Desulfiting your batteries

ohmar99 · 11-01-2009, 03:51 PM

any of you guys have any luck desulfiting your batteries. Does it help.
well i am trying it two at a time. we will see.

falconer_39 · 11-01-2009, 04:48 PM

i did it on a truck battery and it lasted about a month did it on dead golf cart battries and it did nothing
what way are you going to do it

mikesmotortoys · 11-01-2009, 04:50 PM

Just go buy new batteries. You're wasting your time...

falconer_39 · 11-01-2009, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by mikesmotortoys

Just go buy new batteries. You're wasting your time...

i will have to agree with mikesmotortoys

ohmar99 · 11-02-2009, 02:33 PM

I was just going to do it as maint. the batteries are about 4 yrs old but seem OK

mikesmotortoys · 11-02-2009, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ohmar99

I was just going to do it as maint. the batteries are about 4 yrs old but seem OK

If the batteries are OK, then leave them alone!!! Just keep them properly filled and properly charged

cesium54 · 11-02-2009, 04:00 PM

I must say, I tried it and had limited success. It seemed to work for a month or so, but the batts have just "died" again. By that, I mean they went from SG of 1275 to 1130, and lower. I kept track of the batts, cell by cell and now I can only charge them to 6.3 V, and that is doing them separately. I used Epsom Salts at 2 TBSP , dissolved, per cell. They weren't much better than that when I first started my "experiment".

On another idea, what about draining and adding fresh acid to the old cells? As an auto mechanic, I did it on batts that were not very old, but had weak cells. It would work for a limited time, but the charging on those batts is constant, and use limited...

I'm off to get new batts, I love my buggy too much to not use it!

jauguston · 11-02-2009, 08:33 PM

FWIW the Delta QuiQ 48 has a short desulphation mode in it that runs at the end of each charge cycle. I was at their headquarters recently and one of the tech's gave me a real good explanation on what it did. I have one and really like it. No more boiling batteries.

Jim

11-01-2009, 03:51 PM	#1
ohmar99 gettin wilder with age Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 497	Desulfiting your batteries any of you guys have any luck desulfiting your batteries. Does it help. well i am trying it two at a time. we will see.

11-01-2009, 04:48 PM	#2
falconer_39 Getting Wild Join Date: May 2009 Location: millport, al Posts: 86	Re: Desulfiting your batteries i did it on a truck battery and it lasted about a month did it on dead golf cart battries and it did nothing what way are you going to do it

11-01-2009, 04:50 PM	#3
mikesmotortoys Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rockwall, Texas (Dallas / Ft. Worth) Posts: 7,077	Re: Desulfiting your batteries Just go buy new batteries. You're wasting your time...
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11-02-2009, 02:33 PM	#5
ohmar99 gettin wilder with age Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 497	Re: Desulfiting your batteries I was just going to do it as maint. the batteries are about 4 yrs old but seem OK

11-02-2009, 04:00 PM	#7
cesium54 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Summertown, TN Posts: 49	Re: Desulfiting your batteries I must say, I tried it and had limited success. It seemed to work for a month or so, but the batts have just "died" again. By that, I mean they went from SG of 1275 to 1130, and lower. I kept track of the batts, cell by cell and now I can only charge them to 6.3 V, and that is doing them separately. I used Epsom Salts at 2 TBSP , dissolved, per cell. They weren't much better than that when I first started my "experiment". On another idea, what about draining and adding fresh acid to the old cells? As an auto mechanic, I did it on batts that were not very old, but had weak cells. It would work for a limited time, but the charging on those batts is constant, and use limited... I'm off to get new batts, I love my buggy too much to not use it!

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11-02-2009, 08:33 PM	#8
jauguston Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bellingham,WA Posts: 300	Re: Desulfiting your batteries FWIW the Delta QuiQ 48 has a short desulphation mode in it that runs at the end of each charge cycle. I was at their headquarters recently and one of the tech's gave me a real good explanation on what it did. I have one and really like it. No more boiling batteries. Jim

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