Re: Reviving Lazy Cells?

Due to the age of the batteries, you
apparently have sulfated cells which is evidenced by "two of the batteries have a cell that never seems to make it into the green as far as specific gravity is concerned".

there are a lot of electronic products that claim to remove the lead sulfate crystals from the plates with timed high voltage pulses that are
tailored to stimulate mechanical resonances in the plates and dislodge
the sulfate crystals that way. i don't know enough about how effective
they are to say whether they would help your batteries, but i was just
informed of some links to instructions on building your own electronic desulphator. i am going to play with them...

 http://www.theworkshop.ca/energy/desulf/desulf.htm

there used to be a product called VX6 that you put in the battery and
it would magically remove the sulphate from the plates. i guess it must
have worked so well that the battery companies killed the guy or hid
his invention away so they could sell more batteries....he or someone
who also knows the secret seems to have resurfaced with a product
called "Battery Equaliser" that purports to reverse/prevent sulphation
by adding an ounce of it to each cell. they claim you can make your old
battery new again and will sell you enough to do your two batteries for
19.95...better act quick before the battery companies find him and lock
him away again...

seriously though, does anybody know much about electronic desulphation
and prevention? there are an awful lot of products out there that make
claims about extending lead acid battery life with high voltage pulsing
to prevent/reverse sulphation. do they do more to extend life than we
can do by managing discharge/charge carefully?

-bob



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