Question,
I once had a mechanic tell me that he had rescued many old batteries and
kept them alive long past their ususal life span by adding some epsom salts
to reduce the sulfating. Does anyone have any comment re this? If valid,
how much? i am reluctant to pursue it without more discussion. thank you
jerry 53
oh yeah-the stab at humor-this weekend I told someone I developed a steering
wheel cut in half, the right half steering the right side, the left side
steering the left wheels. I can easily visualize the chaos. I "admitted"
that no one would buy my "patent". Seems like fodder for a bit in a funny
movie maybe?
----- Original Message -----
From: "James" <nyb@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Exploding batteries!!
> "And,
> as I understand it, if a battery has been left for a long period of time
> and allowed to get very low in charge, when you try to charge that battery
> again it produces a lot more gas than when you try to charge a newer,
> fresher battery with a higher charge. I am not 100% certain of that, but
I
> can check if anyone is interested."
>
> Absolutely correct, quite simply because if the battery has little charge
(it is sulfated), then you have more lead sulfate and water to push back to
the reactant side of the equation. The more molecules are there to react,
in this case water in particular, the more you get out (more H2 is
produced).
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> James
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