How to Revive Old Lead Acid

Batteries

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Revive Old Battery
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If you are like me you probably have old lead acid batteries sitting somewhere probably
discharged
If you dont use lead acid battery always charge it before and recharge it every 3 monts
I ve tried this method on maintenance free lead acid, sealed lead acid and lead acid
batteries , only difference is that maintenance free and SLA have hidden caps
Step 1: You Will Need
 Multimeter
Adjustable PSU or Taper Charger
Dead battery
Distilled water (you can also use rain water)
Rubber gloves
Screwdriver
Optional
Flashlight
Super Glue
Paper towel
Syringe

Step 2: Measure Battery Voltage

Connect multimeter to your battery

and check voltage
Your battery shoudnt be lower than
11.8v (30%) in open circuit
If you read lower than that you will
need to revive it if its higher than that
try to just charge it
100% = 12.73 v
90% = 12.62 v
80% = 12.50 v
70% = 12.37 v
60% = 12.24 v
50% = 12.10 v
40% = 11.96 v
30% = 11.81v
20% = 11.66 v
10% = 11.51v

Step 3: Inspect the Cells
Place paper towels on your working areas
Now if you have SLA or maintenance free battery you will need to remove lid with
screwdriver
Put on gloves and remove caps
Do this in well ventilated area
Wipe any wet spots with a paper towel
Then look inside cells and you should see white fabric that is dry
If you see brown fabric with white lumps your battery is probably sulfated and your
chance of reviving battery is really bad .
Step 4: Add Water

Take a syringe and fill each cell with water and look if fabric is absorbing water
Slowly shake battery and let it rest for 10 minutes
Step 5: Turn on Your PSU
Now you will need to connect your multimeter to show you how much battery is
drawing
Set your multimeter to 10A and connect it in series with charger and battery
When you connect it to the battery an it should draw 100-200mA
Thats sign of dead battery
Set your psu to 14v or connect your charger and let it sit for day or two
After that your battery should draw 500-1000mA
Then just leave battery and calculate how long battery should charge
Ah capacity = Amps that your battery is drawing x hours
For my battery 8Ah = 0.39A x 20,5 h
Step 6: Testing Battery
Now leave your battery for 1h and hook it up on car hadlight or any 12v bulb
Voltage of battery shoudnt drop lower than 12v