**Introduction** \\
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* THIS IS JUST AN ARTICLE STUB. TO BE COMPLETED AT A LATER DATE.\\
* This article is: Ultra-Simple educational overview of batteries for popular consumer devices, especially in digital cameras. What they are, made of, how they work, etc. This article is based out of California USA.\\
* This article is not: Lengthy. Official. Encyclopedia. Basically, this is my personal opinion, and weekend research, so there may be flaws here.\\
* Related Articles: Electricity 101. \\
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**Popular Kinds of Batteries**

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**Consumer Electronics Using Batteries** \\
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* Car Battery\\
* Television Remote Control\\
* Digital Camera and Camcorder\\
* Cell Phone\\
* Radio Control Car\\
* Clock\\
* Power Failure Backup Batteries for Computers \\
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**Battery Types, Broken Down** \\
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**Common Battery Terminology** \\
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* Terminal\\
* Rechargable

* Positive and Negative.

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**Misc Content** \\
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* 900mah stands for 900 miliamp hours. For digital cameras, the more the better.\\
* The 900 mAh battery has slightly more reserve capacity (approximately 5.8 % more) than the 850 mAh battery. This is a fairly negligible difference. \\
* For consumer electronic applications, the best rechargeable battery types currently available (and affordable) are (from best to worst): Lithium Polymer (LiPo), Lithium Ion (LiOn), Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH), and Nickel Cadmium (NiCAD). Although lead acid batteries are also a type of rechargeable battery - these are rarely used in small consumer electronic devices/applications. Gel cell and Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) batteries are special applications (variations) of lead-acid batteries.\\
* For non-rechargeable batteries, most any lithium formulation is better than 'heavy duty' zinc formulation batteries.\\
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**History, Present, and Future** \\
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* There are many metal/air mixtures in the works for becoming better than Lithium Ion. Youtube has many "make a battery at home" videos. \\
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Internet Resources\\
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* Wikipedia, on Batteries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batteries\\
* Wikipedia, List of Battery Types: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battery_types\\
* Wikipedia, List of Battery Sizes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battery_sizes\\
* Wikipedia, on Battery Nomenclature: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_nomenclature\\
* Wikipedia, on Dry Cell Battery: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_cell#Dry_cell\\
* mPowerUK, on Battery Cell Chemistry: http://www.mpoweruk.com/chemistries.htm\\
* Battery University, has numerous articles: http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/\\
* HowStuffWorks, on Batteries: http://www.howstuffworks.com/battery.htm\\
* HowStuffWorks, on Lithium-ion Battery: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/lithium-ion-battery.htm\\
* Instructables projects for Batteries: http://www.instructables.com/pages/search/search.jsp?cx=partner-pub-1783560022203827:npr2q7v5m6t&cof=FORID:11&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=battery\\
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Electricity Facts\\
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* Needs to be confirmed: 75% of power produced in the US is fossil fuel driven.\\
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Sources Cited\\
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* See Internet Resources, and do your own research!\\
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