cycling by the bigger companies

Because of the rise in price of new lead, scrap lead has become a much sort after commodity. Countries are fighting to keep hold of the scrap batteries that are processed and made into new products and great efforts are made to make sure that old batteries are not just thrown away and dumped on landfill sites. In my opinion one of the most famous battery recycling companies is Exide batteries. Exide have got a machine that puts in scrap at one end and you get new batteries at the other end, a great achievement

Johnson Controls are also making huge efforts to secure and maintain the supply of waste batteries. Actually what people do not know is that 97% of all scrap batteries are recycled and companies like Johnson Controls see no reason that this cannot reach the 100% mark. They have taken the step of starting up a new web site in America that tells the public the nearest place to dispose of their old battery,(even golfers). For further reading about the Johnson Controls battery recycling plant… http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/content/us/en/products/power_solutions/global_battery_recycling/our-recycling-facilities/united-states.html/

This is of course in North America, but other similar projects are taking place all over Europe and here in the UK. Scrap batteries are processed and recycled with as much importance as they are in the USA. The old batteries are stripped down to their basic components and are then sent to another plant that converts the waste parts into new batteries. Even the plastic battery casing are ground up and reused to make new http://www.batteryrecycling.com/battery+recycling+process  and is well worth a look at.

batteries. This is why many new batteries have black casings. The old plastic grindings are mixed with new materials which are coloured black. So if you see a white or clear battery, then it is made of brand new materials and is not recycled. I find that a good website that explains about the recycling of different batteries is…

I must admit that I am proud to be in an industry that can say that it can recycle 97% of the waste and perhaps one day the figure will be 100%.

Eric Roberts

Hi I would like to introduce myself. I have worked in the Garage and tyre and I am MD for online battery company www.batteriesontheweb.co.uk. I have worked for a couple for national tyre companies in my younger days, before starting my first business. I now own a garage and MOT testing centre, here in the UK called Pellon Tyre and Auto-centre, and I am a keen blogger about anything to do with cars and their related products that will help my business. We are members of Point-S and Motor-Codes and are also a Unipart Car Care Centre and of course Tyre-safe.

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Easter coming up Time- To Check Out Your Caravan Battery

Its Time To Check Out Your Caravan Battery

As people know who are regular caravaner’s will know most up to date modern caravans are equipped with three sources of power, these are gas, the 12volt battery and the mains electricity that can be found on either at home or on the touring caravan sites.

If the caravan owner runs out of gas or the mains electricity are not available, then they have will have their 12volt battery to fall back on. This will power the caravan lights, and water pump along with your other 12volt appliances, obviously providing that your leisure battery is in tip top condition  and has been looked

This caravan will be fitted with the larger 110 amp leisure battery

after and charged over the winter dormant period.

Caravan owners will realise that they have actually got at least two 12volt batteries, they have a car battery and the one that they use on the caravan (some have more than one). The car battery is different to the leisure battery that you will have fitted in the caravan, as it is primarily used to start the car using CCA (cold cranking amps) and because of this the car battery has different plates inside the battery. These plates are perforated to give a larger surface area, which gives the battery more power when starting your car.

The caravan battery is supplied with thicker plates for more power storage;

 this storage can be used at a later time, say in the evening to power the 12volt electrical items, such as the TV or radio. Although it is generally recommended not to use the leisure battery for starting your car, we know of late that people with 4x4 vehicles have started to us the 110 amp leisure battery as a starter battery and a winch operator and they say that they work fine. You learn every day as they say.

In the past five or six years a new breed of leisure battery has come onto the market and has been heavily publicised at the large caravan and touring vehicle shows, up and down the UK. These batteries come in the trade names of Numax and Lucas are developed by the giant battery company Johnson Controls of America. These batteries have now stood the length of time that to me proves there worth and in my opinion I think that they are an excellent product and should be considered if you require a new leisure battery for you caravan. These batteries come in different sizes to suite your caravan’s capacity requirements, and have replaced the more expensive AGM batteries.

The AGM batteries though are coming back in fashion because of the increasing use of caravan owners using solar panels to re-charge their batteries and this enables them to go to more places that may not require the electric mains to charge up their batteries. The AGM battery has a far larger capacity to charge and dis-charge and is indeed known as a Deep Cycle battery and is more suitable for the use with solar power panels. These batteries are old technology and are made by many different battery companies, a popular one is the 70amp battery, and anything above this is a very heavy battery to move around. The weight of the battery should be taken into consideration, when buying your new battery as some are as much as 30 kg in weight.

The size and weight of the caravan battery are very important

This is due to the fact that most modern caravans have integral lockers and this may restrict the size of the battery that you can fit. The size of the locker would also depend of the size and make of your caravan, but it is still worth checking your size restrictions before you buy your new battery. The older caravans would put

Smaller rigs like this vintage VW will usean 85 amp caravan battery

the battery in any old place, even beside the gas bottle, but the new safety conscious caravans have a separate locker where the battery fits and this could also restrict the size of the battery so it is well worth the effort of measuring the old battery, or buying one with the same measurements as the old battery, do not be tempted to buy a bigger battery just for the sake of it.

You will usually find that most caravans come with an 85 amp leisure battery. In my opinion this battery is adequate for the regular caravaner that goes away for long weekends and a couple of weeks holiday a year and the weight of this battery is easy manageable, if you have an awkward place for the battery to fit. If you have one of the larger caravans and have more electrical gadgets then you should go for the 100 amp leisure battery or the 110 amp leisure battery, bearing in mind that these batteries are heavy to lift.

Here are some examples of the power that some of the common equipment will use.

An average fluorescent light tube    0.75 amps current for 5 hours  uses 3.75 amps per hour                                         

An  average colour TV                         3.00 amps  current for 2 hours uses 3.00 amps per hour

Two reading lamps (his and hers)     2.00 amps current for 2 hours uses 3.00 amps per hour

Water pump                                          7.00 amps current  for 0.25 hours uses 1.75 amps per hour

These figures are just a guide and may slightly differ from one caravan to another. For more information …http://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/helpandadvice/technicalhelp/power/your-leisure-battery/

Eric Roberts

Hi I would like to introduce myself. I have worked in the Garage and tyre and I am MD for online battery companywww.batteriesontheweb.co.uk. I have worked for a couple for national tyre companies in my younger days, before starting my first business. I now own a garage and MOT testing centre, here in the UK called Pellon Tyre and Auto-centre, and I am a keen blogger about anything to do with cars and their related products that will help my business. We are members of Point-S and Motor-Codes and are also a Unipart Car Care Centre and of course Tyre-safe.