1. What is a battery?

»»Battery is the device that transforms the chemical energy to electrical energy through the chemical reaction between the anode and cathode.

2. What are the main components of battery?

»»The main components are: the positive plate, the negative plate, diaphragm paper, cap, can, and insulating layer.

3. What is the cycle life of rechargeable battery?

»»When a battery experiences a charge and discharge, we call a cycle or a period. In the stated charge and discharge principles and the capacity decline before a stated standard, the total cycles it can undergo called rechargeable battery cycle life.

4. What is “short circuit”? May I short circuit Lithium battery?

»»If the positive and negative terminals come into contact with each other or with a metal object, this can cause a short circuit, generating heat. If the batteries are stacked on top of each other or Mixed, the resulting short circuit can lead to heat generation, leakage, bursting and eventually fire. Do not short circuit Lithium batteries.

5. May I apply heat on Lithium batteries or dispose of in fire?

»»If heated to 100°C or more, plastic materials in the battery such as the gasket and separator may be damaged, causing leakage. The heat generated by a short circuit inside the batteries may lead to bursting or combustion. If disposed of in fire, batteries may burn violently.

6. May I solder Lithium batteries directly?

»»If solder is applied directly to the battery, resin materials in the Lithium batteries such as the gasket and separator may be damaged due to overheating. This can cause leakage, and heat generated by a short circuit inside the battery may lead to bursting or fire. Even if no abnormality takes place immediately after soldering, the resulting leakage and other damage may harm the components attached to the battery over a long period of usage.

7. May I disassemble, apply excessive pressure on Lithium batteries?

»»If a battery is disassembled by force, gas may be generated which may cause throat irritation, or the Lithium metal may generate heat, causing fire. If deformed under pressure or under impact, distortion of the seal may lead to leakage, or a short circuit inside the battery may lead to swelling, heat generation, bursting or fire.

8. Can I use Lithium batteries mixing with other battery types?

»»If different types of batteries are used together, or new batteries are used with old ones, the difference in characteristics of voltage, capacity, etc. , may cause over-discharge of the battery which is exhausted first, leading to swelling, bursting or fire.

9. Can Lithium battery be contacted with water?

»»No. This may cause corrosion or the formation of combustible gas.

10. Can the battery be kept inside the appliance if the battery is used up or in long-term nonuse?

»»The battery had better be taken out from the appliance and kept in a dry place with low temperature if the appliance is in long-term nonuse. If not so, the system will still make the battery discharge a low current. It will reduce the service life of the battery.

11. Where Lithium batteries should be stored?

»»Lithium batteries should be stored in a place not exposed to direct sunlight. Make sure the area is dry and has minimal temperature variation. Storage in areas subject to high temperatures, humidity or rain may cause deterioration in battery quality and durability. To avoid short circuiting batteries during storage, be sure that the positive and negative terminals do not come in to contact with each other.

12. What effect can the temperature bring to the battery performance?

»»Among all the environmental elements, temperature has biggest effect on the battery performance. The electrochemical reaction on electrode / electrolyte interface is connected with the temperature. The electrode / electrolyte interface is considered to the heart of the battery. If the temperature gets lower, the reaction rate of the electrode also gets lower. If the battery voltage keeps invariable, the discharge current becomes lower, and also the power output will reduce. If the temperature goes up, the condition is reverse. That is, the battery’s power output will increase. Temperature will also affect the speed of the transmission of the electrolyte. If the temperature goes up, the speed of transmission will be faster. If the temperature goes down, the speed of transmission will be slower. The battery performance will also be affected. But if the temperature become too higher, the chemical balance inside the battery will be broken and side reaction will be caused.

13. What are the possible reasons for the battery service life reduction?

»»Charger or charging circuit is not matching to the battery type. »»Over charge and over discharge. »»Battery type is not matching to the appliance.

14. What are the possible reasons for zero voltage or low voltage of the battery pack?

»»Single battery in the battery pack is zero voltage. »»Short circuit or open circuit of the connector or wrong connection. »»Desoldering or cold solder joint between the batteries and lead. »»Wrong connection between the batteries. There is desoldering or cold solder joint between the connection strap and battery. »»The wrong connection or failure of the electronic components inside the battery pack.

15. What are the possible reasons for zero voltage and low voltage of the battery?

»»The outside short-circuit on the battery, overcharge, or over discharge. »»The battery is continuously over charged by the very high current. »»The battery is internally short-circuited or slight short-circuited.

16. What are the possible reasons if the rechargeable battery or rechargeable battery pack can not be charged?

»»The battery is zero voltage or there is battery with zero voltage in the battery pack. »»There is wrong connection inside the battery pack. »»There is abnormity of electronic components and/or PCB inside the battery pack. »»Failure in charger. »»Outer element causes the charging efficiency to be too low, such as extremely low or high temperature.

17. What will happen if the batteries with different capacity are packed together?

»»If the batteries with different capacity or new and old batteries are used together, leakage, zero voltage and so on might happen. If the battery are rechargeable and are being charged, some batteries is overcharged and other batteries is not in full charged state. During the discharge, some batteries can not discharge fully and other batteries might over discharge. This way, the battery will be damaged.