[AT] Batteries

[Indiana Robinson]

I have heard just what Bo said for years. Not sure where, heck, I might
even have heard it from Bo, I try to pay attention to his posts...  :-)
I  did recently read a bit of a variation of what he said from a link from
a big golf cart dealer. That site was suggesting about the same thing but
they said to find a place where you could safely lay the battery on its
side with the caps off and drain out about half of the acid then set it
back up, install the caps and wash the battery, then open the caps and add
enough of the new acid to cover the plates by at least 1/4" and charge...
I used to be an Interstate battery dealer and so many people turned in good
batteries for a core that I never had to pay for batteries for my use.
Someone's battery would quit charging because of bad terminal connections.
Their first reaction was typically "the battery must be bad". They pulled
it out and put in a new one and said "see, I told you that the battery was
bad". If they had removed and cleaned the cable connections and battery
post chances are pretty good that their old battery would have been fine
after a  charge or a jump. I ran some of them for years.

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On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 3:59 PM David Myers <Walking_Tractor at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Ok Brad,  never heard of the epsom salt remedy.  Can you tell us how it
> works?  Got a couple batteries I might try it on.
> David
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 29, 2021, at 1:47 PM, Bo Hinch <bohinch at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> I would get a quart of epson salt and a gallon of distilled water , bring
> the water to a boil , then add the epson salt and make sure it is all
> dissolved , let it cool then fill each compartment . Hook up a good 6 volt
> charger and let slow charge for at least 24 hours . This works 95 % of the
> time . Good luck .
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 12:39 PM Brad Loomis <brad.loomis at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I'm no battery guru at all. I know maintenance, charging, and those
>> things. I'm at one of our facilities that has been idle for about a year.
>> The scissors lift that I need has also been idle that long. No electrolyte
>> visible, not on a charger. What can I do to try to resurrect the 4- 6V
>> batteries? Add water, plug in, charger built in, and hope for the best?
>> Google leads me to various potions that I view as snake oil.
>> Thanks,
>> Brad
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Francis Robinson
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Central Indiana USA
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