DIY Fixing Lead Acid Batteries

[@blairbushproject]

I don’t know why there are so many jerks on the internet with nothing but condescending or mean things to say. They are so brainwashed they can’t handle real human beings being human. Thanks for the video and the information. I appreciate your time and contribution to the KZbin community. And the music is quirky but completely works.

[@RobAbdul]

8:18 Slam dunking the whole battery in a bucket is CRAZY. Not givinga rat'sass!. After watching that I was compelled to hit like, subscribe and the bell icon!

[@AtheistCook]

i have seen a lot of battery repair videos in youtube and this one is one of the best if not the best.

[@manickamdhayalan]

Hay, u were awesome. Being electrical engineer i never tried this a bit. But after accidentally watched your video, i did give life to my 3 year old dead battery. Nice video.

[@SteveHacker]

How long can battery life be extended by doing this? Also, if I decide to just buy new batteries for my 2 jumper packs that are weak/dying, do they HAVE to read “20HR” on them? My jumper pack batteries are labeled; 12V 7AH/20HR and the other is labeled 12V 18AH/20HR… I’ve found identical batteries on Amazon, BUT, NONE of them read “20HR” on them… Confusing…

[@carljackson4720]

"You're a good little battery.. yes you are!!" Love it! I can almost see the little battery smiling! Nice video!

[@ericaarseth7678]

IVe worked 2 1/2 years at a battery shop. battery fluid is 1/3 sulfuric acid and 2/3s distilled water. not 10% acid and 90% water totally wrong!

[@m3n4lyf]

Any insight into the industrial re-manufacturing process? Is that generally just a separation of individual materials, and starting from scratch?

[@MartyChristianSoldier]

Way to much information, but I do appreciate your knowledge. Most people don't even want to grasp how it works, they just want it to work.

[@jasondansie9970]

many of us appreciate this kind of video . thanks for your time and effort

[@RinoaL]

well thank you! was hard to remember what i wanted to film after i waited a week for the battery to desulfate haha. i'm used to filming things all at once.

[@warrennewton2758]

When taking battery off battery charger will voltage drop

[@poetlorryit]

a science in itself. watched the whole lot without getting bored, this here shit is go save me some money! Very clever young man!

[@michaelkim8666]

Thanks for the video. I have a question for you. It seems that sulfate between cell is the biggest cuprite for lead-acid going bad. I have a motorcycle battery, EverStart brand, just like one of your battery you were testing with. I just bought this new in May this year. I've used it fine for the summer then I put on a low current charger. This other day I have discovered the charger indicator blinking yellow rather then green. Who knows how long it had been blinking.. I check the battery voltage and it reads 5 volt. So I disconnect and reconnect the charger then two days later it shows green indicator but when I measure the voltage, it shows still 5 volt. The charger must have drained the battery for good. But this battery is new. It is not a case of sulfate build up. Is there any way the battery could be revived? These motorcycle battery only comes with 90 day warranty for whatever reason. Thanks in advance for your help.

[@napieraustin]

I have same junk battery. Only a year old.

[@michaelkim8666]

@@napieraustin I raised the voltage to 12 volt by connecting the dead battery to my car battery for few hours (or was it few minutes? I cannot remember). Some posts indicated that the charger would not charge unless the battery is up to certain volt. I guess 5 volt was too loo low of voltage to start the charger. These compact charger do not have whole lot of explanation to tell you anything. Anyway, the volt is up to 12 volt and I put on a charger to keep charging. It has been on charger for winter. I will find if the battery is fully restored or not when I connect the battery to the bike this spring. If the CCA is not up, even with the battery volt reading of 12 volt, battery is not usable. Try that!

[@RinoaL]

well thank you for enjoying my videos and all the kind support! ^^b

[@MD2020MD2020]

U need distilled water. Distilled water is a non conductor. Tap water is a conductor of electricity. Tap water doesnt hold a good charge and makes a lot of acid when it evaporates. Use distilled water only.

[@RinoaL]

i think you are a bit mistaken with that. but my tests show that regular water will work just fine.

[@lishde3]

No tap water has salt in it and will rapidly degrade the battery. You should idealy use DI water but distilled water works the same

[@Fee.1]

lishde di water?

[@shanee3485]

De-ionized

[@sh4rpsh0tz30]

Rinoa Super-Genius can u put the caps back on and charge the battery after the water restoration?

[@davidmorris-jones210]

I was given an 85 amp sealed leisure battery. The level was low so I drilled 6 holes & topped them up with distilled water ( I make my own) then sealed the holes with hot glue & small squares of plastic so can be removed for refilling again & set the charger on pulse repair mode. It's a great battery & can deliver current as I tested it with my 12-volt kettle which draws around 14 amps & it boiled. I also have 2, 126 amp truck batteries which I have also had on pulse repair & inverters to use with ham radio, CB & UHF equipment in an emergency. Now the West is locking horns with Russia One never knows when backup power is needed. We could have our fragile power grid knocked out.

[@Blakehx]

Where did you get that desulfator and your power supply? How much do they cost?

[@peterengel7885]

that is a good question ###

[@garyille8398]

Great video. I have a 48 volt golf cart, 5 years old and the batteries last only about 16 vs 25 miles when new. I want to desulfate them using a battery pulse system like yours. Did you build yours, since there is no casing around the electronics. Amazon sells the BLS-48A desulfator, which the manufacturer recommends to mount in the golf cart and desulfate continuously. Any recommendations?

[@jeffmccrea9347]

The black battery that you had to pry the strip of caps off from is a gel cell or possibly an AGM or Absorbed Glass Mat battery. In either case, it WAS a sealed battery. The acid is in a gelled state and WAS under slight pressure until you popped the caps. It is made this way so when the water in the gelled cells gasifies, up to a point, it will be reabsorbed as the battery cools. As soon as you popped the caps, you ruined the battery. Also, in a standard car or boat battery, the electrolyte, (acid to you), IS 40% sulfuric and 60% water. NOT 10% to 90 % as you said. You might also want to warn your audience that even short exposure of battery acid in the eyes can cause blindness and to keep baking soda near by to neutralize any spills. BTW, you ruined the AGM battery as soon as you opened it and you can NOT add water or acid to these either. I think you have some more to read up on battery maintenance and chemistry before you hurt yourself or someone really badly. Also, it's a lead PEROXIDE and a lead DIOXIDE coating on the plates. While the plates are pure lead, It's the coatings that make them positive or negative. Lead sulfate does not form BETWEEN the plates, it forms ON the plates. When you desulfate a battery, you don't redissolve it back into the acid, you actually crack the surface of it to allow the acid to come back into contact with the plates. If you feed 15 volts into a wet cell battery, you will overheat it and develop a LOT of gas bubble between the plates which will keep the acid away from them and NOT allow them to charge properly. I believe your heart is in the right place but you are playing with danger when you play with these batteries when you don't know what you're doing. A little knowledge really can be worse than none at all. God bless you and your viewers.

[@Fee.1]

So what voltage should you use to desulfate a wet cell

[@rsbabaganouche]

The AGM battery you were trying to fix appears to be an ETX20L (name located on bottom of battery) The caps that you are having issue with are ultrasonically welded, which are not made to be removed or replaced (white marks) or it voids any kind of warranty. The 10.41 volts indicates that it has a hydration short in one of the groups. A hydration short is a wearing away of a spot of the separator material, usually looking like a burn mark. This usually happens when plates were not entirely soaked in acid during filling process. Also, the light grey plates are the negative plates and the dark colored plates are the positive. Adding water to an AGM battery does not "FIX" it. Also, it is a conventional acid, just a different specific gravity compared to an auto. I work at a battery manufacturing plant as quality control. DO NOT TRY WHAT THIS GUY IS DOING TO THE SUPER START BATTERY(ETX20L)

[@Popcorncedar]

Babaganouche you are correct this is very dangerous.

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[@tuckermoreland147]

you are right never really worked much with gel batts and the lead acid batteries we always decapped and blew the hydrogen out before making connections

[@NovakinCore]

Stupid question, but what type of container are you using to fill the batteries, with the internal straw and spout? Thanks

[@quantumpeep866]

Hockey water bottle

[@RinoaL]

nice! i've had good luck with epsom salt and may try alum someday. the 3rd 4-wheeler battery i didnt show much in this video is bad along with the 2nd one that was bad. ima connect one to 115v AC and blow it up. then maybe cut them open, remove the plates and turn them into little lockable boxes.

[@awelschmeyer2281]

on your hard to open maintenance free batterers run a small self taping screw in to the cap and use vice-grips to twist and pull the cap up.

[@RinoaL]

thats a good idea too

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[@alpergokcek6756]

How much capacity recovered with your methods? Please answer! Thanks.

[@aeridyne]

Curious if you built that more powerful desulfator you mentioned and how it worked if so? (Wanted to PM you but don't know how to do that here on youtube.)

[@tundramanq]

Thank you! It's nice to find someone with more real tech know how than most of the videos by mouth breathers.

[@bennyhill6161]

I'm a mouth believer.

[@mr.raider_8632]

Keep doing it brother it’s helping me understand the process.

[@themaritimegirl]

I'm curious, to what voltage do you usually charge SLA batteries? There is a lot of different information online, but I usually aim for 13.5 volts for an overnight charge.

[@RinoaL]

yeah i've started just leaving all my batteries on a 500ma 12v wallwart and take them off when they reach 13.5-14v. some AGM batteries are kinda weird in that they like to sit at 13.1v instead of the regular 12.8v of a flooded cell. it has to do with the AGM battery not having as much acid in proportion to the amount of surface area of the plates.

[@timgrant8729]

Great video! Great description and presentation! This is a great solution for poor people like me! I don't throw anything away! Gonna try some of these things on some dead batteries I have! Thanks!😎

[@bennyhill6161]

Thank you for answering the question I had"it could take up to a day 1/2 to fully 100% charge a battery from a complete dead state.

[@shelby50411]

Hi is it recommended to leave caps off when trying to charge after filling with distilled water?....and then once charged put caps back on ?...also when you use 1 charger to charge multiple 12v batteries in parallel at one time how does charger know when to stop or continue charging?

[@samnr2723]

I bought a new 6 volt battery from a diy shop and it had 6 volts, but no amps. Do you think that the manufacturer forgot to fill in the electrolyte, or do you think it is something else?

[@homelite097]

WOW you lifted that battery very easy at the start of the video :)

[@RinoaL]

hahaha thats because it's not a battery anymore.

[@homelite097]

Hahaha ok

[@FrustratedBaboon]

Must be something in the breakfast.

[@randomscience4k]

I was looking for this comment after seeing that. Was trying to lift an old 74Ah battery from car and move it to my garage and goddam the battery weight alike almost 40 lbs and I was worried if it’s handle would snap. And I see this guy lifting the battery like it’s nothing!😁🤦🏻‍♂️

[@marleyevegan6915]

hi rinoa when you use tap water have it ever exploded. how long do your battery last. also how long to charge the battery.o and when u shut your car off do it start back up or do i have to charge every day. thank u

[@brianroberts5740]

They what a great how to video. Learned a lot. Are you charging all those batteries at the same time? Wired in parallel?

[@petermorton2869]

Hi Sir the 12volt battery that I'm doing has a dead cell & 3 days ago I had emptied the acid out of the battery & then flushed the battery with fresh clean rain water from my 250 liter tank & boil it up in a jug & I added some of the rest of the cold water to the hot boiling water to cool it down a bit to put in the battery & gave it a bit of a shake up & then poured it out of the battery & when I got all of contents out of the battery I then got some more Fresh clean rain water & put it in the jug & boiled it up & I got a pack of baking soda & once the jug boiled & I some cold rain water put into the bottle & the added hot water from the from the jug & added the baking soda & gave it a good shake up & then poured it into the battery & you should have seen the contents bubbling in the battery & let sit overnight & the yesterday morning I emptied the mixture straight out of the battery & forgot to shake up the battery first & got all out of the battery then I did the process all over again & adding baking soda to the hot fresh rainwater & poured it into the battery & I let it sit in battery for about 2 hours & then gave the battery a good shake up & before pouring all the contents out & did same thing again & a total of 6 times with baking soda & hot fresh rainwater & on the 6 th time that I did with baking soda & hot fresh rainwater & added to the battery I then let it sit overnight & later this morning I has put the caps on the battery & screwed them down & gave the battery a good shake up for a few minutes & then took the caps off the battery & poured the contents out of the battery & once I got the contents I got a bottle of fresh clean rain water & heat it up & poured that straight into the battery & gave it another shake up & poured straight out & moved the battery back & forth while the battery was up side down & then after I had got it all out of the battery & then got plenty of distilled water & boiled that up & then some cold distilled water just to cool it down a little & then added Epsom Salts to the container & gave & once the Epsom Salts had desolved & I poured that into the battery & then I put the Foxsur 12V/24V 7stage battery charge & it's on repair mode & within a few minutes the Epsom Salts with the destilled water started to bubble & as I was looking at each cell some were bubbling & weren't bubbling & then a short time later they were all started to bubble & I said cool I may have fixed the dead cell that was in this battery & when I unplugged the charger leaving the leads connected to the charger & got a reading off the Foxsur charger 8.8 Volts & then about a few minutes later I unplugged the charger & got a reading of 9.1 Volts & so its coming up &.its been now a few hours now but it's raining at the present time not nice at all & will have to check it again at a later after the rain has stopped & here's hoping that I may have restored this battery & I hope so anyway Kind Regards Peter

[@RinoaL]

its called the Wizbang Plus on ebay. only really available on USA and Canada ebay but cost 20$. this desulfator is the cheepest one you can buy. and it shows. thats why it's held together with a cloths pin and a bunch of solder on it. it arrived with a capacitor broken off and they just refunded me and let me keep it free. that may be a mistake or they didn't care about me returning it. btw it does come in a plastic housing, it doesn't come as an open circuit board.

[@craftsman123456]

Hey crazy question as I want to try this myself. Where did you get the water bottle with the spout?

[@0Sirk0]

which desulfator did you get and can you do a dedicated desulfator video?

[@goldengear6125]

Restoring 12 volt 12 amp hour batteries that used to have 30amps pulled from it. Can the batteries be used to pull the same amps while restoring the capacity?

[@MrRichard57000]

very good video,spot on the coductivity .want to start some day with a desulfating device myself here....

[@Wil-q2p]

The battery you just filled up with water is an AGM battery.How would have tried to charge it with the caps up to see what would actually happen?

[@petearon1027]

Great info. Subbed a while back and have been slowly working through them all. Question on this one; at 8:50 or so, you disconnect the four batteries from the charger and connect the charger to another battery. Were the four batteries connected in parallel because the charger you're using is a "smart charger", and wouldn't charge them each individually?

[@lewisdoherty7621]

If you are doing a lot of parallel circuit battery charging, you might consider building a negative busbar and a positive busbar on which to clamp the alligator clips for that workbench. You had multiple alligator clips on other alligator clips. The direction things are heading, I foresee clothespins with bare wire wrapped on the clamping end on those bars. You might be able to gut one of those batteries and build a capacitor.

[@zeffur7]

What is the make & model of the desulfator that you used in the video?

[@a4000t]

i use the 200amp start on my battery charger to boil them for a bit,i have saved alot of batteries. i did one the other day that started at .8volts. its working well in the riding mower. takes a few hours. A DC arc welder also work for desulphating.

[@jeremymichel3042]

What brand of charger are you using? Mine doesn't test or show voltage.

[@fiazshah3838]

hey, great video. I have a 12v car battery that starts to bubble when charging at approx 12v, 10amps. I've noticed however that one cell does not bubble. after charging it holds 12v until a heavy load is put and causing the voltage to drop to around 10. is it dead?

[@chitung2277]

How long you recommend high V desulphanate? Until voltage restored from charging?

[@marcoforte298]

Excellent video. Can I reconditionan MAXXIMA 900DC EXIDE battery? I cannot figure out if it is an AGM battery or not, because on the battery case is written . "Use a constant voltage of 14.4 +/- 0.2 for charging". For this reason I am not shure that is a regular AGM battery.

[@RinoaL]

nice, i'm kinda just getting any batteries i come across. would love some 8D's though. tbh i got more than enough capacity for now, i just gotta work on my solar panels. i remember Jamie Hyneman (mythbuster) talking about his experiance with 8Ds going dead on his boat. that was in a podcast on Tested. i know starting batteries arent the best but oh well they are free. deep cycles are harder to find for free. btw did you just change your icon? your old comment has a differant icon. weird.

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[@kennethterrell1167]

I had a maxx 51r in my trunk as a back up for jumping random peoples cars. It tipped for about a month and was completely dry, how can I determine how much sulfuric acid and distilled water to add. Also, adding sulfuric acid directly to water creates extreme amounts of heat. What should I do?

[@psacentralcoast6970]

Hey Rinoa, I have been trying my best to restore 12v Batteries. I'm using water cleaner sulphuric Acid 8/1 in distilled water I can only get my battery up to 10.5 it holds that. I used bi carb to clean it out 8/1 and then I add the sulphuric mix. I've been charging 12 hours x 4 with a 2 hour break. Any tips

[@CarAddictGarage]

Interesting video...thanks for posting

[@melgozakoki85]

So what if the fluid on my battery is there but won't charge. I got fluid but now I don't know what I'm supposed to do. What do I do with the old fluid or do I even remove it.?

[@scottthompson2481]

Can you tell us more about the de-sulphater please , did you build it yourself ? an is it correct that you can use this method on Ni-cd batteries and Ni-mh to ??? I am having a nightmare finding out , an I have lots of De-walt batteries that have no capacity any more an cost a bomb to replace , Any help would be much appreciated , many thanks Scott .

[@twicebittenthasme5545]

Is there a schematic/link for the desulfator device you have shown?

[@ShaunDobbie]

You are lucky that you can just mess around with stuff freely. My parents crap themselves whenever I do anything.

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so its just distilled water you used? no epsom salt?

[@heavymechanic2]

I am interested in one of those desulfating gizmos (wizbang) for battery maintenance to prevent my auto batteries from going bad.. Any thoughts on using it for a week every six months? Never had much luck restoring old batteries in the past.

[@RinoaL]

i would say just leave it connected 24-7 and see how that goes. its pulses are kinda weak.

[@melissamulhern7813]

+Rinoa Super-Geniusky*uppers ee r

[@RinoaL]

Melissa Mulhern what?

[@RinoaL]

haha well thanks. i put that in for the people who stumble across my channel since my battery videos get me like 90% of my subs and views. i plan on remaking this video every year or so and each version will get better and better and i'll also refine my method. it seems as though my desulfated batteries sometimes don't get past 12.4ish volts. you think i should mess with adding epsom salt? i think the issue is the sulfuric acid has turned into useless chemicals and so the acid is less potent.

[@bucster123]

excellent video where do you get the water bottle at? perfect for small batteries

[@stevebeard8252]

Hello great video! I wonder if you could screw a screw into that one cap you couldn't get off and pull the screw out with vice grips?

[@therealjammit]

If you connect a piece of solder to your meter probes and dip the solder into the holes where you fill it, they make a mini battery and you can test the individual voltage on each cell.

[@RinoaL]

i don't think its because its a battery. i believe its due to the acid holding a charge also. you can use any type of wire for it. but yeah its something i forgot to put into this video. but i try to make a new video every few months regarding batteries so i'll keep working at it :D

[@jameshone1000]

were did you get thebattery Desulfator I cant find it

[@McMathwin]

This is cool, but Im curious about a few things. How much does the concentration of the acid in these batteries affect their performance? Does lower concentration of the electrolyte increase resistance? I think I just answered my own question.

[@DMAN22yeah]

+TrueBlogge777 acid doesnt evaporate, only the water

[@WMAT77LL]

coo but look like it took days what truck battery brand is good In your opinion

[@CreekyGuy]

Nice video. However; to make it more useful or for a follow-on, you might address the causes of dead batteries. For instance; I have a Delco car battery that is 48 series, that was simply neglected. It is not old, but I let it get deep discharged more than once. Now, it won't take a charge, even though the interior lights come on (thus, it puts out at least 12 volts, right?). Does improper deep discharging cause sulfating... as well asage of the batery? Do I build a de-sulfater? Buy it? Where? Thanks again for an informative video.

[@RinoaL]

you prolly warped the plates if you discharged it that much. but its the same as being old. idk experiment with it.

[@brianb5779]

You have a video on making that desulphater?Really great info btw

[@jesussilva4871]

Hey, The best info that I have saw was on Volt daddy (i found it on google) Without a doubt the most useful info on batteries and this kind of thing that i have found.

[@argoscenturian6535]

where can you get the desulfider thing sorry for my spelling ignorance

[@Wil-q2p]

How many hours do you get on a epsom salt battery

[@icbrown6133]

what did you use to reseal the battery cover to prevent leakage?

[@lomgshorts3]

Resting voltage for a good battery is between 12.6 to 13.0 V. If the voltage is any less after sitting 24 hours, then the battery is sulphated. A "desulphator circuit" has to carry at least 5 amps of current to have any effect at all. If the resting voltage is less than 10 V, then the battery should be a core charge for a new battery, no recovery is possible. I've been through it all, tried many reconditioning tricks, powders, alum crystals, and almost none of them worked. The only try that did work (temporarily), was to empty the battery of the old acid, use baking soda saturated in distiled water to get rid of the sulphation on the plates, then add fresh acid to the battery. This worked for six months, but it ate the plates away and shorted two cells. The best thing to do to keep a battery working is to keep it clean, use distilled water only to fill a cell that has gone down. Never fill a cell more than 1/4 to 1/2" above the plates, the extra water, if you filled it to the top, dilutes the acid and makes the battery weaker. Clean the battery top with distilled water and a soft cloth untill it shines, any dirt or dust has a high concentration of rust, causing a high resistence short between the posts putting excessive stress on the battery and alternator. This shortens the life of the battery and alternator. A clean battery, no corrosion on the connections will make your battery last one or two years past it's expected life. I have an Exide "blem" in my truck that was only guaranteed for one year five years ago, and it still cranks the engine like when it was new. Enough proof for me.

[@marxsinfo]

Great job kid , thanks for the info buying a desulfater now ..

[@SteveOfTheMountains]

video was not too long. Good info is worth it. Thanks

[@shelby50411]

Does the desulfator actually work and the one you have is a striipped down version ive seen on ebay for under $10?

[@RinoaL]

nah i dont think it really worked now, i tested it more and i think its a scam.

[@jamesnjeanniestanley3651]

Did you make the battery desulphater ? If so would you consider selling me one

[@Teramann]

it's been a long time, but I'll appreciate your answer. why you didn't add any acid to the batteries? did you only add water??? why..?

[@RinoaL]

because the acid doesnt normally go away, but the water does.too much acid will kill the battery faster.

[@spturks]

which desulphator is best and have you tested them to make sure they do what they claim

[@productionapostle1298]

Good video brother.. should try empty batteries.. mix baking soda 1 cup per 1 gallon of distilled water fill up batteries wait for reaction to stop do this 2 or 3 times last time half way shake to get rid up crap.. now flush with hose water obviously shake the hell out of it then last flush with distilled water also shake .. now add new acid O'Reilly 25 bucks for 5 gallons pre mixed sulfuric acid for batteries now charge on Trickle 24 hours.. you could also do the Epson salt idea but Alum Granulated Powder food grade work much much better also 1 cup per 1 gallon you can heat that up over oven on low until all dissolved qait until its cooled to add to batteries.. a hydrometer helps to check the gravity.. you seem very skilled with electric

[@elpoyouy]

Rinoa, great videos. Thanks. Have you seen any of those videos where people are "converting" old lead-acid batteries to "lead-alum" by dumping out the acid, rinsing and adding a mixture of alum and water? What do you think? I just tried it on a car battery that had been seriously over charged when the voltage regulator in my alternator went bad. It boiled the battery dry but even after refilling it with water and charging it, it would not even engage the starter. Now it is a bit better but still will not quite start the car. It would be awesome if a person like you with knowledge and testing equipment, could do some experimenting to see if this "conversion" idea is any good.

[@RinoaL]

yeah i've been thinking about doing that. unfortunatly lead-alum batteries seem to not be good for starting engines. they are lower voltage and dont give as many amps. better for like solar-powered stuff.

[@SpiritsOfWarding]

Also, any particular reason you used the deep cycle inside the basement?

[@leonemclay]

If you start making those diesel features and they work I'll buy one from you man you get rich. Awesome video

[@TheBlackShadow270]

I have a 12v energizer battery for my lawn tractor. It somewhat held a charge before so I just filled it with water. It took 16 ounces so I'm hoping it will charge well

[@n2fastcars635]

Ok thanks I guess ill try ordering something and see how it goes. Have you ever tryed epson salt on a fiberglass mat battery?

[@DMAN22yeah]

+Chris Harder he has

[@otakop67]

Thank you for the answer. I'm building a solar power system and a desulfator would be a big help. If you know any trucking companies, you could try to get an 8D3 or a 4D3 battery. They're massive, about 100 pounds but have a heck of a reserve. One or two could be a big asset to your shed lighting system.

[@OWK000]

Solar charge controllers, even a cheap ebay one, combined with solar panel(s), make the best desulfators as they push 1/10 of a volt more than whatever charge is currently on the battery and lead acid likes this. I have saved an older flooded lead acid costco interstate battery that went flat because the car door wasn't shut right, and then the battery was too low voltage to take a charge from the alternator which pushes 14.4 volts. I was going to buy a new battery but just left the 20 watt solar panel and the $12 charge controller on the battery so it would start when I got a chance to go to Costco to buy a new one. It was covid times so I kept putting it off. I did put some distilled water in the battery and I kept the solar on the battery which I noticed was slowly creeping up about 1/10 a volt every day. It took at least a week to get the battery chargeable by the alternator again, but even more time will desultate further. I didn't have to buy a new battery! That was 2 years ago and the battery is still going strong with normal use.

[@coletovictorioso4874]

Just stumbled into your presentation and enjoy and learned something. Does epson salt really works?

[@RinoaL]

yes it acts like battery acid to some extent

[@otakop67]

The avatar did change, albeit not willingly. I was forced into the google, youtube, google+ account merge while commenting. In the process of trying to get my avatar back. I have a couple of DCM (Deep Cycle-Marine) batteries in my battery bank I chemically desulfated & replaced the acid with a solution of 8oz (dry measure) Alum to 1 gal water. Delieve it or not, just that took then from 2v to 10v without any charging (wouldn't hold a load without charging, but doing great now).

[@donowens5883]

You can use lemon juice and a mixture of Epsom salt with lemon juice you could use that it might take a little while to put out a charge even on a sulfated battery this trick works I've used it sometimes in an emergencies that trick works just be careful when doing it.

[@MaverickCompany]

without a disulfide pulser what else can be done to help disulfy?

[@alexsohl7283]

I was wandering , since I tried this and it worked relatively well, if you add too much Epsom salt mixture will the voltage go up too much because after I put the mixture in, shake the batteries and charge them they hold at about 16 volts which is just too much to use a inverter like I want to but hopefully there is a fix for it. Thanks!!!

[@RinoaL]

Alex Sohl adding too much epsom salt increases the reactivity of the electrolyte a lot. it will dissolve the lead plates a lot more and shorten the battery life. best fix is to just remove some electrolyte with a syringe or something and replace the liquid you removed with regular water to dilute it. thats crazy that your batteries held at 16v haha.

[@alexsohl7283]

Ok cool glad the fix is easy and that 16 volts was just really confusing me. Well thanks for the help!!!

[@rayleclair837]

Alex Sohl Adding epson salts is a bad idea, it will make things worse and any chance of getting that battery back to life will not last long, it will burn out that battery fastter, the life span will be shorter and you will have to replace that battery sooner, the best way to get a old battery charger or one that sends a pulse charge into the battery but the best way is to desulfar the battery, adding anything to the water is not a good idea, if your going to add anything to a battery is to go to an auto shop and see if they will sell you battery acid, some will sell it to you and some will have you buy it in bulk, like in my home town i got to get a 5gl jug that will cost me $30 canadian, but never ever and anything to your water

[@shadfurman]

ray leclair right... it will shorten the life of your old dead battery...

[@daviscc65]

+shadfurman hahahaha

[@passedhighschoolphysics6010]

Nice video until I got to 15:45 and the desulfator. You connect the desulfator to two batteries, the charged one and the sulfated battery. The sulfate crystals are an insulator, (correct?) Doesn't that mean the desulfator will desulfinate the charged battery which doesn't need to be desulfinated? (Everything is in parallel.) Why don't you measure the specific gravity of the cells? You did a nice job. Thanks

[@michaelreyes2794]

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[@michaelreyes3653]

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[@n2fastcars635]

Was it hard to make? I looked on ebay and only really saw one that was here in the usa. That was in the 20 dollar range. I see alot of stuff cheap overseas but im kind of leary about buying. Have you ever bought anything from overseas off ebay like that?

[@RinoaL]

i buy tons of things from ebay overseas.

[@epoxeclipse]

technically using distilled water is ideal.. but I know enough about impurities in the manufacturing processes that lead me to believe the impact on cheap / already dead batteries is quite minimal. I just run water through a pur filter and dump it in. Usually a battery will come back somewhat but capacity will not return unless you run desalination. For kick started motorcycles this is not a huge issue, but for electric start ones it can be.

[@mytube3358]

Shurely I wouldn’t be the first person to say you sound exactly like Steve Buscemi. Great video btw.

[@andersonpyaban8042]

shurely?

[@otakop67]

Where did you find your desulfator or did you make it?

[@ciprianoleuteriojr1936]

im one of the watching some of ur vedeos im curious..why water or mix water with epsom salt, insteed a buy a new one a battery acid is cheap. pls help me mr genius thank you

[@TheAllstun]

Dude you are amazing. I love your videos! Amazing content!!!! I’m subscribing for sure !!!! Keep it up dude , just always remember too alway practice safety

[@asadseeyab4141]

I am having Exide NS 46 Lead acid storage battery. Can I charge it simply over my home electricity

[@dylanthorner]

This is an awesome. and informative. I am working on fixing a Car battery that my girlfriend's grandmother had. she left it outside forever I think. I will be over charging it, maybe it will work because, I tested it today, and it is showing that it is fixing the battery. if it doesn't work, I will try to put together a desulfator circuit, or buy one. :D