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Helps Keep the Toxic Heavy Metals Out of Our Environment

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Batteries are a requirement to make electronic items portable.  They give our laptops and iPods necessary power to run while not plugged into an electrical source.  While they are an integral part of our culture and technology, the truth is that they are made up of some seriously toxic heavy metals.  Some of these metals include nickel cadmium, alkaline, mercury, nickel metal hydride and lead acid.  Each of these substances are toxic to our environment if not disposed of properly. 

Battery Recycling

Alkaline are the most common household batteries used today.  They are not able to be recharged and should be disposed of through your local community battery recycling program.

Nickel-Cadmium , such as those used in cell phones and digital cameras, are rechargeable.  Once Nickel-Cadmium batteries are spent they need to be recycled and are highly toxic if disposed of in a landfill.

Nickel Metal Hydride are used in laptop computers.  These are not toxic and can be disposed of.  They do, however, contain some parts which can be recycled.  Your local recycle center may or may not collect the nickel metal hydride type.

Button Cells are used in hearing aids, calculators and watches.  They contain silver, mercury and other toxic elements.  They need to be disposed of properly.

While battery recycling is widely available, the best environmental option is to use less batteries or at the least use the rechargeable type whenever possible.
There are some simple things you can do to reduce your need for batteries.  Some of these simple tips are:

• Turn off any battery-operated appliances when not in use
• Remove from appliances if they are not going to be used for a long time.
• Do not mix old with new ones.
• Do not recharge a battery unless it is specifically marked rechargeable.
• Do not dispose of in a fire it may cause them to explode.
• Do not open battery casings
• Do not insert backwards into any device.

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Solar Powered Battery Charger

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Solar power is not just for home electricity and calculators anymore, now solar powered battery charger devices are available for a variety of home and travel uses, all harnessing the radiant energy of the sun.

These devices can be set out anywhere there’s sunlight; and you no longer have to pay expensive energy costs or spend time hunting down power outlets when you are traveling. These devices are available on the internet and through many of the top solar companies such as BP, Kyocera, and Sanyo and similar.

The first type of solar powered battery charger is car devices. You place the battery on the dashboard of your car and then plug it into the cigarette lighter. Thus the energy can help power your vehicle. Most of these chargers have a LED light to indicate when the system is gaining energy.

Wagan EL2448 Solar ePanel Charger for 12 V Battery “I bought this panel for my friend who is a missionary in a very remote area. It has been such a hit there, others are asking me to bring them one!.” I received my solar charger in excellent shape. I bought this product to help power my laptop and it works very well. Why? You don’t need to worry about elecctricity to recharge your electronic gadgets, only plug them to this and you are done, almost all electronics have a cigarrette charger.Excellent power source for remote living ,. I surely recommend the item. You can feel confident that the Wagan EL2448 Solar ePanel Charger will be your ultimate all-in-one power solution for years to come. “I bought this panel for my friend who is a missionary in Haiti. . It has been such a hit there, others in Haiti are asking me to bring them one!.” I received the charger in excellent shape. I bought this product to help power my laptop and it works very well. Why?, you don’t need to worry about elecctricity to recharge your electronic gadgets, only plug them to this and you are done, almost all electronics have a cigarrette charger. Excellent power source for remote living. I surely recommend the item. You can feel confident that the Wagan EL2448 Solar ePanel Charger will be your ultimate all-in-one power solution for years to come..

Benefits..

• 12.4 watts, folds up for convenient transport and storage, ideal for indoor and outdoor use
• Use to charge laptop computers, cell phones and other DC powered items
• High impact tempered glass to resist hail, ice, flying debris or force wind
• Requires only daylight (not direct sunlight), monocrystalline solar panel charges even in cloudy and overcast weather
• Suitable for trickle charging a wide range of batteries and power packs

Another smaller but very handy solar powered battery charger, which is also a portable system, used to charge up computers or cel phones. The Solio Hybrid 1000 is a popular, example of a solar powered battery charger. The Solio Hybrid 100 has an adapter tip system cable, a USB charging cable, a mini usb cable for Motorola, Blackberry, Garmin and iriver devices and a Nokia adapter tip. The powerful solar panel in the Solio Hybrid 1000 gathers energy from the sun wherever you are, and it’s slender enough to fit easily in a backpack or briefcase.

As an added bonus this device stores power so you have energy ready whenever you need it, regardless of the presence of daylight. The power can be stored for up to one year. With just one hour of sunshine you get 15 minutes of talk time or forty minutes listening to your MP3. The solar powered battery charger provides a DC charge rate of 5 – 6 volts and a output of 0.6 watts.

Other popular solar powered battery charger devices will refill your batteries. When you purchase rechargeable batteries, place them in the charging device and sit them out in the sun. Most of these chargers will power up four same-type batteries at the same time, and will finish in 5 to 6 hours.

Portable solar powered battery charger devices have been used to power batteries on boats and security systems on homes. Because they run on solar energy, this reduces the cost of their use and prevents power outages or gas shortages from stopping the use of these devices.

Using solar power is cheap and easy, because after the initial setup you have free access to sunlight. It is also environmentally friendly. When you use any solar powered device you are reducing the amount of carbon emissions sent into the air. Most power comes from burning fossil fuel systems, but this power is clean energy, and is also renewable energy because it doesn’t deplete the overall supply. Every time you use solar power, a fresh supply is provided the next day. When fossil fuels or regular chemical batteries are used, they cannot be refreshed.

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