Comments on: Helpful Tip: What’s Inside Your Batteries http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/ Technology News Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:37:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/comment-page-1/#comment-147509 Anonymous Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:34:43 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/20/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/#comment-147509 :?: So what's inside "AA" batteries? :?:

So what’s inside “AA” batteries?

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/comment-page-1/#comment-146809 Anonymous Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:16:45 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/20/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/#comment-146809 TheKatMan, To answer your question on how 32 1.5 volts (V) "AA" batteries can be connected together to equal 6V, one must determine how the batteries are connected together. There are two ways to connect batteries together, in series and in parallel, each affecting the batteries' output in respect to voltages and amperes. For this explination, I will only discuss the voltage aspect. When connecting batteries in series, wires are linked from the positive side of one battery to the negative side of another and so on. If the batteries are connected this way, then the voltages of each battery are added together and the sum would be the total output in volts. So, if two 1.5V batteries are connected in series, then the total output would be 3V. When connecting batteries in parallel, on the other hand, the positive side of one battery is linked to the positive side of another battery and they negative sides are connected in the same manner, negative to negative. However, each battery's voltage is not added to the voltage of the others to reach a sum, the output of these connected batteries would be only the voltage of one battery. So, if two 1.5V batteries are connected in parallel, then the total output would only be 1.5V. To reach the desired voltage, in this case, one would connect the batteries in a combination of the two connection methods. To get 6V from 32 1.5V batteries, one would connect 4 seperate groups of 8 1.5V batteries in parallel, giving each group 1.5V. Then one would subsequently connect the 4 groups together serially (1.5V + 1.5V + 1.5V + 1.5V) to get 6V. TheKatMan,

To answer your question on how 32 1.5 volts (V) “AA” batteries can be connected together to equal 6V, one must determine how the batteries are connected together.
There are two ways to connect batteries together, in series and in parallel, each affecting the batteries’ output in respect to voltages and amperes. For this explination, I will only discuss the voltage aspect.
When connecting batteries in series, wires are linked from the positive side of one battery to the negative side of another and so on. If the batteries are connected this way, then the voltages of each battery are added together and the sum would be the total output in volts. So, if two 1.5V batteries are connected in series, then the total output would be 3V.
When connecting batteries in parallel, on the other hand, the positive side of one battery is linked to the positive side of another battery and they negative sides are connected in the same manner, negative to negative. However, each battery’s voltage is not added to the voltage of the others to reach a sum, the output of these connected batteries would be only the voltage of one battery. So, if two 1.5V batteries are connected in parallel, then the total output would only be 1.5V.
To reach the desired voltage, in this case, one would connect the batteries in a combination of the two connection methods. To get 6V from 32 1.5V batteries, one would connect 4 seperate groups of 8 1.5V batteries in parallel, giving each group 1.5V. Then one would subsequently connect the 4 groups together serially (1.5V + 1.5V + 1.5V + 1.5V) to get 6V.

]]> By: TheKatMan http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/comment-page-1/#comment-140902 TheKatMan Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:14:22 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/20/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/#comment-140902 :?: I also got 4 "D" cells. Question? Think about it! One "AA" battery is 1.5V, so how does 32 of them equal 6V? If there was 32 "AA" batteries in a 6v Lantern Battery, then they have to be 0.1875V each. :?: I also got 4 “D” cells. Question? Think about it! One “AA” battery is 1.5V, so how does 32 of them equal 6V? If there was 32 “AA” batteries in a 6v Lantern Battery, then they have to be 0.1875V each.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/comment-page-1/#comment-140434 Anonymous Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:23:36 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/20/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/#comment-140434 You say it heaated up your change. One of your coins probably completed the circuit between the two poles of the battery, thus generating the heat. You say it heaated up your change. One of your coins probably completed the circuit between the two poles of the battery, thus generating the heat.

]]> By: Gordon Hildreth http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/comment-page-1/#comment-140338 Gordon Hildreth Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:12:28 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/20/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/#comment-140338 I to opened a 6 Volt ENERGIZER battery. It contained 4 "D" size batteries. Good news - they are Industrial (not for retail trade). We DO live and learn. I to opened a 6 Volt ENERGIZER battery. It contained 4 “D” size batteries. Good news – they are Industrial (not for retail trade).

We DO live and learn.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/comment-page-1/#comment-139734 Anonymous Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:46:51 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/20/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/#comment-139734 I took a 9 volt battery out of a smoke detector that was cherping because the battery was low and I put it in my pocket about an hour later so when I went to the food store I would not forget to get new ones. Before I left home I worked on my lap-top for a few minutes and suddenly realized that my leg was burning for some reason. I reached into my pocket and found that the 9 volt battery was so hot I could not hold it in my hand in fact it was so hot I was afraid it would burn the carpet so I kicked out the front door. The heat from the battery heated up my change to a point that you could not hold it either. My Chap Stick all but melted and it burned a place on my leg which I can still see today. This was a standard 9 volt "Energizer" battery with 2011 date on it. I've never heard of anything like this before and would not be surprized if had been throne in the trash that it set a fire. No kidding, it was that hot. What in the world caused this to happen? Please respond to my web address. (I've never been to this site before). Thank you in advance. Charles Northcutt I took a 9 volt battery out of a smoke detector that was cherping because the battery was low and I put it in my pocket about an hour later so when I went to the food store I would not forget to get new ones. Before I left home I worked on my lap-top for a few minutes and suddenly realized that my leg was burning for some reason. I reached into my pocket and found that the 9 volt battery was so hot I could not hold it in my hand in fact it was so hot I was afraid it would burn the carpet so I kicked out the front door. The heat from the battery heated up my change to a point that you could not hold it either. My Chap Stick all but melted and it burned a place on my leg which I can still see today. This was a standard 9 volt “Energizer” battery with 2011 date on it. I’ve never heard of anything like this before and would not be surprized if had been throne in the trash that it set a fire. No kidding, it was that hot. What in the world caused this to happen? Please respond to my web address. (I’ve never been to this site before). Thank you in advance. Charles Northcutt

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/comment-page-1/#comment-139418 Anonymous Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:37:33 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/20/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/#comment-139418 :mrgreen: What about the inside of a AAA? :mrgreen: :mrgreen: What about the inside of a AAA? :mrgreen:

]]> By: Belinda http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/comment-page-1/#comment-132730 Belinda Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:55:13 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/20/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/#comment-132730 Energizer 6 volt latern battery has the long cells in it also. Energizer 6 volt latern battery has the long cells in it also.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/comment-page-1/#comment-131524 Anonymous Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:01:47 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/20/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/#comment-131524 Tried EverReady 6V too and it was just 4 long cell batteries. Not the 32 AA that I thought to believe. Blahhh Tried EverReady 6V too and it was just 4 long cell batteries. Not the 32 AA that I thought to believe. Blahhh

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/comment-page-1/#comment-124580 Anonymous Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:43:54 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/20/helpful-tip-whats-inside-your-batteries/#comment-124580 tried rayovac...on 6V battery didnt work tried rayovac…on 6V battery didnt work

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