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

[DAN RICHARDSON]

When I was a kid we would take the battery, pour off the electrolite, rinse
it out really well, and refill it with new electrolite.  Usually got a few
more months use out of it.  Be carefull with the acid.


> [Original Message]
> From: Orrin Iseminger <oiseming at moscow.com>
> To: The SEL email discussion list <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Date: 1/13/2007 1:47:50 PM
> Subject: RE: [SEL] O.T. Car Battery fix ??
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> [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
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 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
>
>
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