Bonus Article for you Battery Aficionados

Or “How to not pay full price for your portable tool battery packs ever again.” When I first started purchasing Electric Kobalt lawn tools (lawn mower, edger, blower, etc.) some of those came with 2.0ah batteries, while others came with 5.0ah batteries. The lower capacity batteries have begun to give up the ghost with veryContinueContinue reading “Bonus Article for you Battery Aficionados”

For the month April 2021

Battery Shucking Progress The next batch to get us over the 1000 cell count. Many have come in with good capacity left, a LOT above 2200 mAh, and now they’re just waiting their 30 days to see if we have any self-dischargers, or “leakers”. How do you test a cell’s capacity and identify the “keepers”ContinueContinue reading “For the month April 2021”

For the Month of January & February 2021

Good news and Bad news GOOD: The weather’s too cold and wet to do really much of anything. The recommended adhesive for installing the InSoFast panels needs to be above 40 degrees F and below 90. And as you all can remember, Texas was no where in that range for most of January and WAYYYYYContinueContinue reading “For the Month of January & February 2021”