Battery Desulfators
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Battery Desulfators
Anybody had any luck with using Battery Desulfators to remove the sulfate from lead acid battery plates?
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Re: Battery Desulfators
I have not tried one yet but seen a lot of nonpartisan support from many fields especially in deep cycle batteries ie. solar battery banks .
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Re: Battery Desulfators
The basic princible is it pulses the charge in stead of being slow and steady . Theory is that this dislodges the sulphate crystals build up on the plates and allows it to be reabsorbed into the acid again .
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Re: Battery Desulfators
The battery maintainer that I have is supposed to pulse according to the directions, but have no idea when it pulses. https://www.amazon.com/Clore-Automotive ... 91&sr=8-31
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Re: Battery Desulfators
Oh. I have a little Canadian Tire battery charger that does that, maybe. It’s a 2 or 12 amp charger. I guess it’s the same thing. It comes on and charges to a certain voltage, then shuts down, once the voltage drops a bit, it comes back on. Saved a lot of batteries with it. Thanks Dave.
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Re: Battery Desulfators
During the charging process Harry .Harry wrote: ↑Sat Apr 09, 2022 6:10 pm The battery maintainer that I have is supposed to pulse according to the directions, but have no idea when it pulses. https://www.amazon.com/Clore-Automotive ... 91&sr=8-31
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Re: Battery Desulfators
I once built the widow maker version just for the fun of doing it. Line voltage, big capacitor, power resistor, large spikes of voltage smashing the sulfation, they say. Never seemed to do a thing. Then I asked myself, do I really know the battery needs desulfation? Maybe it has a different problem. It's still in a box somewhere.
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Re: Battery Desulfators
DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 09, 2022 7:10 pmDuring the charging process Harry .Harry wrote: ↑Sat Apr 09, 2022 6:10 pm The battery maintainer that I have is supposed to pulse according to the directions, but have no idea when it pulses. https://www.amazon.com/Clore-Automotive ... 91&sr=8-31
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I suspect it has a pulsing mode separate from just charging?
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Re: Battery Desulfators
I check it daily just to make sure it's still operating. I have it hooked up to four batteries in four tractors. I can see by looking at the face of the charger that a green light goes on then off for the four different indicators on the charger. If that means it's charging or pulsing I'm not sure. I've checked the batteries in the tractors by removing the alligator clips and testing with my multi meter. They all have been holding at 13 volts. When I moved my 644 lbh into the shop it started right up after setting since Christmas. I put my 446 snow caster tractor into the lean-to and hooked that battery up to the battery maintainer.
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