More room for ads. Same thing with these fake stories on TH-cam, a good hook in the title to get you in and keep you watching then lots of unnecessary blah, blah, blah to drag things out, much like this video, apparently. FWIW, reconditioned batteries never last long, that is if it works at all...don't think I'll be watching and thanks for the tip off.
After charging the battery after 3 days you still have to do a voltage draw test to see if it would withstand the cold cranking amps, this determines whether the battery will hold up with normal charging of the system if it doesn't pass the amp draw test the battery is gone, needs replacement.
The reason for the amp draw then voltage test is to see if you have enough voltage to engage the sensors that start your ignition system. If you have 10.5 volts and lower your vehicle won't start even though its cranking over slowly.
If the plates are done or shorted there is no reviving a battery.the plates / grid stucture eventually disintegrates. This whole process is a gamble to MAYBE get a litlle more time / life out of a already failing battery. Also you can have a bad cell but the rest can be fine . Even if one cell is bad the whole battery is bad.
Therefore, you must not over soak battery with baking soda solution, secondly, don't over wash battery with water, and thirdly, don't over charge battery. Finally, use trickle charge setting in order to recharge battery.
Lasts a few days, maybe a few weeks at best. An honest TH-camr would have been back by now to tell us any fix didn't last in order to save others all the trouble of implementing the fix, but looks like that didn't happen here...damn sad if you ask me...but I may be wrong. I did leave our host a note for an update just now so, we'll see...or not.
NEVER! work on the positive battery terminal when the negative cable is connected. If you slip and ram the ratchet into something that's grounded, you'll find out how good the battery is. If it's good, you'll probably slice the ratchet about in half AT EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURE taking your fingers off. Negative terminal off first. Negative terminal on last.
@@ianlaughlin85Keep doing things without regard to safety and you'll learn the hard way, I guarantee you don't want a battery blowing up in your face!
21:30 The voltage immediately after charging does not say anything about the battery. It slowly drops to 12.6 - 12.8 volts. You should wait until the voltage is there and then measure the internal resistance for a cold start with a battery tester.
It's been two months and I'm guessing the battery is long dead, however the video becomes monetarily worthless with any negative updates, and since there have been none, well, you know.
This straight up doesn't work. The battery was 2v to begin with because the truck has a parasitic draw and hadn't been run in a while. At the end it was 12.22v after 3 days. That's around 25% charged. 12.65v is what you need at room temperature for 100% soc. I doubt the truck would start at that point. After another day it wouldn't for sure.
After cleaning up the battery plates of sulfate crystals by the use of Soda bicarbonate. Which makes sense. Instead of using Magnesium sulfate/Epson Salt. Why not just use straight sulfuric acid from auto parts store. Then recharge the battery. Will that route work?
When you have paid for your materials (baking soda, epsom salts, acid) and taken your time into account (I presume you put some value on that), what is the financial difference between doing a home reconditioning and buying a new battery? How well will this battery handle the next two or three cold seasons? It won't be carrying any guarantee if it doesn't.
Thanks for the video. But please try editing the next video to remove the 90% of unnecessary footage showing pointless excruciatingly long and drawn out process of filling each cell with milliliters of water at a time.
Much safer and cheaper is disconnecting the battery with a switch or removing the cable when the truck is in storage, or connect a battery trickle charger to maintain the battery.
@Homestead-Rushseba , can you please update us when the battery stops working again? In my experience this fix doesn't last long at all but I'd love to be proven wrong.
baking soda to clean sulfate deposits from lead? first I've heard of that. It'll certainly neutralize the residual sulfuric acid, hence the fizzing CO2 the acid and base reacting (H2SO4 + NaHCO3 -> Na2SO4 + 2 CO2 + 2 H2O). Doubt very much that sodium bicarbonate is chemically cleaning any deposits on the lead plates.
Is it necessary to neutralize the residual sulfuric acid for this process to be successful, or could we just dump the old sulfuric acid and add the Epsom salt solution?
You seem to know what you're talking about for the most part. That being said I'm shocked you've never heard of this before. My father taught me that when I was a child about 30 years ago to mix baking soda with water to clean it quickly. I still use this method to this day and it works. I can assure you. I just did it a few weeks ago as a matter of fact.
Best video on the subject of rebuilding a battery. Best part : Epsom salt solution turns to sulfuric acid ? Great ,no need to hunt for battery acid at all . One suggestion , video should include cleaning of battery posts ,very important ,I think. Thanks anyway.
@@verocola6335 that was in the 2000s, now AA battery sized Ultra capacitor have 12v 1500 Farad under $50/pc and it powered electric bus. Go to Shenzen expo then learn that new tech exist.
@@balok1546 that was in the 2000s, now AA battery sized Ultra capacitor have 12v 1500 Farad under $50/pc and it powered electric bus. Go to Shenzen expo then learn that new tech exist.
@@verocola6335 oops, sorry. You're right. It's 10 Farads that I wanted to say. Old habits, putting micro in front. At least it was an honest mistake that can happen. You don't have to be an asshole about it.
Your problem is not the battery, it's the truck's parasitic drain on it, a new battery will only end up the same. If you can't afford to properly repair the truck, just go buy a $10 Motorcycle battery trickle charger, mount it near the battery and connect it, then plug it in overnight, that will keep your battery fully charged.
Youvab easily catch all the waste and take it to your nearest public waste facility. Use a plasiciontainer with a lid, just as you would for waste oil.
😂 and move and transport lead water. To further poison yourself with lead water while you were breathing in and the lead vapors. I ask this: Did you catch any of the water you kept flushing that battery out with?
@@bradsurritt4718 bro really lead water 😂 even better lead vapors 😂😂 there's a reason bro cooked it outside, sulfuric acid isn't even that bad once it's diluted with water.
@@bradsurritt4718 Really? I suppose you have never used any LEAD SINKERS when you fish, or maybe you're afraid of that, too. Lead does not give off vapers. Get real. Lead is MINED FROM THE GROUND.
All these videos after reconditioning, no one does a load test. The one and only true test to see if you have enough amperage. One can read 13 volts and still not know how much draw you have when starting a vehicle. One can have 12 to 13 volts and only have 20 amps. Or you have 12 to 13 volts high amperage, but not enough amperage being produced to sustain a hard starting vehicle.
The only way I will believe this works is if you test the cold cranking amps before and after the process. There are many electronic testers you can buy from amazon that will give you info on the CCA and health of the battery. I have an old battery that I can bring the voltage up by using a charger but the CCA is half of what it should be. Interesting anyway, might try it and then measure the CCA with my topdon tester to see if it works.
What voltage is this battery holding now after a few months of use? If it is still at 12.2 I would have greater faith that your recovery venture was successful.
21:35 When reconnecting a battery, you should clean the battery contacts and terminals of dirt and oxides in order to have as little contact resistance as possible. It really doesn't look ideal in the video.
Parasitic draw on modern cars and trucks is a real problem. It can be eliminated by putting an appropriate current relay in series with those loads, with the coil driven by a line to the accessory terminal(or equivalent place in the fuse block). When you turn on the car(or accessories), the parasitic draw will return and the car will work properly. With the ignition key removed, there will be no parasitic draw at all. Some purists may complain that the computer needs to relearn things. IMHO, it should have stored such essential parameters in NVRAM. Regardless, if you need a smog check, you can always bypass or eliminate the relay and drive 100 or so miles before the test.
You need the measure how much each cell holds ,some you could get a larger funnel and measure out all the liquids you use and pour them in faster woulld take you half the time.
In short, simply buy a new battery and save your time and health. IF you do decide to try this then make sure you wear eye protection, a mask and old clothes and do it in a well ventilated area - I went through a phase years ago trying this but using new sulphuric acid - the results were short lived. I can remember hunching down in my jeans and they just disintegrated due to absorbing the acid fumes. Also, if you get it on your skin or eyes then you'll know about it!
not necessary. sulfation can be blasted off the plantes with a 200 amp battery charger. theres a few videos on it. that sulfur thats stuck to the plates is needed and is supposed to go back into the water that was in the battery and you're just getting rid of it with this cleaning process. no sulfur, no battery power.
Better Stil just by a New car battery and do a car computer reset and clean up the battery terminals and fully recharge the battery and will last for the same time As the factory fitted battery
A dead lead acid battery takes its final charge right before the lead blades at the bottom of the battery are shorted out. This occurred from a buildup of residue that accumulates through normally use, the same residue this video attempts to wash away. If your battery is completely dead after the wash-out, you may be able to use tools inserted through the pull the battery acid reservoir. It's possible a nice stiff wire could do the trick for you. But once the Led plates short out, you're out of business unless you can kill the short. It is possible to saw off the bottom of the battery in order to provide you better access to clean the lead plates. You could use a bonding glue such as super glue or the old-fashioned type used for building models.
@@renejacques8288 I believe so, whether I'd want to trust a cut/re-bonded battery casing in anything I cared about but I guess it'd technically work. The main issue I have with shorted cells though is it's usually through warpage (from running low on electrolyte, freezing, or overcharging) not residue.
You may want to watch a video on how car batteries are made. Those "plates" aren't solid lead, they're made from a lead compound powder which is pressed into a patterned shape (like a waffle) to increase the surface area. To reality recondition them, you'd need the raw materials and tooling. That's a lot of bother to get something that has substandard output. Also, if you're cutting/glueing the box, it will NOT be as strong as the original. Would you want to be in a car wreck with battery acid all over? They aren't THAT expensive!@@renejacques8288
Good efforts. Lots or Work but good so can redo a worned out battery, normally we trade in for pennies to buy a new battery. BTW I did not see you add ACID?
You forgot to load test it. You can have 12+ volts but not enough amperage to crank the engine. With the engine off, turn the high beams on and wait 2 minutes. If the voltage suddenly drops past 9.6 volts, the battery is toast. Or just buy a battery load tester for about $50.
I think you should charge the battery, and then use a cell tester on each cell. If you find a dead cell, or cells, I wouldn't try to recondition any battery with a dead cell.
There is a "new technology" coming soon: Sodium Ion batteries, while the lithium Ion batteries for vehicles are not good because extreme cold and extreme hot reduce the lifespan and efficiency sodium Ion batteries do not suffer that and are better than lead acid batteries.
As a former master automotive mechanic, would I do this for myself? Simple answer no. Too dangerous, too risky, too harmful, especially for the environment. I would buy a new battery. Guarantee, replaced quickly, peace and quiet again for 3-5 years. And never forget safety first, you can never save as much as the value of your eyesight.
Gud question bro, this method is a Damm scam, jus buy some raw sulfuric acid an mix back the grade with the old acid water from the battery, I use to build car, and truck battery back in the 80s in Jamaica as a young boy, wat he is doing make no sense, watching from Jamaica west Indies !!.
@@peterfong2241 a bit of internet searching claims that the epsom salt will dissolve lead sulfate deposits on the plates. I think the electric charge converts the dissolved lead sulfate back into sulfuric acid. if you had little sulfation in your battery, I suspect you'd recover very little sulfuric acid from this process, since you dumped most of it out in the first step. definitely agree should finish with a sulfuric acid with the proper concentration. everything else in the video just seems like cleaning.
this absolutely works. what he is showing you is you can recondition a battery with stuff everyone has just laying around the house. i have done this process before and still have the battery. what most people need to understand is the epsom salt step will take up to a week. after 48 hours i take the battery off the trickle charge. let it sit 24 hours then put it back on a trickle charge. do this every other day for the next 5 day and the battery will be at full charge... also i put my battery on a 3amp trickle, that seems to work best for me.
Your plow is probably your problem, they are hard on batteries because of high demand in constant bursts. Changing the acid will not fix corrosion or sulfate deposits. Better install a dedicated battery with an isolator for charging.
The baking soda solution step will remove the sulphate caked on the plates? I tried this procedure without the baking soda step. It didn’t work. Another video showed only the Epsom salt solution step.
The bubbling may break up the lead deposits at the bottom of the battery which cause shorts. But that material loss from the plates means less capacity after cleanout.
Not really. The plates are quite thick and can lose a bit of thickness without any ill effects. The main point is to get the led surfaces clean from sulfates. If you can do that then the battery will work as new when new acid is applied.
Bitte bedenkt das in dem Batterie schlamm, Batterie wasser giftige Blei verbindungen, bleisulphat, bleioxid usw enthalten ist, was nicht in die Wiese, den boden, das trinkwasser gelangen sollte! Bleiverbindungen sind giftig für menschen und tiere, es wird lange im boden bleiden, und gelang5 in die nahrungskette. Das wasser kann man z.b. in eine großen wanne/fass sammeln, und in der sonne verdunsten lassen. Der dunkle rückstand nach trocknung kann mit einem alten lappen auf gewischt werden, den lappen zum restmüll, einer müllverbrennungsanlage zu führen, die haben moderne Abgas Filter anlagen.
NEVER going to work if the the parts inside have already worn out (most cases) and broken which is the result of corrotion. There is no way it can be back to life unless the damaged parts changed with the new one. In order to rectify it, is by opening the battery up and physically remove the damaged plate😂😂😂
I've learned to first check the alternator's voltage output (12 to 14 volts is optimum), and second, make sure all of the battery's connections (including BOTH ends of the ground cable) are sufficiently tight and free of corrosion.
Super video, loved it Thumbs Up! However I find it disturbing that you spout safety but you're resting the whole battery weight on the edge of a plastic bucket in the grass while wearing Crocks with holes in them and wearing shorts. If that bucket just happens to get off balance and dumps that Sulfuric Acid all over on your legs and toes it's gonna hurt and chemically burn you. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya on TH-cam PS How's the battery doing after three months?
Am I the only one who thinks the end battery is different from the one at the start? ........ Unless those marks on the side were put in afterwards. Got to say I will not be trying this on my car!
Battery when is gone is gone need to buy new one. I have try washing and change the fluid, it's work when is summer but winter no way. So don't waste time battery is dead from 2-5 years it's not expensive.
That's likely the cause of the dead battery in the first place, and this fool turned internet battery guru puts the battery back in without cleaning and lubing the terminals and cables with corrosion inhibiting grease... pretty sad, and some poor fools will take advice from this clown
I would like to see 1 , just one at least somewhat professional video on this subject , where people take common sense precautions , ust the right equipment and show step by step & until the end where the battery is fully charged & HOLDING the charge.
Rubbish in a totally flat battery the acid is stored in the plates and re combines with the water in the battery,Epsom salts don’t turn to acid. The battery would have been just fine if it had just been recharged in the first place, This battery has probably been damaged somewhat though it seems to work at the moment,lower cranking power.
Keep the caps off in a ventilated area as it will smoke and do it in phases so you don't overheat the battery like 15 min then cool off for a while no need to waste days trying to revive a battery this method will save you time
@@nassnas7062 Just bought a truck a long way from home. Service history shows new 780CCA batteries fitted only last year. Jumper leads (good ones with solid copper clamps on welder lead cable) on each battery connected to fast idling (1500RPM) car for 10mins each added zero charge to these near new dead flat batteries. New batteries got truck home. Now want to revive those nearly new batteries. I'm told an arc welder can do this but obviously there is a procedure. What is that procedure? Do you connect welder earth to pos or neg on battery? How long do you touch welder electrode to battery terminal? Do you dump old acid & replace with new? Do you rinse battery out or wash out with chemical?
Epsom salt, or magnesium sulfate (MgSO₄), is often used in the desulfation process of lead-acid batteries, particularly for restoring their capacity. However, it does not turn into battery acid (sulfuric acid) itself. Here’s a breakdown of the process: Desulfation: Epsom salt is used to help dissolve lead sulfate (PbSO₄) crystals that form on the battery's plates during discharge. When you add Epsom salt to the battery electrolyte, it can help in the chemical reactions that convert lead sulfate back into active materials. Battery Acid: The electrolyte in a lead-acid battery is sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄) mixed with water. Epsom salt does not convert into sulfuric acid; rather, it can be used to improve the battery's performance during desulfation. Draining and Adding Acid: After the desulfation process, some people choose to drain the electrolyte to remove any residual Epsom salt and replace it with fresh sulfuric acid solution. This step helps restore the battery to its optimal operating conditions. P's why is left side cap only on the battery and covering the serial number just a question of interest?
This is what I love about TH-cam. 3 minutes of content stretches out to 25 minutes.
That was my takeaway from this video! Even at double speed it was WAAAAY TOO LONG!!! Absolutely ridiculous!
That's why you have 2x😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
More room for ads. Same thing with these fake stories on TH-cam, a good hook in the title to get you in and keep you watching then lots of unnecessary blah, blah, blah to drag things out, much like this video, apparently.
FWIW, reconditioned batteries never last long, that is if it works at all...don't think I'll be watching and thanks for the tip off.
After charging the battery after 3 days you still have to do a voltage draw test to see if it would withstand the cold cranking amps, this determines whether the battery will hold up with normal charging of the system if it doesn't pass the amp draw test the battery is gone, needs replacement.
By voltage draw, do you mean a load test? Doesn't starting the vehicle count as a load test?
@@renejacques8288no
@@renejacques8288 There is a tool called a "battery checker", that measures how many amps a battery can draw. I think he meant to say amp draw.
The reason for the amp draw then voltage test is to see if you have enough voltage to engage the sensors that start your ignition system. If you have 10.5 volts and lower your vehicle won't start even though its cranking over slowly.
If the plates are done or shorted there is no reviving a battery.the plates / grid stucture eventually disintegrates. This whole process is a gamble to MAYBE get a litlle more time / life out of a already failing battery. Also you can have a bad cell but the rest can be fine . Even if one cell is bad the whole battery is bad.
Therefore, you must not over soak battery with baking soda solution, secondly, don't over wash battery with water, and thirdly, don't over charge battery. Finally, use trickle charge setting in order to recharge battery.
i saw people cut the top off and resolder the plate
Lasts a few days, maybe a few weeks at best. An honest TH-camr would have been back by now to tell us any fix didn't last in order to save others all the trouble of implementing the fix, but looks like that didn't happen here...damn sad if you ask me...but I may be wrong.
I did leave our host a note for an update just now so, we'll see...or not.
NEVER! work on the positive battery terminal when the negative cable is connected. If you slip and ram the ratchet into something that's grounded, you'll find out how good the battery is. If it's good, you'll probably slice the ratchet about in half AT EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURE taking your fingers off.
Negative terminal off first. Negative terminal on last.
Dramatic much?
You're very helpful. Thanks
@@ianlaughlin85Keep doing things without regard to safety and you'll learn the hard way, I guarantee you don't want a battery blowing up in your face!
BS Get real clown
I just told my dumb ass neighbor the exact same thing 😅😅😅
21:30 The voltage immediately after charging does not say anything about the battery. It slowly drops to 12.6 - 12.8 volts.
You should wait until the voltage is there and then measure the internal resistance for a cold start with a battery tester.
Thank you for this video. You saved us a couple hundred bucks. This process works for the non-believers.
I subscribed to your channel.
Please do an actual load test to show us what the ampere hours are after sitting overnight and after a few days.
Thanks.
It's been two months and I'm guessing the battery is long dead, however the video becomes monetarily worthless with any negative updates, and since there have been none, well, you know.
This straight up doesn't work. The battery was 2v to begin with because the truck has a parasitic draw and hadn't been run in a while. At the end it was 12.22v after 3 days. That's around 25% charged. 12.65v is what you need at room temperature for 100% soc. I doubt the truck would start at that point. After another day it wouldn't for sure.
Good job Bro... thanks for sharing and making us to know the technique to use at home. Kudos!
After cleaning up the battery plates of sulfate crystals by the use of Soda bicarbonate. Which makes sense. Instead of using Magnesium sulfate/Epson Salt. Why not just use straight sulfuric acid from auto parts store. Then recharge the battery. Will that route work?
our clear, logical explanations make even complex ideas easy to understand. Amazing
When you have paid for your materials (baking soda, epsom salts, acid) and taken your time into account (I presume you put some value on that), what is the financial difference between doing a home reconditioning and buying a new battery? How well will this battery handle the next two or three cold seasons? It won't be carrying any guarantee if it doesn't.
Seasons?...not likely...bet it's dead already, but the the video becomes monetarily useless with a negative update, sooo.
Be sure to do this where you're going to grow food next year.
You might want to look up what happens to people or animals who eat lead.
Thanks for the video. But please try editing the next video to remove the 90% of unnecessary footage showing pointless excruciatingly long and drawn out process of filling each cell with milliliters of water at a time.
Much safer and cheaper is disconnecting the battery with a switch or removing the cable when the truck is in storage, or connect a battery trickle charger to maintain the battery.
Invest in a solar trickle charger. 20 bucks sits on your dashboard.
@Homestead-Rushseba , can you please update us when the battery stops working again? In my experience this fix doesn't last long at all but I'd love to be proven wrong.
Thanks.👍
baking soda to clean sulfate deposits from lead? first I've heard of that. It'll certainly neutralize the residual sulfuric acid, hence the fizzing CO2 the acid and base reacting (H2SO4 + NaHCO3 -> Na2SO4 + 2 CO2 + 2 H2O). Doubt very much that sodium bicarbonate is chemically cleaning any deposits on the lead plates.
Is it necessary to neutralize the residual sulfuric acid for this process to be successful, or could we just dump the old sulfuric acid and add the Epsom salt solution?
Using baking soda in this way has been around since at least the 1920's.
You seem to know what you're talking about for the most part. That being said I'm shocked you've never heard of this before. My father taught me that when I was a child about 30 years ago to mix baking soda with water to clean it quickly. I still use this method to this day and it works. I can assure you. I just did it a few weeks ago as a matter of fact.
Just for neutralize sulfuric acid.
Please go mix some vinegar and soda. Please.
How is it a month later???
Thank you, I've learned something.
Good learning, thanks mate.
Great video
Thank you Homestead 👍 i was wondering after epsom salt...i am relieved that i didnt have to flush out that stuff again.
What about batery that dont have caps to refill ,can we open hols and do this operation?
Informative video
great effort, thanks for sharing...
Best video on the subject of rebuilding a battery. Best part : Epsom salt solution turns to sulfuric acid ? Great ,no need to hunt for battery acid at all . One suggestion , video should include cleaning of battery posts ,very important ,I think. Thanks anyway.
It is much easier and practical to buy Capacitor bank daisy chained with the battery... Last forever
Not Daisy Chained, In Parallel with. The super capacitor (10uF, 20V or so) charges up from a crap battery & delivers massive current to the starter.
10 MICRO FARADS...
IS NOTHING WORTHLESS
GO TO SCHOOL, LEARN...
THEN LEARN SOME MORE
@@verocola6335 that was in the 2000s, now AA battery sized Ultra capacitor have 12v 1500 Farad under $50/pc and it powered electric bus. Go to Shenzen expo then learn that new tech exist.
@@balok1546 that was in the 2000s, now AA battery sized Ultra capacitor have 12v 1500 Farad under $50/pc and it powered electric bus. Go to Shenzen expo then learn that new tech exist.
@@verocola6335 oops, sorry. You're right. It's 10 Farads that I wanted to say. Old habits, putting micro in front. At least it was an honest mistake that can happen. You don't have to be an asshole about it.
Thank you so much, sir. Good video and very informative. Offgrid situation, can I use Borehole running water to dump and rinse?
Wouldn't hurt to rinse it with freshwater first and then use the baking soda so you don't have that blow out
there is a smart ass cleansing acid battery siting on a metal foundation
Thanks for sharing.
Your problem is not the battery, it's the truck's parasitic drain on it, a new battery will only end up the same.
If you can't afford to properly repair the truck, just go buy a $10 Motorcycle battery trickle charger, mount it near the battery and connect it, then plug it in overnight, that will keep your battery fully charged.
Think id rather buy a new batter than poisoning my back yard with lead
Youvab easily catch all the waste and take it to your nearest public waste facility. Use a plasiciontainer with a lid, just as you would for waste oil.
😂 and move and transport lead water. To further poison yourself with lead water while you were breathing in and the lead vapors. I ask this: Did you catch any of the water you kept flushing that battery out with?
@@bradsurritt4718 bro really lead water 😂 even better lead vapors 😂😂 there's a reason bro cooked it outside, sulfuric acid isn't even that bad once it's diluted with water.
@@bradsurritt4718 Really? I suppose you have never used any LEAD SINKERS when you fish, or maybe you're afraid of that, too. Lead does not give off vapers. Get real. Lead is MINED FROM THE GROUND.
would an ultrasonic cleaner be able to clean the anodes/electrodes if you had the battery submerged in a tub of water after neutralizing the acid?
All these videos after reconditioning, no one does a load test. The one and only true test to see if you have enough amperage. One can read 13 volts and still not know how much draw you have when starting a vehicle. One can have 12 to 13 volts and only have 20 amps. Or you have 12 to 13 volts high amperage, but not enough amperage being produced to sustain a hard starting vehicle.
The only way I will believe this works is if you test the cold cranking amps before and after the process. There are many electronic testers you can buy from amazon that will give you info on the CCA and health of the battery. I have an old battery that I can bring the voltage up by using a charger but the CCA is half of what it should be. Interesting anyway, might try it and then measure the CCA with my topdon tester to see if it works.
What voltage is this battery holding now after a few months of use? If it is still at 12.2 I would have greater faith that your recovery venture was successful.
12.22 volts in a battery that you count on to start a truck? I worry if mine is below 12.7.
21:35 When reconnecting a battery, you should clean the battery contacts and terminals of dirt and oxides in order to have as little contact resistance as possible.
It really doesn't look ideal in the video.
The led plates go bad, this isnt a long term fix
It will work better on deep cycle batteries with much stronger plates.
Having emptied a few batteries in my time, I expected to see a dirty fluid.
Nothing like this.
Parasitic draw on modern cars and trucks is a real problem. It can be eliminated by putting an appropriate current relay in series with those loads, with the coil driven by a line to the accessory terminal(or equivalent place in the fuse block). When you turn on the car(or accessories), the parasitic draw will return and the car will work properly. With the ignition key removed, there will be no parasitic draw at all. Some purists may complain that the computer needs to relearn things. IMHO, it should have stored such essential parameters in NVRAM. Regardless, if you need a smog check, you can always bypass or eliminate the relay and drive 100 or so miles before the test.
You need the measure how much each cell holds ,some you could get a larger funnel and measure out all the liquids you use and pour them in faster woulld take you half the time.
I don't know about that mix distilled water what should be used with out anything else added I don't know
That electrolyte wil freeze solid in the winter.
why no load test ?
NEVER trust a man who wears crocks when working on an automobile
lol🤣
😂
In short, simply buy a new battery and save your time and health. IF you do decide to try this then make sure you wear eye protection, a mask and old clothes and do it in a well ventilated area - I went through a phase years ago trying this but using new sulphuric acid - the results were short lived. I can remember hunching down in my jeans and they just disintegrated due to absorbing the acid fumes. Also, if you get it on your skin or eyes then you'll know about it!
not necessary. sulfation can be blasted off the plantes with a 200 amp battery charger. theres a few videos on it. that sulfur thats stuck to the plates is needed and is supposed to go back into the water that was in the battery and you're just getting rid of it with this cleaning process. no sulfur, no battery power.
Better Stil just by a New car battery and do a car computer reset and clean up the battery terminals and fully recharge the battery and will last for the same time As the factory fitted battery
Paul, you must be wealthy, so why not just buy a new truck and be done with it? These fixes are for ppl who cannot afford to go buy a new battery.
Must be a cheap or skin flint @@kellycarver2500
If you find a load of dead batteries, for a few bucks you might be able to revive enough to suit your needs....really helpful information, thank you.
Tap water? Not distilled water?
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A dead lead acid battery takes its final charge right before the lead blades at the bottom of the battery are shorted out. This occurred from a buildup of residue that accumulates through normally use, the same residue this video attempts to wash away. If your battery is completely dead after the wash-out, you may be able to use tools inserted through the pull the battery acid reservoir. It's possible a nice stiff wire could do the trick for you. But once the Led plates short out, you're out of business unless you can kill the short.
It is possible to saw off the bottom of the battery in order to provide you better access to clean the lead plates. You could use a bonding glue such as super glue or the old-fashioned type used for building models.
Are you saying we can use a brush to take off the deposits from the battery plates, and that will take the short out and restore the battery?
@@renejacques8288 I believe so, whether I'd want to trust a cut/re-bonded battery casing in anything I cared about but I guess it'd technically work.
The main issue I have with shorted cells though is it's usually through warpage (from running low on electrolyte, freezing, or overcharging) not residue.
You may want to watch a video on how car batteries are made. Those "plates" aren't solid lead, they're made from a lead compound powder which is pressed into a patterned shape (like a waffle) to increase the surface area. To reality recondition them, you'd need the raw materials and tooling. That's a lot of bother to get something that has substandard output.
Also, if you're cutting/glueing the box, it will NOT be as strong as the original. Would you want to be in a car wreck with battery acid all over?
They aren't THAT expensive!@@renejacques8288
Good efforts. Lots or Work but good so can redo a worned out battery, normally we trade in for pennies to buy a new battery. BTW I did not see you add ACID?
You forgot to load test it. You can have 12+ volts but not enough amperage to crank the engine. With the engine off, turn the high beams on and wait 2 minutes. If the voltage suddenly drops past 9.6 volts, the battery is toast. Or just buy a battery load tester for about $50.
I think you should charge the battery, and then use a cell tester on each cell. If you find a dead cell, or cells, I wouldn't try to recondition any battery with a dead cell.
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Wear gloves, safety glasses and absolutely DO NOT forget to wear your SAFETY CROCKS !!!
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most likely the car battery was perhaps not that old to work with to revive in the first place.
I did not see you clean the battery posts.
Load test,specific gravity test
any updates after 2 months sir? still working?
There is a "new technology" coming soon: Sodium Ion batteries, while the lithium Ion batteries for vehicles are not good because extreme cold and extreme hot reduce the lifespan and efficiency sodium Ion batteries do not suffer that and are better than lead acid batteries.
Pouring the water soda mix in the battery, was so long i had to go take a pee. Is this subliminal of some sort??😁
As a former master automotive mechanic, would I do this for myself? Simple answer no. Too dangerous, too risky, too harmful, especially for the environment. I would buy a new battery. Guarantee, replaced quickly, peace and quiet again for 3-5 years. And never forget safety first, you can never save as much as the value of your eyesight.
So you did not have to reuse the acid that was taken out of the battery?
Why not just buy some sulfuric acid? Where did the magnesium go during your electrolysis?
Gud question bro, this method is a Damm scam, jus buy some raw sulfuric acid an mix back the grade with the old acid water from the battery, I use to build car, and truck battery back in the 80s in Jamaica as a young boy, wat he is doing make no sense, watching from Jamaica west Indies !!.
@@peterfong2241 a bit of internet searching claims that the epsom salt will dissolve lead sulfate deposits on the plates. I think the electric charge converts the dissolved lead sulfate back into sulfuric acid. if you had little sulfation in your battery, I suspect you'd recover very little sulfuric acid from this process, since you dumped most of it out in the first step.
definitely agree should finish with a sulfuric acid with the proper concentration. everything else in the video just seems like cleaning.
this absolutely works. what he is showing you is you can recondition a battery with stuff everyone has just laying around the house. i have done this process before and still have the battery. what most people need to understand is the epsom salt step will take up to a week. after 48 hours i take the battery off the trickle charge. let it sit 24 hours then put it back on a trickle charge. do this every other day for the next 5 day and the battery will be at full charge... also i put my battery on a 3amp trickle, that seems to work best for me.
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Your plow is probably your problem, they are hard on batteries because of high demand in constant bursts. Changing the acid will not fix corrosion or sulfate deposits. Better install a dedicated battery with an isolator for charging.
He added something in the battery solution we didn't see that's why it reacts violently
I'm not 'John' but I watched anyway 😂
The baking soda solution step will remove the sulphate caked on the plates? I tried this procedure without the baking soda step. It didn’t work. Another video showed only the Epsom salt solution step.
The bubbling may break up the lead deposits at the bottom of the battery which cause shorts. But that material loss from the plates means less capacity after cleanout.
@@robertpeters9438, in other words, an old dead car battery cannot be renewed.
Not really. The plates are quite thick and can lose a bit of thickness without any ill effects. The main point is to get the led surfaces clean from sulfates. If you can do that then the battery will work as new when new acid is applied.
Funny that looks like a new battery at the end.
Bitte bedenkt das in dem Batterie schlamm, Batterie wasser giftige Blei verbindungen, bleisulphat, bleioxid usw enthalten ist, was nicht in die Wiese, den boden, das trinkwasser gelangen sollte! Bleiverbindungen sind giftig für menschen und tiere, es wird lange im boden bleiden, und gelang5 in die nahrungskette.
Das wasser kann man z.b. in eine großen wanne/fass sammeln, und in der sonne verdunsten lassen. Der dunkle rückstand nach trocknung kann mit einem alten lappen auf gewischt werden, den lappen zum restmüll, einer müllverbrennungsanlage zu führen, die haben moderne Abgas Filter anlagen.
I My self I want to have reliable ablity be able to get the car to Start when I want to or a turn key car
NEVER going to work if the the parts inside have already worn out (most cases) and broken which is the result of corrotion. There is no way it can be back to life unless the damaged parts changed with the new one. In order to rectify it, is by opening the battery up and physically remove the damaged plate😂😂😂
So the solution will turn to sulfuric acid ??? So how long will it last ???
No, magnesium sulfate solution WILL NOT TURN INTO SULFURIC ACID. Not in this universe, anyway.
I've learned to first check the alternator's voltage output (12 to 14 volts is optimum), and second, make sure all of the battery's connections (including BOTH ends of the ground cable) are sufficiently tight and free of corrosion.
U just boil battery in pot on stove with something lift battery off bottom pot fill of water not to cover top of battery and charge it at same time
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You should cleaned your battery ternall.
Super video, loved it Thumbs Up! However I find it disturbing that you spout safety but you're resting the whole battery weight on the edge of a plastic bucket in the grass while wearing Crocks with holes in them and wearing shorts. If that bucket just happens to get off balance and dumps that Sulfuric Acid all over on your legs and toes it's gonna hurt and chemically burn you. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya on TH-cam PS How's the battery doing after three months?
Am I the only one who thinks the end battery is different from the one at the start?
........ Unless those marks on the side were put in afterwards.
Got to say I will not be trying this on my car!
Bullshit, if the plates are worned out...battery dead
Most of the time the plates are not worn out. Just sulfated.
Dont put acid on grass....
Your alternator carbon brush worn out causing your battery to die fast but nobody told you. Replace the carbon brush.
Battery when is gone is gone need to buy new one. I have try washing and change the fluid, it's work when is summer but winter no way. So don't waste time battery is dead from 2-5 years it's not expensive.
Possibly true for a car battery. For deep cycle batteries, you're talking a lot of money!
You will need to address all that corrosion on the battery connections.
That's likely the cause of the dead battery in the first place, and this fool turned internet battery guru puts the battery back in without cleaning and lubing the terminals and cables with corrosion inhibiting grease... pretty sad, and some poor fools will take advice from this clown
I would like to see 1 , just one at least somewhat professional video on this subject , where people take common sense precautions , ust the right equipment and show step by step & until the end where the battery is fully charged & HOLDING the charge.
Should be distilled water
Rubbish in a totally flat battery the acid is stored in the plates and re combines with the water in the battery,Epsom salts don’t turn to acid. The battery would have been just fine if it had just been recharged in the first place, This battery has probably been damaged somewhat though it seems to work at the moment,lower cranking power.
You should never put distilled water into a metal container . Rule number 1.
Epsom salt is a sure killer. You might last a week, but then it’s trash for sure.
Top it off with distilled water and connect a welder 100 amps it will revive most batteries
Keep the caps off in a ventilated area as it will smoke and do it in phases so you don't overheat the battery like 15 min then cool off for a while no need to waste days trying to revive a battery this method will save you time
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Just bought a truck a long way from home. Service history shows new 780CCA batteries fitted only last year. Jumper leads (good ones with solid copper clamps on welder lead cable) on each battery connected to fast idling (1500RPM) car for 10mins each added zero charge to these near new dead flat batteries. New batteries got truck home.
Now want to revive those nearly new batteries.
I'm told an arc welder can do this but obviously there is a procedure.
What is that procedure?
Do you connect welder earth to pos or neg on battery?
How long do you touch welder electrode to battery terminal?
Do you dump old acid & replace with new?
Do you rinse battery out or wash out with chemical?
Connect a welder? Please clarify.
@@renejacques8288 search many videos explaining the process
Epsom salt, or magnesium sulfate (MgSO₄), is often used in the desulfation process of lead-acid batteries, particularly for restoring their capacity. However, it does not turn into battery acid (sulfuric acid) itself. Here’s a breakdown of the process:
Desulfation: Epsom salt is used to help dissolve lead sulfate (PbSO₄) crystals that form on the battery's plates during discharge. When you add Epsom salt to the battery electrolyte, it can help in the chemical reactions that convert lead sulfate back into active materials.
Battery Acid: The electrolyte in a lead-acid battery is sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄) mixed with water. Epsom salt does not convert into sulfuric acid; rather, it can be used to improve the battery's performance during desulfation.
Draining and Adding Acid: After the desulfation process, some people choose to drain the electrolyte to remove any residual Epsom salt and replace it with fresh sulfuric acid solution. This step helps restore the battery to its optimal operating conditions.
P's why is left side cap only on the battery and covering the serial number just a question of interest?
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