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Cadex Articles by  founder of Cadex, Isidor Buchmann:

Greenlight Lies

The Greenlight Lies; Extremely educational and well written article on battery cells and charger systems.

PAG Articles:

Pag Articles

Pag Articles Lithium Ion

Articles by founder of PAG, Allen Lavender;  Some very educational, some news about PAG, all well written.

The Anton Bauer NEW Video Battery Handbook

Anton Bauer Product Manuals

Link to Anton Bauer's New Handbook

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Ohms Law

Ohms Law and Value Formulas to make cost decisions on the most watt hours of run time, charge-discharge cycles of different cells, and the most power for your dollar.

Battery Handbook

RES Articles written by Ron L Rathbone:

Rathbone's Use & Care Of Batteries & Chargers: A very valuable guide for the buyer or user of rechargeable and primary battery packs in your organization.  Also the later part is a detailed collection of discussions from true experts in the battery cell field regarding "Memory Effect".

This handbook is supported by manufacturers battery cell specification sheets.  Reference information pulled from Anton Bauer, Cadex, Christie, Gates, GE, Saft, Sanyo, PAG, and Panasonic manuals or specification sheets, as well as our own in-depth knowledge and experience in the battery and analyzer industry.

Battery Rebuilding PR

Battery Rebuilding Advances to a New Level, Knoxville, TN

Pan Lithium Ion Charging

Pan Lithium Ion Precautions

Saft Lithium Battery Cells

Sanyo Lithium Ion

Pan Ni-CD Charge Method

Pan Ni-CD Overview

Pan Ni-CD Precautions

Saft Battery Cells, Nickel Cadmium

Pan Ni-MH Charge Method

Pan Ni-MH Precautions

Saft Nickel Metal Battery Cells

Sanyo Ni-MH Overview

Saft Silver Battery Cells

Remember:

Lithium Ion: 200 Charge-Discharge Cycles; Cannot handle High Discharge Rate; Poor Heat Tolerance

Nickel Metal Hydride: 500-700 Charge-Discharge Cycles; Poor Heat Tolerance

Nickel Cadmium: Panasonic PR Series and Sanyo NR Series;

P: Panasonic's Best model Ni-CD

N: Sanyo's Best Model Ni-CD

VRE: Saft's Best Model Ni-CD

R: Rapid Charge

E and S: High Capacity

Sintered Positive Electrode: 900-1200 Charge-Discharge Cycles, Handles Heat Best, Lowest Internal Resistance, Handles High Drain Rate Best

Press Negative: 500 Charge-Discharge Cycles, Does Not Handle Heat Well

The Negatives of Lithium Ion

The Negatives of Lithium Ion

Lithium Ion Broadcast

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ERISA

Do You really think your employer sponsored Long Term Disability Plan will protect You?

Do you have a Long Term Disability Benefit in your employment package as a perk or benefit for working for your firm?

A plan that you are depending on Should you become sick and disabled?

Do you want to know what it is really worth?

Do you know how these Long Term Disability Carriers work?

We hope someone will publish / take to congress our  well documented, 6 year, extreme struggle with a disability insurance company and ERISA.