Re: Re: saving tired batteries?

Posted by Jon H on March 04, 2004 at 17:57:23 from (69.26.17.245):

In Reply to: Re: saving tired batteries? posted by greenbeanman on March 04, 2004 at 05:44:44:

The batteryMINDer is a brand of combo trickle charger and desulfator sold by Northern tool co.
I have 2 of them that I move around my farm equipment(I try to use them 1 week every 2 months) during the off season to keep the batterys charged and remove any sulfation from the battery plates caused by months of non use. Much equipment like combines set unused for 10 months per year,so somthing like the battery MINDer is necessary to prevent sulfation damage to batteries. I have had very good luck bringing batteries that were badly sulfated back to near full power. As long as the sulfation is not so severe that sulfation crystals have penetrated the plate seperators and caused a shorted cell. I have some batteries 10-15 years old that still crank like new. I am in the process of rebuilding a Hough 30 payloader that was rolled over a year ago. Most of the electrolyte had drained out of the big 8D battery while it was up side down. It was left that way for a year with the plates exposed to air which causes rapid sulfation. I refilled the cells with battery electrolite and put the charger/desulfator on it for 2 weeks. I am happy to say the battery seems to have had a 100% recovery.

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