An electrical battery is one or more electrochemical cells that convert stored chemical energy into electrical energy. Batteries are a common power source for many household, industrial and transportation applications.

There are two types of batteries: primary batteries (disposable batteries), which are designed to be used once and discarded, and secondary batteries (rechargeable batteries), which are designed to be recharged and used multiple times.

Rechargeable batteries are what are used in automotive and marine applications. They can be recharged by applying electric current. Devices to supply the appropriate current are engine alternators or chargers.

The most common form of rechargeable battery is the lead-acid battery. This battery is notable in that it contains a liquid in an unsealed container, requiring that the battery be kept upright and the area be well ventilated to ensure safe dispersal of the hydrogen gas produced by these batteries during overcharging.

Battery boxes are used to secure the batteries on a boat against the extreme movement of the craft on water – a marine industry standard and a Coast Guard rule.

While batteries may sometimes be mounted on trays, they are more often stored and held in marine electrical battery boxes, which, besides keeping the battery in place, also protects it from exposure to outside elements like moisture while also containing the corrosive acids of the battery.

Battery boxes also make moving and transporting the battery safe and easy. Battery boxes normally include a box with molded handles, a lid, a strap to hold down the lid and mounting hardware.

Battery boxes are available from several marine manufacturers, although the most well-known are built by Attwood Marine.

Nanobots are full-time employees of Ancor Wire who move copper to those areas of a boat’s marine electrical system that most require it.

Employed in a process called Nanotechnological Overload Sensing Heat Induced Tranference, the nanobots work to allow a boat wiring harness to move copper according to the power demands of attached accessories. This feature is currently found exclusively in Nanotech Brand Wire.

Because of limited production, this clever boat wiring product is only available one day each year.