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Fire Extinguisher Guide: Essential Tips for Safe Handling & Usage | A:B:E 1.0kg Units Explained

The most common type of fire extinguisher you will encounter is called a Dry Chemical A:B:E 1.0kg unit.

Explore Jaycar Kit Back Catalogue for Unmissable Projects | Jaycar Electronics

If you can’t find what you’re looking for, try the Jaycar Kit Back Catalogue.

Discover Reliable UHF CB Radios | Jaycar's Range for Clear Communication

For those who grew up in the '70's and 80's who "loved" 27MHz CB you would be pretty used to the 'hit and miss' reception of "breaker, breaker, this is rubber duckie..." CB. It worked, and it worked pretty well sometimes but range could be extremely variable and it could be very noisy.

Choosing the Perfect Portable Power Bank: A Comprehensive Guide

By now you have likely heard of, and understand what a mobile power bank does. But in case you don't, here's the explanation. Effectively it's a high capacity battery (much higher than your mobile phone), which can be used to charge all sorts of devices from it.

Understanding Charging States with Smart Chargers

Smart Chargers have a pre-set charging cycle such as 3, 4 or 8 stages. The charging voltage and current is optimised in each stage to suit the type of battery being charged.

Design Your Ideal Portable Solar Power System | Jaycar Electronics

So you've always fancied yourself as a bit of an adventurer? Sure. As long as the adventure includes warm meals, hot showers, and a good entertainment system! When caravanning you might have some of those, but you'd need to find powered sites - until now...

Empower Your Life with USB Power Solutions | Jaycar Electronics

In the space of two decades, USB has gone from a revolutionary way to connect peripheral devices, to a standard so common it’s used to power and charge all sorts of things.