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A Designer’s Guide to Coin Cell Battery Holder Selection
calvinaddcom2022-04-13T16:03:38+08:00By Thomas BlahaPresident, Memory Protection DevicesWhile breakthrough technologies continue to grab headlines, components like the humble coin cell battery holder often get overlooked, despite playing a major role in support of their glamorous cousins. However, as electronic devices become increasingly feature-rich, power-hungry, and miniaturized, coin cell holders can become an...
Battery Holders Adapt to Handheld Medical Device Needs
calvinaddcom2022-04-13T15:58:11+08:00By Thomas BlahaPresident, Memory Protection DevicesDuring the design of a handheld medical device, the battery holder selection is often left to the very end. We could warn that significant issues such as shorter run times, excessive weight, or unusual shapes can lead to end user dissatisfaction, leaving your company at...
Automotive 12V Technology
calvinaddcom2022-04-13T15:56:40+08:00In today’s world, a wide array of automotive 12 volt plug-in cord sets, 12v-plugs and 12v-sockets are presented to designers of electronic systems and products. Some are hardly up to the challenges presented by the ever-increasing multitude of electronic devices like cell phones, iPods and portable navigation devices that have...
Thinking green with batteries
calvinaddcom2022-04-13T15:53:36+08:00Adopting responsible practices that reduce the e-waste stream while making economic sense can positively influence consumer brand preferences
By Thomas BlahaPresident, Memory Protection DevicesProduct designers and procurement professionals need to be mindful that successful brands demonstrate a strong commitment to environmental protection and sustainability.This commitment starts by addressing the growing...Hold your fuse. Save your circuit.
calvinaddcom2022-04-13T15:51:04+08:00By Thomas BlahaPresident, Memory Protection DevicesCertain electronic devices require additional protection in the form of a fuse, a sacrificial device that provides increased protection against electric overcurrent or surges.Patented by Thomas Edison in 1890 to provide circuit protection for his municipal electric distribution system, fuses are now commonplace, available in...
Selecting coin-cell battery holders
calvinaddcom2022-04-13T15:41:26+08:00By Thomas BlahaPresident, Memory Protection Devices
Some key criteria should be considered before including one of these devices in a design
While breakthrough technologiescontinue to grab headlines,components like thecoin-cell battery holder often get overlooked,despite their major role in supportof their glamorous cousins. However,the holder can fail due to issueslike vibration, heat,...Taking batteries green
calvinaddcom2022-04-13T15:35:37+08:00By Thomas BlahaPresident, Memory Protection DevicesRechargeable and replaceable battery technologies offer important long-term environmental benefitsGrowing concerns about such issues as peak oil, climate change, carbon emissions, ozone layer depletion and industrial pollution have raised alarms among consumers, business owners and policymakers worldwide.As more information becomes available about the long-term effects...
Design of coin-cell battery holders for miniature handheld medical devices
calvinaddcom2022-04-12T16:47:54+08:00The battery holder design plays a critical role in handheld medical device performance and reliability, helping minimize its size and weight to make it smaller and more streamlinedBy Thomas BlahaPresident, Memory Protection DevicesHandheld medical devices face numerous hurdles on the way to market. First, they need to obtain FDA 510(K)...
Introducing non-touch switches for high traffic areas
calvinaddcom2020-06-25T14:11:12+08:00
