The document discusses how to recondition lead-acid batteries using a desulfator to restore them to near 100% capacity. It explains that over time, sulfates build up on the lead plates in batteries, reducing their charge-holding ability. A desulfator sends pulses through the battery to break up these sulfates, allowing them to dissolve back into the battery acid. The reconditioning process takes 1-3 weeks and involves charging, discharging, and monitoring the voltage until it reaches 13.6-14.8 volts, restoring the battery's capacity and extending its usable life by years. Reconditioning batteries is worthwhile as it can save $90 or more on replacement costs for each battery treated.
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Recondition Battery
1. I recently learned that you could recondition a battery and
restore it to near 100% working condition again using
something called a desulfator.
2. It had been something that I had been trying to figure out
for quite some time. I'm sure that you've noticed that over
time any battery that you use seems to hold less of a
charge (it dies quicker). For most household rechargeable
batteries this really isn't a big deal because they don't
really cost that much to replace.
3. In the case of lead acid batteries though... they can cost
upwards of $100 to replace and I really wanted to find out
some way to make them last longer. After quite a long
time of searching I finally learned about battery
reconditioning.
4. Battery reconditioning is a very interesting process.
Basically, you hook up a desulfator (which also goes by the
name nanopulser) and over time it rejuvenated your old
battery to 100% working condition again.
5. First, you should learn exactly why your lead acid batteries
stop working in the first place. As you charge and
discharge a deep cycle battery it begins to build up
sulfates on the lead plates in the battery. When these
sulfates start sticking to the plates instead of floating
around in the acid your battery starts to hold less of a
charge. If nothing is done enough of these sulfates build
up and eventually the battery will simply not hold a
charge anymore.
6. That is... unless you decide to recondition it. Basically
what a battery reconditioner does is send high amperage
extremely fast pulses of energy into the battery. These
pulses break up the sulfates that have stuck on to the lead
plates in the battery and they once again dissolve back in
to the battery acid.
8. The very first thing you do is hook up your battery charger
to the battery and do a full charge. Once it's fully charged
you then unhook the battery and let it sit for 8 - 10 hours.
After it's done sitting get your multimeter out and take a
voltage reading. As long as it reads above 10.6 volts than it
means that this battery is a good candidate for
reconditioning.
9. Now you hook the battery reconditioner up to the battery
and let it do it's thing for a couple of days (make sure to
leave the charger hooked up on trickle charge). After that,
you fully discharge the battery and charge it back up
again. Take a voltage reading and keep repeating this
process until you reach 13.6 volts to 14.8 volts (depending
on your battery) reading on your multimeter.
10. The nice thing about battery reconditioning is that as long
as you take care of your batteries you can keep
reconditioning them until they get a shorted or open cell.
That means instead of your batteries lasting you 2 - 5
years they could last you 10 or more years (with proper
care).
11. Is learning how to recondition a battery worth it?
Definitely! After you recondition your first battery you'll
be saving $90 for every single battery that you recondition
afterwards.