[SEL] O.T. Car Battery fix ??

[Orrin Iseminger]

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[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Evans
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 8:31 AM
To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
Subject: [SEL] O.T. Car Battery fix ??

Hi All,
         I know this is off topic but my experience has shown that there is 
a lot of knowledge on the lists and maybe someone has a fix for me.

         Is there a way to do something to a car battery that is poked. I 
have a friend who imports batteries and have ordered a new one from him but 
his shipment only arrives in 2 weeks and I need to use this vehicle a few 
times in that time. (I have other vehicles with good batteries but do not 
want to have to hassle with swopping batteries all the time).

         It's a 12 volt 55AH battery - not the sealed "Low Maintenance kind 
- it's got filler caps to top up the water with and only just over 2 years 
old but I very seldom use this vehicle so the battery does not get regular 
"excercise" and now does not hold a charge for very long.

         It struck me that there may be a way of temporarily reviving it 
just to use for a short time.

         Any answers will be appreciated.

Keep the revs up (or down)
Jerry Evans

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We have a battery maintainer (float charger) that has a pulse charging
feature.  The manufacturer claims it rejuvenates sulfated batteries.  I have
no idea if it works or if it is a snake-oil gimmick. 

You might want to do some Googling and search for pulse-charging
information.

Orrin