Load Shedding and Battery Life What is the relationship between load shedding and battery life? An AGM Battery offers approximately 260 cycles at 100% discharge. Ordinarily, this would equate to 1 discharge per week. The battery would have a lifespan of +/- 5 years. Of course, this is under perfect conditions (temperature, charge voltage etc.)…
The Worst Apps for the Environment As mobile phones become more and more technologically advanced, the battery life of our gadgets tends to become shorter and shorter. HD cameras, facial recognition and AI have been revolutionary features in recent times, yet it is the apps we use which tend to drain our phones’ batteries. According…
Globally, air pollution kills over 7 million people every year. In South Africa, air pollution from coal-fired power stations is thought to kill 2,200 people annually and is a leading cause of lung cancer, heart disease and stroke. Many of these power stations are owned by Eskom, the country’s government-owned energy provider, who are currently…
Phone batteries are often a frustrating element of mobile phones. As mobile phone technological features advance, the battery life of mobile phones seems to decrease. Phone batteries haven’t advanced that much in recent years, whereas mobile phones have. This means the power of phones is outweighing the capacity at which the batteries can function at….
As South Africa enters into continued periods of stage 4 load shedding, many citizens are hunting for new ways to produce and store their energy without relying on the grid. Due to alleged corruption and mismanagement, state energy supplier Eskom has been struggling to provide the masses of power required by South Africans for the…
Laptops have come a long way. The Kyotronic 85 produced in the 80s was little more than a calculator that ran on 4 AA batteries. The batteries that you’ll most likely find in your TV remote would have given you 20 hours worth of work on this machine before needing to be replaced. As modern…
Camping has become increasingly popular over the years. The more the world tends to develop, the more people want to go back to their rural roots for their holidays. Stripped of most luxuries, unless glamping you’re provided with a natural non distractive environment to spend quality time with the people you’re with. Many choose camping…
Whether you’re an iPhone or Android person, most of us agree that smartphones are a force for good in our lives, helping us to organise our lives with a variety of useful apps, and taking great videos and photos to capture precious memories. Despite this, smartphones are renowned for their short battery lives, which can…
We tend to not miss things until they’re gone, and this is true in the case of car batteries. We probably don’t even realise that they’re there until they’ve stopped working or we start having trouble with them. Car batteries can last up to five years, however most car batteries will start to fail within…
Quick Charging, Fast Charging, Turbo Charging, Adaptive Charging — ever wondered what these various terms about charging your smartphone battery actually mean? In this video, we explain what is fast charging aka quick charging, its features, how Qualcomm started it all and what is the difference between the different types of fast charging standards out…
