Car Battery Reconditioning-Introduction and Usage

Battery's performance can deteriorate over time which can affect its output power. Most people throw away a battery when it fails to recharge or give desired performance. To use a malfunctioned battery and get the most out of it the only thing you can do is recondition the battery. Battery reconditioning means that you recalibrate a battery by dissolving the sulphate crystals. This is so because sulphate crystals can easily form on the battery plates. Over-charging, poor maintenance and other factors lead to a further accumulation of sulphate on the plates which keeps the battery from charging. This is why it is essential to dissolve that sulphate content to make the battery able to get recharged again and store that charge to generate output. Battery reconditioning cleans the battery plates and gives a needed boost to electrolytes that make it possible to again charge the battery and use it which is otherwise a waste for you.

Battery Reconditioning Time

The time consumed in battery reconditioning can vary depending on varying factors including

Health of battery

Type of reconditioning 

Size of battery

In general, the battery reconditioning process can take a few hours to even a day or more. This is so because during battery reconditioning the battery is charged and discharged several times. You have to charge the battery till it gets a 100% charge and then discharges it completely at least 5 times in a row to dissolve the sulphate. This process surely consumes a lot of time. The reconditioning includes cleaning out the terminals, cells check-up and enhancing the electrolyte level.  

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A battery that is in better health and is not very old can be reconditioned in merely a few hours. Because the sulphate layer in such batteries is not thick and stubborn. But an old battery that has experienced massive wear and tear will take up a lot of time up to an entire day to recondition the battery.

Does battery recondition work?

Many people believe that once a battery has stopped working it is no longer of any use. Many people don’t even know about reconditioning and even if they have heard about it, they are too skeptical to believe it. For such products, people expect that once they have stopped working, they can't be repaired to get any benefit. But in the case of batteries, this is nothing but a myth or a wrong assumption. Battery reconditioning really works to boost the performance of a weak or dead battery. 

The battery reconditioning process is not even that complicated and can be performed at home. Of course, you need caution and concentration while following the reconditioning steps religiously whether performing at home or in a workshop. But once you will recondition the battery you will be amazed at the results. 

Battery reconditioning can make your battery retain and offer 70% of the charge. This is enough to run a car quite comfortably. Battery reconditioning can save you from the huge cost of buying a new battery as these are quite pricey. So, you can save your invested cost on the battery and recondition it rather than deem it useless.

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How to recondition a sealed car battery?

Reconditioning a sealed car battery can be quite challenging since the contents are sealed. Although the seal is not that strong to keep the battery away from getting damaged. Over-charging a sealed battery can electrolyze the stored water content into hydrogen and oxygen causing gassing. If the over-charging is done on a repetitive basis, then this can affect the charging capability of the battery and its performance. 

But you will be glad to know that even in such a condition you can regenerate a sealed battery rather than throwing it away and spending more on a new battery. To regenerate a sealed battery, you first have to open its protective lid. Prying opens the lid is not that difficult as it is only glued and you can easily do it with the help of a screwdriver by applying upwards pressure to open the upper layer. Once the layer is opened you will be able to see the capped cells. 

For a battery that has failed to deliver the required performance, you will be able to see that the level of water is below the lead plates. These lead plates should be ideally dripped in water and because of lack of water, they get heavily sulphated and unable to perform. To regenerate the battery’s performance, you have to top up the water level again. 

Before adding the water to the battery, you have to make sure that the water should be pure. You can use reverse osmosis, distilled or water with similar composition. Normal tap water can contaminate the battery so make sure that you use only pure water. To add the water into the cells you have to use a torch which can help you see the level of water because you don’t want to overflow the water to acidify the battery. To insert the water, you need a plastic pipette that can easily pour down the water through the small opening of the cell. After adding water such that the lead plates are completely dissolved in water and the level of water rises above the lead plates, cap the cells tightly. Afterwards, you have to put back the top lid. Capping the cells and joining back the top layer is necessary because when exposed to charge the cap can get off or the acid can flow off because of the gasses that evolve. This is why it is essential to cover the cells and battery properly as a precaution against any unanticipated accident. 

Afterwards, charge the battery with a charger till it's 100% charged and then wait until it gets recharged. Repeat the process over 5 times to see the difference in the battery’s capacity to hold a charge. After 5 times that battery will be able to hold 70% of the charge which is adequate to run a car.