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Dead Battery Reclamation
Do any of you folks place any credence in the myriad of 'You-tube' videos touting the various ways one can recover and re-hab a dead 'lead-acid' battery? In my case - the water/acid solution had long dried up. A visual inspection of each cell showed the plates appeared to be in 'good' condition.
I'm wondering if I can clean, replace the water/acid electrolyte solution to get them to a point where I have a 12V power supply for bench testing. I somehow doubt I'll achieve any results approaching the 'cold-cranking' capacity of the original designed output. The batteries themselves are presently sitting filled with a baking soda & distilled water solution in the hopes of possibly cleaning the plates & removing some or any sulphonation that may be present. In reality, it may not be worth the time & effort to try to recover some of their former usefulness, but I am most interested in the opinions & any suggestions members of the board may have. Whadduya think? Cheers JB
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10-29-2024, 03:18 PM
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I had an old timer tell me to put epson salt into the chambers and then charge it. Never tried it.
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10-29-2024, 04:28 PM
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The structure of leaded plates gets sulfated with surface corrosion over time.
There is the urban myth of using a battery charger briefly to 'pop' that off the plates. Sketchy... Be very careful. 2Amp is better. With additional air exposure? IDK. Acid mixture is probably changed . Safest bet is to buy a new battery.
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10-29-2024, 05:24 PM
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I've spent 'some amount of time' trying the YouTube fixes. Zero success, now I just trade the old one in and buy a new battery.
What I have not tried is replacing the acid, I will do that eventually, but I also think any 'fix' will give you another year max, so what's the point?
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