Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Charge A Rechargeable Battery

Rechargeable batteries are becoming more popular than one-time-use batteries because of the cost-effectiveness, eco-friendliness and simplification. If you balance out the price of one-time-use batteries, the amount of time they last, and how often you have to replace them, you will see that the rechargeable ones cost less in the long run, because one rechargeable battery can typically be recharged 1,000 times. So not only do you get more use out of the battery, but you are also cutting down on battery waste in our landfills. They are so simple that you can just charge the battery and go.








Instructions


1. Place the batteries into the charger vertically. You will see which direction the batteries need to go on the inside of the charger, right underneath where the batteries are placed. The "+" sign is the positive sign that shows which end the positive side of the battery needs to be placed. The positive side of the battery appears as a small protrusion coming out of the battery end. The "-" sign is the negative sign that shows the direction the negative end of the battery should be facing. The negative side of the battery is the flat side.








2. Turn the charger over.


3. Pull out the prongs. You should be able to just flip them out.


4. Plug the charger into the electrical outlet until you see a red light on the front of the charger. A red light means that the batteries are charging, but are not charged completely.


5. Check your charger about every hour. Once the red light turns green, your batteries are charged and you can take them out of the charger.

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