I saw a blurb in the Product Report/ Maintenence section of the June 2004 Dockside Northwest magazine which discussed this liquid additive. It is supposed to extend battery life by "desulfating" the battery plates so the lead can interact more efficiently with the acid. It's not very expensive $13 for a 6 oz. bottle which is enough for two 12v. starting batteries (1/2 oz. per cell) or one deep cell battery (one oz. per cell). The article also claims that you only apply this stuff once during the life of the battery. Anyone have any experience with this product?
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I advise against
it's use - based upon the recommendations of all battery manufacturers (known to me). Gord
it's use - based upon the recommendations of all battery manufacturers (known to me). Gord
Not sure? But the
might have some merit. All known studies do not show any detrimental effects, but some studies do show positive effects. http://www.flex.com/~kalepa/desulf.htm http://www.windsun.com/Batteries/battery_desulfator.htm http://www.cetsolar.com/desulfator.htm etc Are there any "qualified" independant studies showing a positive effect? But who knows -- if you were going to throw the batteries out anyway, it might be worth the couple of dollars to try that stuff -- couldn't hurt
might have some merit. All known studies do not show any detrimental effects, but some studies do show positive effects. http://www.flex.com/~kalepa/desulf.htm http://www.windsun.com/Batteries/battery_desulfator.htm http://www.cetsolar.com/desulfator.htm etc Are there any "qualified" independant studies showing a positive effect? But who knows -- if you were going to throw the batteries out anyway, it might be worth the couple of dollars to try that stuff -- couldn't hurt
Chelate with EDTA
I don't know much about these fancy anti-sulfation gadgets, but if your worried about sulfation you could add a chelator like EDTA (ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid). Chelators will pick up ions and neutralize them. I use EDTA quite a bit in the lab so I looked into using it for batteries and of course someone already beat me to the idea, but here's a link to their article... It's cheap and easy.
I don't know much about these fancy anti-sulfation gadgets, but if your worried about sulfation you could add a chelator like EDTA (ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid). Chelators will pick up ions and neutralize them. I use EDTA quite a bit in the lab so I looked into using it for batteries and of course someone already beat me to the idea, but here's a link to their article... It's cheap and easy.
Sounds like snake oil to me. I would
investigate further before putting anything in your batteries besides distilled water.
investigate further before putting anything in your batteries besides distilled water.
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