[AT] [External] Re: AT -Battery desulfator

[Gunnells, Brad R]

Bo, would you mind elaborating more on the epsom salt treatment. I’m not sure if I’ve heard of that one before

Thank you
Brad

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Date: Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 8:37 AM
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Subject: [External] Re: [AT] AT -Battery desulfator

Richard , if I had a good battery that had NO internal shorts in it , I would use the epson salt treatment . It has always been my experience to dump and flush the battery before using the epson salt , when possible . My forklift battery weighs 1750 lbs so could not dump and flush but the treatment worked .

On Sat, Mar 9, 2019 at 11:05 PM Richard Walker <richardwalker at pobox.com<mailto:richardwalker at pobox.com>> wrote:

I have half a dozen old 12V vehicle batteries that check out good for not having any shorted cells, but fail a load test right after charging.  And I use a 50-year-old Schumacher charger that will charge completely dead batteries, unlike the modern electronic "smart" chargers that won't turn on if hooked to a totally discharged battery.

My results with cheap "desulfators" have been mostly unsuccessful.

From their personal experience, does anybody have a make and model recommendation for a good battery desulfator?  Not necessarily a maintainer, but something more robust that will revive a battery in bad shape in a few days or a week.

Thanks,

Richard







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