As gas prices rise across the globe, so does the interest in electric bicycles and other Light Electric Vehicles (LEVs). These LEVs are perfect for those who are tired of sitting in traffic or being cramped into crowded public transportation. But like any major purchase, it's worth doing right. Here are three things you should keep in mind before making your purchase.

Break-In (Cycle-In) your LiPo! LiPos don't really need a break lithium stocks copyright in period as such like a Nitro motor but they do require a few cycles to reach their full power potential. After a few charge/discharge cycles you get the chemical reaction established in the pack and they do start performing a little better after this. So ideally a pack should by cycled 3-4 charges before you make use of the battery's full potential. There are several ways to cycle your pack, simply charge/ discharge them on your LiPo charger. If you use them in your helicopter you can do short 2-3min hover flights and recharge.

The lithium ion batterty stocks practical EV like the RAV or the Solectria Force. These rigs were designed to get the job done. Many homemade conversions fit into this class as well.

There are several types of battery in use at the present time and each must be treated differently. There are Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cad), Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) and Lithium-ion. Ni-Cad is old technology and hence only found in ancient handsets, so I will not be covering them in this article. NiMH batteries perform much better than Ni-Cad, typically giving 30% more talk time, but Lithium are thinner and give even higher performance. I will be concentrating on Lithium-ion as it is the most used cobalt ontario copyright modern mobile phone battery to date. Check which type of battery your phone has before following any of the following.

1) Makita BTD144 - Class leader for run-time. LXT Lithium-Ion batteries provide 35% longer time between charges. Class leader for impact rate. Delivers up to 3,400 IPM, about 10% higher than average.

Therefore, I'd like to ask a simple question; "What the hell are we going to do with 30 billion used up Ion Lithium batteries?" (100 million cars X 30 batteries for each car over 20 years). Did you know that Lithium is a neurotoxin? It's true, and in small doses is also used to help people with anxiety and depression. But if this gets into the groundwater, it will also get into the bodies of animals and humans.

9) DeWalt DC827KL - Magnesium gearcase, all-metal transmission, accessible motor brushes, and DeWalt's 3-year warranty. High user satisfaction rating, 4.8 of 5 stars.