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nickel cadmium

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nickel cadmium
(NiCd) A rechargeable battery technology that is widely used for portable hand tools. It uses a nickel and cadmium plate and potassium hydroxide as the electrolyte. Originally invented in Sweden in 1899, it became popular in the 1950s after a sealed version was developed. Nickel cadmium provides more charge per pound than lead acid batteries, but less than nickel metal hydride. Its major problem is the so-called "memory effect," in which the battery seems to remember how full it was when last charged and will not charge past that point the next time. To maintain the longest charge, nickel cadmium batteries should be completely discharged periodically. See batteries.
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The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) recycles nickel cadmium (Ni-Cd), nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH) and lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries, plus small sealed lead (Pb) batteries that weigh less than a kilogram (2.
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These batteries have been in existence for a long time now and new maintenance free nickel cadmium batteries have come up with advantage over lead acid batteries used for long time in automotives.
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org) The United States Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) was set up in 1994 as a non-profit, public service organization to help and promote the recycling of portable rechargeable batteries such as Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion), and Small Sealed Lead.
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