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Bob in WA

02-06-2006 20:39:27




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What is the best additive to restore lead acid batteries?




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chuckinnc

02-08-2006 10:05:47




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 Re: Battery additives in reply to Bob in WA, 02-06-2006 20:39:27  
Old timers used epson salts in them, the guy at
the golf cart store says it wont work with new auto (smart) chargers but sometimes worked if you used a old simple charger to charge the battery.



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rustyj14

02-08-2006 08:23:46




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 Re: Battery additives in reply to Bob in WA, 02-06-2006 20:39:27  
Nothing will restore dead batteries, so don't fall for the sales pitches put out by various advertisers! Instead just buy a new one! And take the old one to the scrap yard, where they might give you 50 cents for it, which you can put toward the new one that you really need! And, you can go around to your friends and collect their old batteries, then scrap them, too, and by the time a month goes by, you might get enough to buy a new one! Many years ago, i heard of that scheme of getting batteries to get re-upped, and it didn't work then! NOTHING works! Buy new!!

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buickanddeereg

02-07-2006 07:45:17




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 Re: Battery additives in reply to Bob in WA, 02-06-2006 20:39:27  
You can't raise the dead. The only way to restore an expired battery of any kind is to melt the base metals down, purify them and then make a new battery.



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JD9295

02-07-2006 01:34:07




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 Re: Battery additives in reply to Bob in WA, 02-06-2006 20:39:27  
I dont think youll ever find one that will give you your battery back. Kinda like the old saying of putting flashlight batteries in the freezer to revive them. It might get some juice in them for a short time if any at all, but youll be better off jsut buying a new battery.
Im like old on this one, tried it all, never works so now I jsut replace it with a new one



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Slowpoke

02-07-2006 01:12:52




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 Re: Battery additives in reply to Bob in WA, 02-06-2006 20:39:27  
Maybe the new high frequency battery chargers that claim to desulfate a failing battery.
I plan on getting one in the near future, so I'll find out. I've got several test batteries just waiting to come back to life. There was also a thread on here some time ago about building your own desulfater.



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old

02-06-2006 21:28:02




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 Re: Battery additives in reply to Bob in WA, 02-06-2006 20:39:27  
So far I have never found one that works. Most only waste your money at best. I've tried doing the new acid trick, the asprin trick proxside and even the ones J.C. Whitney sells and none ever worked for me



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Dan Hill

02-24-2006 05:21:30




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 Re: Battery additives in reply to old, 02-06-2006 21:28:02  
Old batteries have mechanical problems.I pulled down a sick 12v battery because I wanted the case for some project.One of the cells had most of its plate material in the bottom of the case.I had a battery that started the truck twice one day and would not crank on the third try.This battery wont not draw current from a 10 amp charger.I think it had a connection fail in one of the cells.Another battery would start the truck on a cold morning fine and then barely crank after driving 25 miles.Most batteries last 3 years, Ive had a few go 5.Auto batteries work under tough conditions,300 amp cranking then overcharged badly.Anything over 10 amps makes the battery gas and overheat.Fast chargers are battery killers,avoid them.

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