South African Car of the year finalists announced

When you are looking for ways to always keep the engines of your factory or the the lights up in the comfort of your house, you have to pursue different solutions to achieve this kind of autonomy with the best cost-benefit as possible in a long therm. Generators in Durban are becoming increasingly popular and…

The majority of deep cycle of 6 volt and 8 volt batteries should last 2 to 5 years, however harsh conditions such as extreme cold or heat can significantly reduce the lifespan of these batteries, no matter how robust. A lack of “cycling” the battery, discharging and recharging can also result in an early demise…

In the vast majority of motors, batteries are used to drive the motor. To say that they are battery back-up motors is therefore incorrect, as the battery is always in use; not exclusively in the event of a power failure. If the battery is disconnected, the motor will not work. In the vast majority of…

The world’s best athletes will wear old cell phones around their necks next summer. The medals awarded during next summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo—set to kick off July 24, 2020—will be completely made from recycled materials. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games decided to create sustainable medals in an…

Burglar alarms are generally reliable but if the internal battery is flat and will no longer hold charge it should be replaced as soon as possible. A flat internal battery can mean that if there is a power cut the external siren will sound because the hold off circuit to it is no longer present….

Load Shedding ( The reasons we are given) Load shedding is a cost-effective, emergency rotating method of energy distribution that has been quite helpful to ease the problems of lack of power generation South Africa is facing from time to time. Eskom developed this  method to prevent blackout scenarios building a “power reserve” for critical…