First the baking soda neutralizes the sulfuric acid and eats away the lead sulfate, then you flush the plates and cells clean, then add 30% sulfuric acid and 70% distilled water. After this you slowly charge with 1 to 2 amps for 24 hrs.
I tried this with an old motorcycle battery and was astonished to find it had way way more power than I thought. It now powers my whole house and garage.
That’s a toy battery. But back in the day we had a whole row of batteries on our body shop floor getting this treatment. Most worked again. Some didn’t. What happens is with age the lead flakes and collects like powder in the bottom shorting out the plates. A good flush and trickle charge worked more than it didn’t.
Yeah. This gets down to the real health of a lead acid battery: Its internal impedance. As you point out, the battery may read 12V, but if it has a high impedance, as soon as you try to draw current from it, the voltage will nosedive. That's not to say that this method isn't valid, but does it restore the Ah of the battery?
@@solonwilliams8349 It can be out of charge and still carry a load once charged, a dead battery might show 12-13 volts but once you hook a load up to it it just dies quickly, load testing is the accepted method of testing a battery...
At least no one tossed it in the oven like my dad used to in the 60's for our toys. Batteries are expensive when kids burn through them like candy and rechargeable's hadn't been made available in consumer stores prompting my dad to use an old (but dangerous for idiots) trick. Placing them on a tray he'd heat them and then they had a charge which lasted a little while - enough to keep us quiet till dinner. :D
Supplies + time and effort probably more than that battery cost to just replace the 12v 3ah battery.. Quick search and there are some under $10. The syringes, acid and distilled water alone cost more.
Not really, unless the corrosion is non-metallic (like paint). It's a simple series circuit, with the impedance of the multimeter in the Mega Ohm range and the corroded terminal might be a few ohms (rust, which is still conductive, just less so.), which will drop almost nothing according to Ohm's law.
Always known that, used to have to do it with my 1st cheap scooter when I was 16 , you just fill up the cells with salt water, didn’t do anything like that with the syringe
I have sealed LA batteries in my mobility scooter. Normal use they last 2 years, break open the seal and regularly check the solution level and so far they have lasted 5 years, modern world junk! Instead of recycling stop built in redundancy and make things repairable!
What exactly is in the last bottle that you labeled with a red marker?? "Electrolyte/dilute sulfuric acid" what exactly is this that i need to top the battery off with before charging??
seriously... it's just regular battery acid mixed with distilled water. another commenter said use 30% acid and 70% water. i've used straight new acid and it worked fine, but i've also heard it's a bad idea to use 100% at this point.
I understand the process of cleaning the internal lead plates and flushing out the contaminates with distilled water. However, as shown, it hardly seems that 5ml of sulfuric acid water mix will cover the plates. This will never work as described.
If ppl would only know, how batteries are build, and what cause them to fell over the time (life spend), no one in right mind would not attempt to rejuvenate them ! When they are done, they are DONE ! You replace them ! End of story.....
I understand the use of baking soda. It is a base. And therefore neutralizes any remaining acid. But then you use vinegar and that is an acid. So why use both at the same time. They basically cancel each other out... IDK The rest seem okay...
because the reaction from mixing them eats the corrosion. I use the same process for cleaning battery terminals and brushing my teeth. Much better than toothpaste.
Drove past a auto garage yrs ago with a sign outside "rebuilt batteries $20.00"asked the manager how are batteries rebuilt he replied "chemically " now I know.
These batteries are like $35. And usually when you find your battery dead you need it then. Go buy one. Take that in and get a core charge back . Way too much time and labor and how much does that acid cost you.
Only for a “Minute” …. The only way to do this properly is to dis-assemble the battery completely and rebuild the plates and replace the paste and dividers . Not an economically or Environmentally viable option . LEAD IS Poisonous to humans and must be handled very carefully .
Une batterie hs par le temps est IRRECUPERABLE ! C'est fini. Ce n'est pas l'électrolyte et autre composant qui font que... non, elle est tout simplement usée! En la chargeant avec de l'eau salée, ou avec un nouvel électrolyte après un nettoyage consciencieux, il ne sera jamais possible de récupérer l'ampérage... Juste un minimum capable de faire aller une ampoule toute simple et pas pour "perpète"... La batterie est bel et bien foutue. Si il existait une technique de rattrapage...mais les casseurs reconditionneraient les miliers de batteries qu'ils récupèrent et feraient leur "beurre" uniquement avec ça ! Ensuite les constructeurs eux mêmes offriraient une prime de rachat ! Moi je vous le dis par expérience et je suis un de ces putains de vicieux en la matière...j'ai essayé l'impensable et le pensable pour récupérer des batteries. Récupérer et non charger temporairement ou avec un ampérage capable de ne charger qu'un GSM.... Je ne suis parvenu qu'à de pitoyable résultat ... J'ai été jusqu'à refaire des structures en plombs!!! nada !!!! keutch !!!! wallou !!!! alors ce système ne vaut que pour du provisoire et de l'insignifiant!
Yeah, I'll spend the 50 bucks on a new one. Thank you!! It's great watching someone use the proper tools for the job!!😂 I have an extra salad fork if you need it!!!??😂
Or I could skip the five hours oh sorry one minute of work, the possible burns or damage, the cost of chemicals and risk it won't work. And just go out and buy a battery
First the baking soda neutralizes the sulfuric acid and eats away the lead sulfate, then you flush the plates and cells clean, then add 30% sulfuric acid and 70% distilled water. After this you slowly charge with 1 to 2 amps for 24 hrs.
Does it work on car batteries
My problem is I can't find Sulfuric acid. Where do you get it?
Any pool store will have it@@ravenwood1135
@@ravenwood1135 Amazon, ebay etc. Search for sulfuric battery acid
@@ravenwood1135 Google it, they sell it everywhere. Amazon, pool chemical supply, Auto Zone (East Penn Battery Acid Fluid 1 Quart),
I tried this with an old motorcycle battery and was astonished to find it had way way more power than I thought. It now powers my whole house and garage.
Mine does the entire neighbor hood
I didn’t know such a little battery required such a big kitchen knife to open the cover. I guess a car battery requires a Katana blade lol.
That’s a toy battery. But back in the day we had a whole row of batteries on our body shop floor getting this treatment. Most worked again. Some didn’t. What happens is with age the lead flakes and collects like powder in the bottom shorting out the plates. A good flush and trickle charge worked more than it didn’t.
Show a load test, that’s how you check a battery. Voltage means nothing.
Yeah. This gets down to the real health of a lead acid battery: Its internal impedance. As you point out, the battery may read 12V, but if it has a high impedance, as soon as you try to draw current from it, the voltage will nosedive. That's not to say that this method isn't valid, but does it restore the Ah of the battery?
If you have no voltage you're going to have no amperage you can't have one without the other
@@solonwilliams8349 It can be out of charge and still carry a load once charged, a dead battery might show 12-13 volts but once you hook a load up to it it just dies quickly, load testing is the accepted method of testing a battery...
BS!
Load test… only way to gauge health.
That stuff really builds up at the bottom. Washing it out with the syringe is a great idea. You basically gave the plates a new surface.
At least no one tossed it in the oven like my dad used to in the 60's for our toys. Batteries are expensive when kids burn through them like candy and rechargeable's hadn't been made available in consumer stores prompting my dad to use an old (but dangerous for idiots) trick. Placing them on a tray he'd heat them and then they had a charge which lasted a little while - enough to keep us quiet till dinner. :D
OMG! This does not work!!! You might get it to light up an LED light, but there are no cranking amps in that battery.
Importantísimo video, ya puedo restaurar baterías viejas. Gracias por compartir, desde Cali, Colombia. El Creador te bendiga siempre.
¡Me alegro que el vídeo haya sido útil! ¡Te deseo un día lleno de alegría y felicidad!
Wow I can't believe how well that worked. Nice one 💪
Thank you! Glad it worked for you!
The fact a battery has zero charge does not mean it is dead.
Dude, I could run to the auto sore and buy a new battery in half the time, it took you to rejuvenate the dead battery...and with ZERO mess.
What if there was no store?
Have you priced batteries of any size lately?
But this way is funner and cheaper
Curious how u disposed of the lead water? the only issue I see really.
Supplies + time and effort probably more than that battery cost to just replace the 12v 3ah battery.. Quick search and there are some under $10. The syringes, acid and distilled water alone cost more.
You really should have cleaned the battery terminals first. Corrosion can cause the battery to show a low output.
Thank You!
Not really, unless the corrosion is non-metallic (like paint). It's a simple series circuit, with the impedance of the multimeter in the Mega Ohm range and the corroded terminal might be a few ohms (rust, which is still conductive, just less so.), which will drop almost nothing according to Ohm's law.
I didn’t expect this to work, but it did! Fantastic technique, will definitely recommend this.
Thank You!
Lol...🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
baking soda neutralizes the sulfuric acid.
You think anyone’s going to do it?No.
Always known that, used to have to do it with my 1st cheap scooter when I was 16 , you just fill up the cells with salt water, didn’t do anything like that with the syringe
Thanks for sharing your experience. I have also applied it to my motorbike.
the best efficient reconditioning method for batteries is Amazon, or Ebay
I have sealed LA batteries in my mobility scooter. Normal use they last 2 years, break open the seal and regularly check the solution level and so far they have lasted 5 years, modern world junk! Instead of recycling stop built in redundancy and make things repairable!
What exactly is in the last bottle that you labeled with a red marker?? "Electrolyte/dilute sulfuric acid" what exactly is this that i need to top the battery off with before charging??
Scotch whisky 😂😂
@rrickyx Actually, I prefer J D on the rocks or A shot of Apple Crown this time of year! 😃 😋
seriously... it's just regular battery acid mixed with distilled water. another commenter said use 30% acid and 70% water. i've used straight new acid and it worked fine, but i've also heard it's a bad idea to use 100% at this point.
@@tonytipton3288 👍👍🤣🤣❤️
If you say in one min dont make a 8 or 9 min video 😂
you have got to make sure none of the cells are burnt 🔥 if the cells are burnt in any way you can't restore it
I understand the process of cleaning the internal lead plates and flushing out the contaminates with distilled water. However, as shown, it hardly seems that 5ml of sulfuric acid water mix will cover the plates. This will never work as described.
very useful video, congratulations
Thank You!
If ppl would only know, how batteries are build, and what cause them to fell over the time (life spend), no one in right mind would not attempt to rejuvenate them ! When they are done, they are DONE ! You replace them ! End of story.....
Exactly
You can bet that won't hold a charge for any length of time. Soon as you put a load on the reconditioned battery the voltage will nose dive.
Can you use an 18 volt battery after the clean/refill, or is that too high of a voltage?
Such voltage is too high, only use voltage below 14V for 12V battery
I understand the use of baking soda. It is a base. And therefore neutralizes any remaining acid. But then you use vinegar and that is an acid. So why use both at the same time. They basically cancel each other out... IDK The rest seem okay...
because the reaction from mixing them eats the corrosion. I use the same process for cleaning battery terminals and brushing my teeth. Much better than toothpaste.
Isn’t vinegar an alkaline?
They cancel each other out but looks cool. My Dentist told me a long time ago, hydrogen Peroxide and baking soda works great @catmanflorida2839
@@danaringdahl8586 No, vinegar is an acid. Research it and get your true answer
Drove past a auto garage yrs ago with a sign outside "rebuilt batteries $20.00"asked the manager how are batteries rebuilt he replied "chemically " now I know.
"DO NOT OPEN"
Opens anyway.
Whaaaat? But but but it SAYS......
These batteries are like $35. And usually when you find your battery dead you need it then. Go buy one. Take that in and get a core charge back . Way too much time and labor and how much does that acid cost you.
And yet at no time was a conductance tester used.
Thanks for the tip, I've already repaired 4 batteries. The neighbors are happy.
Може да станеш милионер тъпак си голям🎉
Only for a “Minute” ….
The only way to do this properly is to dis-assemble the battery completely and rebuild the plates and replace the paste and dividers .
Not an economically or Environmentally viable option . LEAD IS Poisonous to humans and must be handled very carefully .
@НиколайНиколов- л2с 😂😂👍👍
Takes 9 min to show you how to fix a battery in one min. Okay.
12.3 volts is not a full charge. 12.65 - 12.75 is fully charged.
Hydrogen Peroxide also neutralises sulfuric acid but a little more expensive
I think the idea is great. Thanks!
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Hello Friend! Have a good day!
What is that liquid that you pour on it? Water or battery solution?
distilled water and finally battery solution, these two substances are the same color so they need to be distinguished by labels. Thank You!
Une batterie hs par le temps est IRRECUPERABLE ! C'est fini. Ce n'est pas l'électrolyte et autre composant qui font que... non, elle est tout simplement usée!
En la chargeant avec de l'eau salée, ou avec un nouvel électrolyte après un nettoyage consciencieux, il ne sera jamais possible de récupérer l'ampérage...
Juste un minimum capable de faire aller une ampoule toute simple et pas pour "perpète"...
La batterie est bel et bien foutue.
Si il existait une technique de rattrapage...mais les casseurs reconditionneraient les miliers de batteries qu'ils récupèrent et feraient leur "beurre" uniquement avec ça !
Ensuite les constructeurs eux mêmes offriraient une prime de rachat !
Moi je vous le dis par expérience et je suis un de ces putains de vicieux en la matière...j'ai essayé l'impensable et le pensable pour récupérer des batteries.
Récupérer et non charger temporairement ou avec un ampérage capable de ne charger qu'un GSM....
Je ne suis parvenu qu'à de pitoyable résultat ... J'ai été jusqu'à refaire des structures en plombs!!! nada !!!! keutch !!!! wallou !!!!
alors ce système ne vaut que pour du provisoire et de l'insignifiant!
👍👍👍😊
Thank!
Voltage does not equal cranking amps.
so if the lead is melted that is burnt and there for it's no good
took 9 times as long!
corrosion is One thing burnt is another
So fake. Your not going to charge a battery from a generic power tool battery
Go to the store and spend $45 on a new one.
Can't read those bottles at all a better sign written would help looks like it could maybe be helpful.
Thanks for your comment. I clearly noted in the subtitles of the video about the ingredients I used.
Yeah, I'll spend the 50 bucks on a new one. Thank you!! It's great watching someone use the proper tools for the job!!😂 I have an extra salad fork if you need it!!!??😂
Why was sulphuric battery acid neutralized ?
acid/base chemical reaction
Will a trickle charger work? And yeah, what is the refill ratio?
that's what they don't tell you
if they told you that why would you watch the video
You already lied (new in one minute), HA
Dónde se puede conseguir el líquido de electrolito?
Lo compro en una tienda de productos químicos, o también puedes preguntar en un taller de reparación de coches.
Е вече му се иска завинаги😂😂😂
Especially the last bottle we can't tell distilled water ???
Activa el traductor para que puedas entender las cosas
Both are the same color and odorless so need labels to distinguish.
Sympathetic battery acid
Sulfuric battery acid
Vinegar works.
Vinegar combined with baking soda, found it works very well!
@@GausDIYthey cancel each other out 😮 do some research
No thanks I buy a new battery 🤷♂️
He didn't have the meter on volts
this does not work guys
Get the proper funnel
Dont waste your time....
why
Or I could skip the five hours oh sorry one minute of work, the possible burns or damage, the cost of chemicals and risk it won't work. And just go out and buy a battery
what a joke
It doesn't work u t r ied it
I was wrong
Hogwash😂
How to make poopie into chocolate fudge.
Don't bean your self over it