For 45 years, nickel-cadmium (NiCd; also Ni-Cad™, see Editor's Note below) batteries have plagued me. That's because I like to spend my Sunday afternoons relaxing with radio-controlled aircraft, such ...

Radio field reporters and producers can tell you many stories about the “one that got away” simply because of batteries going dead in the middle of an interview recording session. The fear of losing ...

Power when you need it - The Tenergy Rechargeable Sub-C batteries offer reliable performance at an inexpensive cost. This 15 piece NiCd set features a flat top design with tabs (for soldering). At 1.2 ...

The design of the charger is similar to that of many commercially available chargers. The charger consists of a mains adaptor, two resistors and a light-emitting diode (LED). In practical use, this ...

Batteries based on the nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) and lithium-ion (Li-ion) chemistries have largely replaced the older nickel-cadmium (NiCd) battery in many of today’s applications. Still, NiCds are ...

With conventional batteries nearly ousted, first by NiCad and now Li-ion rechargeables, you’d think the question of which battery to use would be pretty sewn up. Not so: now comes nickel-zinc ...

Rechargeable batteries have their share of benefits (helping the environment, for one), but when it comes to saving money, personal finance blogger Len Penzo argues that sometimes regular old ...