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A running backstay is a rigging component on a sailboat which helps support the mast. [1] [2] A running backstay runs from each lateral corner of the stern to the mast at the level where the forestay begins in the fractional rig. Because they are attached low on the mast, they can present a significant problem in an accidental gybe, as the boom ...
Constant voltage. Constant voltage charging is a widely used charging method involving constant voltage between the battery poles. The starter battery uses constant voltage charging when the vehicle is running. If the specified voltage constant value is appropriate, it can ensure that the battery is fully charged, while also minimizing gas and ...
This is a list of the sizes, shapes, and general characteristics of some common primary and secondary battery types in household, automotive and light industrial use.
Trickle charging. Trickle charging means charging a fully charged battery at a rate equal to its self-discharge rate, thus enabling the battery to remain at its fully charged level; this state occurs almost exclusively when the battery is not loaded, as trickle charging will not keep a battery charged if current is being drawn by a load.
As California works towards its ambitious clean energy vision, an almost counterintuitive challenge has emerged: The state is, at times, generating more solar than it can handle.
Earlier this month, popular instructors Kristin McGee, Kendall Toole, and Ross Rayburn announced they were leaving.
Ray J. William Ray Norwood Jr. (born January 17, 1981), [1] known professionally as Ray J, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, television personality, and actor. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Carson, California, he is the younger brother of singer and actress Brandy Norwood. [3] In 2005, Ray J scored the Top 20 Billboard Hot 100 ...
A daytime running lamp ( DRL, also daytime running light) is an automotive lighting and bicycle lighting device on the front of a roadgoing motor vehicle or bicycle, [1] automatically switched on when the vehicle's handbrake has been pulled down, when the vehicle is in gear, or when the engine is started, [clarification needed] emitting white, yellow, or amber light. Their intended use is not ...