The Magic Pencil Test

Batteries may look like simple boxes with two terminals, but they are actually complicated marvels of chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering.  And because you can't see any of the processes happening inside, it can be difficult to understand how batteries work or how well they are constructed.  As a result, it is difficult for a typical user to verify claims made by battery manufacturers - the true quality can only be known with time and use.  So, one of the lessons there is to only buy batteries from manufacturers that you trust. We were amused a few months ago to see a new battery introduced on the ...

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