| FOAK: Battery reviver additives [message #764965] |
Mon, 05 June 2006 18:08 |
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I'm know this has been done to death, but can I find it? No.
I've a relatively new but tired battery that won't take a charge due to
infrequent use of the SVOC and suspect it's clogged up - there was a
chemical that can be added to 'unclog' - I'd be very grateful for the info
as a new one is well over a hundred quid . . . . .
Buzby
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| Re: FOAK: Battery reviver additives [message #764968 ] |
Mon, 05 June 2006 18:15 |
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Buzby wrote:
> I'm know this has been done to death, but can I find it? No.
>
> I've a relatively new but tired battery that won't take a charge due
> to infrequent use of the SVOC and suspect it's clogged up - there was
> a chemical that can be added to 'unclog' - I'd be very grateful for
> the info as a new one is well over a hundred quid . . . . .
The pills Halfords sell have been recommended in the past, if that's
any help.
--
Krusty.
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| Re: FOAK: Battery reviver additives [message #764971 ] |
Mon, 05 June 2006 18:20 |
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Buzby" <gb [at] pumpupthe.net> saying
something like:
>I'm know this has been done to death, but can I find it? No.
>
>I've a relatively new but tired battery that won't take a charge due to
>infrequent use of the SVOC and suspect it's clogged up - there was a
>chemical that can be added to 'unclog' - I'd be very grateful for the info
>as a new one is well over a hundred quid . .
EDTA. To do it properly, you need to drain the battery, wash out the
crap from the cells and refill it with electrolyte before adding EDTA.
Follow up with a long slow regulated charge - about 0.5 amp for a week.
If you want a quick and dirty fix...
You can revive a partly sulphated one with some EDTA (bout 1/2 tsp per
cell) and try it.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a
Teeth of the Jungle.
Folding [at] Home Team UKRM http://www.tinyurl.com/jkxwv
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| Re: FOAK: Battery reviver additives [message #764997 ] |
Mon, 05 June 2006 19:23 |
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"Grimly Curmudgeon" <grimly4REMOVE [at] REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in message
news:d8m8821ba92774fjvf7eqv7vh7lq2v0ar5 [at] 4ax.com...
> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
> drugs began to take hold. I remember "Buzby" <gb [at] pumpupthe.net> saying
> something like:
>
>>I'm know this has been done to death, but can I find it? No.
>>
>>I've a relatively new but tired battery that won't take a charge due to
>>infrequent use of the SVOC and suspect it's clogged up - there was a
>>chemical that can be added to 'unclog' - I'd be very grateful for the info
>>as a new one is well over a hundred quid . .
>
> EDTA. To do it properly, you need to drain the battery, wash out the
> crap from the cells and refill it with electrolyte before adding EDTA.
> Follow up with a long slow regulated charge - about 0.5 amp for a week.
>
> If you want a quick and dirty fix...
> You can revive a partly sulphated one with some EDTA (bout 1/2 tsp per
> cell) and try it.
Cheers - That's the one I was after.
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| Re: FOAK: Battery reviver additives [message #764998 ] |
Mon, 05 June 2006 19:24 |
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"Krusty" <dontwantany [at] nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
news:4ej3llF1ev3nnU1 [at] individual.net...
> Buzby wrote:
>
>> I'm know this has been done to death, but can I find it? No.
>>
>> I've a relatively new but tired battery that won't take a charge due
>> to infrequent use of the SVOC and suspect it's clogged up - there was
>> a chemical that can be added to 'unclog' - I'd be very grateful for
>> the info as a new one is well over a hundred quid . . . . .
>
> The pills Halfords sell have been recommended in the past, if that's
> any help.
Ta - I'll check it out - see they contain any of that there EDTA which
comes highly recommended
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| Re: FOAK: Battery reviver additives [message #765001 ] |
Mon, 05 June 2006 19:25 |
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| Re: FOAK: Battery reviver additives [message #771969 ] |
Mon, 05 June 2006 20:06 |
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On Mon, 5 Jun 2006 18:23:20 +0100, Buzby <gb [at] pumpupthe.net>
wrote in <4ej7k3F1edcbmU1 [at] individual.net>:
> "Grimly Curmudgeon" <grimly4REMOVE [at] REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:d8m8821ba92774fjvf7eqv7vh7lq2v0ar5 [at] 4ax.com...
>> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
>> drugs began to take hold. I remember "Buzby" <gb [at] pumpupthe.net> saying
>> something like:
>>>I'm know this has been done to death, but can I find it? No.
>>>I've a relatively new but tired battery that won't take a charge due to
>>>infrequent use of the SVOC and suspect it's clogged up - there was a
>>>chemical that can be added to 'unclog' - I'd be very grateful for the info
>>>as a new one is well over a hundred quid . .
>> EDTA. To do it properly, you need to drain the battery, wash out the
>> crap from the cells and refill it with electrolyte before adding EDTA.
>> Follow up with a long slow regulated charge - about 0.5 amp for a week.
>> If you want a quick and dirty fix...
>> You can revive a partly sulphated one with some EDTA (bout 1/2 tsp per
>> cell) and try it.
> Cheers - That's the one I was after.
Just be aware that most batteries have come with EDTA added already
for quite a few years. I think the best procedure would probably be to
put as much charge into the battery as possible (to get the plates in a good
oxidation state) then drain, rinse with distilled, fill with new electrolyte
and the recommended amount of EDTA, then put on trickle charge for a while.
--
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Brunel University. Ivan.Reid [at] [brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".
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| Re: FOAK: Battery reviver additives [message #772012 ] |
Tue, 06 June 2006 13:35 |
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>>>>I'm know this has been done to death, but can I find it? No.
>
>>>>I've a relatively new but tired battery that won't take a charge due to
>>>>infrequent use of the SVOC and suspect it's clogged up - there was a
>>>>chemical that can be added to 'unclog' - I'd be very grateful for the
>>>>info
>>>>as a new one is well over a hundred quid . .
>
>>> EDTA. To do it properly, you need to drain the battery, wash out the
>>> crap from the cells and refill it with electrolyte before adding EDTA.
>>> Follow up with a long slow regulated charge - about 0.5 amp for a week.
>
>>> If you want a quick and dirty fix...
>>> You can revive a partly sulphated one with some EDTA (bout 1/2 tsp per
>>> cell) and try it.
>
>> Cheers - That's the one I was after.
>
> Just be aware that most batteries have come with EDTA added already
> for quite a few years. I think the best procedure would probably be to
> put as much charge into the battery as possible (to get the plates in a
> good
> oxidation state) then drain, rinse with distilled, fill with new
> electrolyte
> and the recommended amount of EDTA, then put on trickle charge for a
> while.
Duly noted - many thanks
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