I wouldn't have never believed it, if I didn't try this mad Mike and team.. y'all saved me over 4 hundred dollars for dual batteries for my F350..thank you Very! Very! Much my friend....👍👍
Our pleasure to help William!! This is GREAT to hear! It works! We have done this for years and years and have batteries like the energizer bunny, they just keep going, and going, and going :) Thanks so much for watching and sharing your stupendous results, we truly appreciate it, hope you have a sweeeeet rest of your week my friend. mad Mike & team
Hey Mike. I finally had the chance to do this for the first time, a few weeks ago. Because my own batteries are AGM's I had to wait for a dead lead acid battery. My father-in-law's one died and I used your method. And it works again. It's a great tip. Have a great week. Dutch regards, Nico.
Great to hear Nico!! Thank you so much for watching and sharing your results my friend, that's awesome, great work! Have a stupendous week! mad Mike the hammer SPC & team
I remember de-gassing lead acid batteries back in HS in auto shop (that's what we called it). I never knew the maintenance-free batteries could be opened up like that. Thanks. 👍
Me too Carl, this is a lost art for sure, can't sell new ones if you are maintaining your used ones :) Thank you for watching and sharing, we appreciate the input my friend, have a great week. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Jump start battery charger also works 225 amp shocks the cells an gets them moving again great video most people don't know about this they just go buy a new battery an their getting more expensive especially in this economy.
My VW touran's been cranking slow this week and the battery's down to 12.3-12.4V. Saw your other video using a 200A charger & jump starter and was likewise checking out expensive chargers but today I saw this vid and my brain lit up in an eureka moment because I do have a welder in the house, thanks for saving my wallet!
I got the Amico welder you suggest. I’ve had about 25% success with discarded batteries on our farm. I got a meat thermometer at Walmart & put in one of the cells while it’s “boiling”. It’s December & about 40 degrees, but the temp only goes up 10-15 degrees while the battery is bubbling. So the bubbles are not from boiling, but from hydrogen gas being released. (My assumption). However one battery did get hot; thermometer read 160, so I discontinued the process on that battery. I removed the working batteries from several vehicles & did the 5 minutes x 3. So far it seems to improve those batteries. I rekin we have more than 75 batteries on the farm & in family vehicles, so I gotta get this restoration process to work. I’ve tried to restore several big group 31 batteries to put in our Kawasaki wheel loader. I got one up to 13+volts & 1200 CCA, but wouldn’t crank the big diesel, (which takes 2 in series….24v.) So I had to buy a new NAPA $300 battery yesterday & the other battery in the loader is a basic car battery that did recover. That’s in there temporarily until I can get some bigger battery restored. I’ve tried 3 truck batteries (with threaded posts). One seems to have a bad cell that barely bubbles….it reads 10.5v. I’ve cooked it at least 10 times & up to 200 Amps. The Amico welder exceeds its duty cycle often & it takes an hour for it to reboot itself. So I only go above 100 amps momentarily. The other 2 truck batteries will show 13+ volts, but weak on the load meter. I’m getting weak readings on the hydrometer on most of these batteries I’m trying to restore. So I rekin I’m going to drain & rinse them then add fresh acid/water. I get different info about the acid/water ratio….20% acid to 35% acid. I will NEVER do this trick with the battery in the vehicle. Acid usually bubbles out. As you mentioned many times, MAKE SURE THE WELDER IS OFF BEFORE DISCONNECTING THE LEADS. This welder is putting out current even if the amps are set at zero. I already blew up one battery. Now my Salvation Army jacket has holes…. And don’t turn the Amico welder off until the cooling fan stops running. And this: you guys quit asking the same questions that have already been answered….like can I use my AC welder? If that’s where you’re at, just go buy a new batt & watch boring World Cup.
Suuuuuuuuuulfer!!!🤣HEY Hammer👋!!! I remember the video that you did with the car batteries, let me ask you a question, the battery in my Honda ATV has the holes for acid, ik coz I filled them, will this work on that battery it's been dead probably two years now. It's a smaller battery but is 12v just wondering. Hammer and Mrs. Hammer, y'all have a marvelous week my good friends!!! Much Love and Respect Brother 🙏 Be Safe and Be Blessed! 🕊🕊🕊 Jay.
Hey Jay!! :) This process works on any lead acid battery, give it a shot on that dead one, we've revived batteries that sat for years with this method. It's always a pleasure, take care my friend. Blessings, mad Mike the hammer SPC
Remember to wear safety goggles or preferably a face shield..I'll grind with safety squints but boiling batteries scare the heck out of me....come to think of it I'll retire my squints and just buy a good face shield for grinding too...and thanks for the video.
Yep, not all maintenance-free batteries are completely sealed, but you won't know until you check. This is a good one you showed. Takes more effort, but sometimes all it needs is some water and a charge, and you are back in business! Glad you brought out to use distilled water! I keep a couple gallons at work specifically for filling up batteries. 🐺🔧 I've done something similar with the scissor aerial lift at work; the operators kept trying to charge the lift. But it wouldn't work once the charger was unplugged. Batteries would have to be ordered, about two weeks out. The inspector that they scheduled was slated to come in the next day. Honestly, they had tried to charge the batteries so much that they were very hot when I got it, I'm sure their lifespan had been compromised, but I figured I give it a go anyway. Either it would work or not, right? I pulled out all four batteries, refilled the batteries, and was able to get three out of the four batteries amperage back up using the large battery charger. The fourth battery was a little on the low side for CCA, but the voltage returned. Put all four batteries back in after the initial charge on each one, then I let the onboard charger finish the battery charging overnight. Facilities were happy the lift was operational when the inspector came to do the bay doors the following day. As far as I know, those batteries are still in the lift! 😆
Thanks so much friendo! The welder was cheaper than a battery, so why not? I've got one cell that's being slow to come up. It boils. but slower to start than all the rest. I've got a thermal imager and I can see that the bottom of the one cell is colder than the rest of the battery, but I think I'm getting it, the cool spot is gradually getting smaller
@@SweetProjectCars That one cell never got as warm as the others, but she fired right up after sitting in cool rainy weather and not running in weeks. It's been 3 years that I've been using a jumper pack every time I had to shuffle it around the parking lot. I didn't have much use for it and didn't want to get a new battery and have it sit.
You have to have access to the cells to do this process Jaguar. Thanks for watching, have a great week and all the best on your project my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Glad you liked it Seymour! Thank you for watching, Hoolio sends his regards as well, hope you have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC & team
So awesome. I do not have a welder but would a battery charger work in the highest setting (engine start)? If so, should I go longer than 5 minutes with 10 min rest periods in between?
Please follow the video to a T, there is no other alternative, use the exact same tools, products and method, we've spent years perfecting this process. It works flawlessly every single time using either of these welders for standard battery amzn.to/2K1UsWQ or deep cycle amzn.to/3yW4ihK Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
It's amps Marco, please re-watch the video in it's entirety then re-watch it again, this is a process that needs to be followed to a T. Thank you for watching, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Can you provide what features of the stick welders that you're recommending are responsible working with a deep cycle battery vs. a regular battery? For example, is there a certain type of mode that works best for a deep cycle?....and same question for the regular battery. Also, some of these welders can function at 110V vs 220V......is 220V connection required? Your instructing to turn up the amps until the electrolyte boils....but what is the common/typical maximum setting that you've used?
Use either of these welders, for standard battery use amzn.to/2K1UsWQ or deep cycle use amzn.to/3yW4ihK Please re-watch, then watch the video again in its entirety, this process needs to be followed to a T, you start out on the lowest setting of the welder then gradually turn it up until you get a rapid boil on all cells then follow the video instruction Matrix. Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
in one of you other videos you where using a 200amp engine start charger with a car battery can you use this welder with a bigger battery and you where letting it set a hour. so do smaller sit less and bigger battery longer rest in between
Resting times are the same unless you are doing a motorcycle battery or something comparable then all the timelines should be cut in half for that size. Hope this helps richard, thanks for the view, have a great week. mad Mike the hammer SPC
I got a new mower battery last year but,before I bought it I charged the old one until it could no longer take a charge,I mean after it sit through the winter,and then I used my jumper to jump it,I should have done that with the first 2 batteries.
Hey Mike I didn't see where or what increments you turn up the welder. I heard the beginning at 50. But where do you end at on the 3rd cycle? Thanks. Good work!!! How you come up with all this, must've been a lot of trial and error.
LOL, it's called 50+ years in the industry Celtic, we've seen a lot in those years, my friend. Just start the welder out on the lowest setting, then gradually turn it up until you get a rapid/consistent boil on all the cells, then follow the video instruction, see our other videos as well th-cam.com/video/VYtkn-N_p4s/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/KzOQH1twpI8/w-d-xo.html they have a lot of helpful information about this method. Thanks as always for watching, hope you have a great week. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Yes it does, Demsare, it's a far better process and is way more economical. Thank you for watching and asking, hope you have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Interesting video, I always thought that fast charging a battery decreases it's life span and it's best to trickle charge it. I use a Pulsetech PowerPulse passive desulfator on my BMW battery, I have used it three years and have no issue's with starting the car even though I drive about 25 miles a week. I'd like to see you test one long term on one of your sulfated batteries, and make a video on it.
Use This for all Standard 12-volt Batteries amzn.to/2K1UsWQ & use this for Deep Cycle ONLY 6 Volt & 12V Batteries amzn.to/3yW4ihK Thank you so much for watching and asking, hope you have a great day and the Happiest of New Years my friend. Take care. mad Mike the hammer SPC & team
Since I don't have a welder, I use the other method you have a video on using a charger set on "start" which makes the battery boil also. However, not quite as good a a welder will do but I figure it's better than nothing. Have you ever used the welder method on a battery that tested bad and then tested the battery again, and if so what was the outcome?
We have batteries in use that we have had for 20 years jdretiree, our test is throwing them back into the vehicle and firing up the engine. Thanks for watching and sharing, we appreciate it, hope you have a great week. mad Mike the hammer SPC
I have longer reliability by using a 200 amp battery charger, cooking the battery 3 times 1/2 hr then empty it out, clean it out with distilled water then put new acid in it them slow charge overnight I usually get a average of 6 years but 3 times max is the life doing this
Awesome! We've had great results with all of our old and new methods of doing this process. Thank you for watching and sharing, have a fantastic week. mad Mike & team
Thanks for the heads-up. my question is what if it is a bigger battery like a tubular. will it still require 5mins or a bit longer? and how will the adjustment on the welder be?
Try the process shown in the video first, it should work as long as it's a lead acid battery. Thanks for watching and asking, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
honda atv 2000 foreman with sealed battery always kept a charge if used. If sat a long while a jump and driving it made it good or trickle charging. Parents sold in 2016 when moving and it had 2400 miles on it and original battery and tires. Never de-solfed the battery.
Here they are Welder for Deep Cycle ONLY 6 Volt & 12V Batteries amzn.to/3yW4ihK or amzn.to/30k7YNg Use This for all Standard 12-volt Batteries amzn.to/2K1UsWQ **If the above welder is unavailable, either one of these will work **amzn.to/3mqhebK** or **amzn.to/3sH4COq** ** Because we know, Donald. Thanks. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Please re-watch the video in it's entirety, and listen carefully. It's pretty specific in it's instruction. Also, see these videos th-cam.com/video/LMulvB6TtQA/w-d-xo.html & th-cam.com/video/1z_f2Wen_UI/w-d-xo.html they have a lot of helpful information about this method. Thanks. mad Mike & team
It would be great if you could explain what the concern is with needing separate welders for reg/deep cycle batteries. Especially when many of us already have welders and will probably try it anyway. Maybe at least explain the concern with deep cycle. Thanks!
We've revived completely dead batteries with this method mark, give it a shot, sounds like you've got nothing to lose. Thank you for watching and asking, hope you have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
thanks for all the informative info. I have an AGM car battery but dont know how to remove the caps as they have a "flower" like pattern to the caps so dont know if they are the type that you pry off or screw off? where can i send you a pic to see what i mean?
Send me a picture here sweetprojectcars@gmail.com and I will see if I can get you pointed in the right direction my friend. Thanks for the view, have a great day. mad Mike & team
@@SweetProjectCars Yeah, this is from a month ago, but any luck, guys? I have a diehard platinum AGM that's giving out just a few months after the warranty ended... Of course lol won't hold a charge if it sits for over a day and I have to jump start every time. Looking into a desulfator first.
Mike you positive there is no need to ensure one cell in a battery isn't shorted? Cause if it is....and we crank up amperage (I know there's a short protection 🙂)
If you turn it up and they are all bubbling, and you've done the video as shown up to 5 times and it still doesn't work, then your battery is toast Dobrenkij. Hope this helps, thanks for watching, have a great weekend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
In order to obtain the same results shown, you need to use the exact products/tools we show Gary. You can use whatever you want to use, we are just sharing what we know works, and what is safe for both you and your batteries. Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
You can do whatever you want to do KeithC, we are just sharing the simplest, most economical way to do this that we know works. Thanks for the view, hope you have a great week. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Great video!!!! Tried it on my truck battery and worked great. I want to do it to my bmw batteries but I can’t figure out how to remove the cell caps. They won’t come out using a screw driver. Not sure if they are twist if so I will need a tool to remove them.
If there's a slot in them, take a quarter and clamp on to it with these amzn.to/3pffWEl then twist them out, if they just spin and don't move up you will have to pry them out. If you're not sure at all, send us a pic to sweetprojectcars@gmail.com and I will tell you exactly what type they are. Thank you for watching and sharing, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Excellent, i have a 200AH deep cycle battery.so please guide me how much current settings like how many times and minutes , time gape between them i am waiting for your reply thanks
Just follow the video instruction Sarfaraz, also watch this th-cam.com/video/VYtkn-N_p4s/w-d-xo.html it has a lot of helpful information about this process. Thank you for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Hi there I was just wondering if doing that with a welder is better than doing it with a battery charger that you showed in one of your previous videos?
It's our update to this method, it does work better and is way more economical if you don't have a charger sitting around Ryan. Thanks for watching and asking, have a fantastic week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Some don't have caps and you have to drill the holes. Just be careful to put a depth stop on the drill, otherwise you'll drill through plates and ruin the battery. You can then tape the holes over with some rubber glove material and duct tape.
Well, My Good Friends and Awesome Subscribers, You asked us how we renew maintenance-FREE batteries, well here you go..share this video with everyone you Know! Quote of The Week: *We have more Facets of government than is necessary, and too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious* Thomas Jefferson
Hey boss, can I just use 225 amp boost on my big battery charger to do the same thing? Cuz it'll boil the battery any battery in a matter of a few minutes it might take 5 minutes if it's really stone dead before it'll start boiling and obviously a longer to get it to really start rolling, but I'm just wondering if it does the same thing or if it doesn't have to be stick welder? Cuz how many amps are you actually putting out
Yes this is the process for dead lead acid batteries Henry. Top off the cells within an inch of the top with this amzn.to/3gb9Ni0 before beginning the process then again during the resting times as needed. Thanks for watching and asking, have a great day. mad Mike & team
Have you ever had one that boiled real good on two of the six holes and barely bubbled into the others and not at all and two of the other holes if so was the battery worth trying to save his battery was working fine six months ago and it has set for 6 months now sudden it won't take
Yes, but you can do this entire process up to 5 times if all of the cells don't boil after that, your battery is toast my friend. Thanks for watching and asking, hope this helps, have a great week and all the best on your project. mad Mike the hammer SPC
The answer to your question is because of our years and years and years of doing this, it works better. Of course you can do it however you want to do it, we are just sharing our 50 years of doing this through trial and error what we know works. Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
I don't have one of those inverter welders just an AC buzz box. Maybe it would be worth buying a cheap inverter welder now that batteries have gotten so expensive.
For sure Adna! That's why we do this process, plus why buy new when you can renew?! It's such a savings in so many ways. Thank you for watching and commenting, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Hello Mike. Wishing you a happy new year from Bulgaria. The contents of your battery vids have seriously impressed me, so much so that I think that this could be a business idea for Bulgaria. A population with relatively little disposable income, inflation, energy crisis and more issues than I would care to mention, this is something that the country could really use! The obvious environmental benefits are the icing on the cake. I do have one very important question. If this was done on a commercial basis then I would very much like to give the clients a guarantee on the reconditioned product. With how many months would you feel comfortable giving? 6, 12 or 18 Months? Please keep the great work going and hoping to hear from you soon. Thanks.
You could easily give a 12 to 18 month guarantee. This process is a lost art my friend, it has lots of benefits. Thank you for watching and asking, we appreciate you being here from Bulgaria. Happy New Year to you and yours and all the best on your endeavors. mad Mike the hammer SPC
@@SweetProjectCars Hi. Thanks a ton for your answer. As for your quote of the week, we have one in Germany that goes as follows, ' If the label says Goverment, then the contents are guaranteed to be shit. To your freedom, F.
Amen brother!! Fantastic quote, I think that stands true everywhere my friend. Take care and thanks for being a great subscriber, we appreciate you F. mad Mike the hammer SPC & team
This is exactly what you need to do Douglas, follow the video and use the same exact tools shown in the ....more of the video description, think of the savings for you, your friends, neighbors, family, co-workers etc. Thank you for watching and sharing, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Start out low and gradually turn up until you get a rapid boil on all cells Jambo. Make sure you use the exact tools/products we show in the ....More Watch this as well th-cam.com/video/VYtkn-N_p4s/w-d-xo.html it has a lot of helpful information about this process. Thanks for watching and asking, have a fantastic day and Happy New Year my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Merry Christmas to you as well my friend, thank you for watching, we truly appreciate all of our great subscribers like you, have a fantastic week. mad Mike the hammer SPC & team
Absolutely! If you did this process once every 2 years you will probably have a battery until you are pushing up daisy's my friend. :) Thanks for watching and asking, great question! Have a fantastic weekend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Please follow the video to a T, there is no other alternative, use the exact same tools, products and method, we've spent years perfecting this process. Thanks for watching and asking, have a great week. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Please follow the video to a T, there is no other alternative, use the exact same tools, products and method, we've spent years perfecting this process. It works flawlessly every single time using either of these welders for standard battery amzn.to/2K1UsWQ or deep cycle amzn.to/3yW4ihK Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
only lead acid batteries with standard water as electrolite can be revived this way or even agm/gel batteries? But these dont have holes to maintain fluid inisde
This works on all lead acid batteries only konard, you have to have access to the fluid. Thanks for watching and asking, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
@@SweetProjectCars thank you for your respond so if i am correct if battery dont have control holes for maintain fluid these are not lead acid? If battery is sealed with no maintain i should give it away to the scrap yard
Can you hook more than one battery on the battery maintainer at a time? I do t want to buy a bunch but wanted take care of a few batteries at a time. Is that possible?
You can do as many as you want MO BO! Thank you for watching and asking, have a great weekend and all the best on your project my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Please follow the video to a T, there is no other alternative, use the exact same tools, products and method, we've spent years perfecting this process. It works flawlessly every single time using either of these welders for standard battery amzn.to/2K1UsWQ or deep cycle amzn.to/3yW4ihK Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Question for anyone: Is the only difference between the "CHARGER" & "Welder" method the time interval? I have a six year old COSTCO battery that's just starting to show signs of replacement (slow cranking if the car isn't driven or charged in two days, longer than two days it needs a jump). I would love to try one of these methods to hopefully renew the battery. I don't have a welder but I do have a good charger so if the only difference is time I'll just use my charger.
In order for this process to work, your charger needs to be as powerful as this one amzn.to/2Ee8Gkb If it's not, then we suggest using the welder method. But if you want to know which method is better, not just timelines, it's this video with the welder. Hope this helps, thank you for watching and asking TopGun, have a great weekend my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Please follow the video to a T, there is no other alternative, use the exact same tools, products and method, we've spent years perfecting this process. It works flawlessly every single time using either of these welders for standard battery amzn.to/2K1UsWQ or deep cycle amzn.to/3yW4ihK Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike
You can use whatever you want to use, we are just sharing what we know works, and works every time and is safe for both you and your batteries gravelsanga. Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
You sure can Jason, any lead acid battery can be done, just cut the timelines in half for that size battery. Thanks for watching, have a great weekend my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Mike I’ve had the same issues as Albert Yowell has been having. About 25% success rate using the Amico welder. I’ve tried 5 on and 10 off 3 times and 4 times. I put only enough amps to get it bubbling good on all cells. Just did this on my sons battery and it started the vehicle once and then died again. He bought a new battery to solve the problem. Any suggestions? More amps? Maybe enough to get the battery warm on the outside? Please answer these questions, as I’m sure others are having the same issues. I would like to help myself and Albert Yowell. You could really save him a LOT of $$$. Thanks man!
You want to do it at least 5 times. Crank up the amps enough that it is spattering a little bit of fluid out on top of the battery *it should be rolling pretty good when you do that so make sure you do it in a well ventilated area. If it doesn't work after that, your battery is toast my friend. Hope this helps, thanks for watching and asking, have a great week and all the best on your project my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
As soon as I clamped negative to the battery post my stick welder began smoking. It wasn't even plugged in. Now I'm afraid to even turn it on. What did I do wrong?
Sounds like you are using a stick welder you've had for a while. This video is tool & procedure SPECIFIC. In order for this to work you need to use the EXACT products/tools we share in the video description. mad Mike & team
Watch this th-cam.com/video/TYXx70MqJ-0/w-d-xo.html but be sure to use the same products/tools shown in the description K. Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Your battery maintenance / rejuvenation procedure is definitely a money saver. Probably worth it if you just buy the welder for that only and never do any welding.
For sure Leonard, purchasing the welder just for the battery rejuvenation would pay off without any welding, but why not give welding a shot too :) Thanks for watching my friend, hope you have a great week. mad Mike the hammer SPC
See this th-cam.com/video/TYXx70MqJ-0/w-d-xo.html just make sure you use the same products/tools we used to have success. Thank you for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
After doing this process use this charger to slowly and fully charge the battery amzn.to/3kmCThX Thanks for watching and asking matt, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Hi dear frend, tell me can welding machine go overheat ? How is the best to do 5 min end rest? 10 min or more? I try with my welding machine end she is litlle heated...what to do?
Please follow the video to a T, there is no other alternative, use the exact same tools, products and method, we've spent years perfecting this process. It works flawlessly every single time using either of these welders for standard battery amzn.to/2K1UsWQ or deep cycle amzn.to/3yW4ihK Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
I got the Amico welder you suggest. I’ve had about 25% success with discarded batteries on our farm. I got a meat thermometer at Walmart & put in one of the cells while it’s “boiling”. It’s December & about 40 degrees, but the temp only goes up 10-15 degrees while the battery is bubbling. So the bubbles are not from boiling, but from hydrogen gas being released. (My assumption). However one battery did get hot; thermometer read 160, so I discontinued the process on that battery. I removed the working batteries from several vehicles & did the 5 minutes x 3. So far it seems to improve those batteries. I rekin we have more than 75 batteries on the farm & in family vehicles, so I gotta get this restoration process to work. I’ve tried to restore several big group 31 batteries to put in our Kawasaki wheel loader. I got one up to 13+volts & 1200 CCA, but wouldn’t crank the big diesel, (which takes 2 in series….24v.) So I had to buy a new NAPA $300 battery yesterday & the other battery in the loader is a basic car battery that did recover. That’s in there temporarily until I can get some bigger battery restored. I’ve tried 3 truck batteries (with threaded posts). One seems to have a bad cell that barely bubbles….it reads 10.5v. I’ve cooked it at least 10 times & up to 200 Amps. The Amico welder exceeds its duty cycle often & it takes an hour for it to reboot itself. So I only go above 100 amps momentarily. The other 2 truck batteries will show 13+ volts, but weak on the load meter. I’m getting weak readings on the hydrometer on most of these batteries I’m trying to restore. So I rekin I’m going to drain & rinse them then add fresh acid/water. I get different info about the acid/water ratio….20% acid to 35% acid. I will NEVER do this trick with the battery in the vehicle. Acid usually bubbles out. As you mentioned many times, MAKE SURE THE WELDER IS OFF BEFORE DISCONNECTING THE LEADS. This welder is putting out current even if the a,ps are set at zero. I already blew up one battery. Now my Salvation Army jacket has holes…. And don’t turn the Amico welder off until the cooling fan stops running. And this: you guys quit asking the same questions that have already been answered….like can I use my AC welder? If that’s where you’re at, just go buy a new batt & watch boring World Cup.
You can do either Monica, but this method is far more economical and we have had better results with the welders. Thanks for watching and asking, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
I see you have changed welders from a couple of years ago. Are the new welders better than the old ones or easier to use. Also what was the condition of this battery and what should shelf life be after charging. Here in Canada we only get to use them for 6 months and wait another 6 for winter to get over to be able to use again in spring. Thanks as I seen this tip from you before but it was for regular automotive batteries.
Hello Brian, we updated with ones that we also use because some have not been available as you know. Thanks for watching, have a great evening my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
You got it! Watch our updates here th-cam.com/video/LMulvB6TtQA/w-d-xo.html & th-cam.com/video/1z_f2Wen_UI/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching, have a sweeeet week my friend. mad Mike & team
I really love it but mine has no holes under there and if you could show me how to take it off without breaking the damn battery I'll try it thank you love most of your videos you do save me money
If you don't have any holes after removing the label and there's no access to the battery, then you won't be able to do this Rob. Thank you for the view and comment, we appreciate it, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Awesome!! LOL, we will pass your comment along to our Hoolio :) Thank you for watching and sharing, have a fantastic day my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Brandon, do you really think that we would put out a video that would damage your welder? Now, I am of course speaking of the welders that we say to use, this process will not damage those, but if you are using your own mox nix welder we are not sure on that because we don't know what welder you are trying to use. Hope this helps, thanks for watching. mad Mike the hammer SPC
I wouldn't have never believed it, if I didn't try this mad Mike and team.. y'all saved me over 4 hundred dollars for dual batteries for my F350..thank you Very! Very! Much my friend....👍👍
Our pleasure to help William!! This is GREAT to hear! It works! We have done this for years and years and have batteries like the energizer bunny, they just keep going, and going, and going :) Thanks so much for watching and sharing your stupendous results, we truly appreciate it, hope you have a sweeeeet rest of your week my friend. mad Mike & team
@@SweetProjectCars I've been spreading the word around about how awesome you are mad Mike!! .. and will continue! 👍
Hey Mike. I finally had the chance to do this for the first time, a few weeks ago. Because my own batteries are AGM's I had to wait for a dead lead acid battery. My father-in-law's one died and I used your method. And it works again. It's a great tip. Have a great week. Dutch regards, Nico.
Great to hear Nico!! Thank you so much for watching and sharing your results my friend, that's awesome, great work! Have a stupendous week! mad Mike the hammer SPC & team
hows the battery now ?
I saw black water coming out, what does that mean?
Are you saying we can't do this with AGM batteries?
That are wearing of positive plats debries. @@daren99
I remember de-gassing lead acid batteries back in HS in auto shop (that's what we called it). I never knew the maintenance-free batteries could be opened up like that. Thanks. 👍
Me too Carl, this is a lost art for sure, can't sell new ones if you are maintaining your used ones :) Thank you for watching and sharing, we appreciate the input my friend, have a great week. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Jump start battery charger also works 225 amp shocks the cells an gets them moving again great video most people don't know about this they just go buy a new battery an their getting more expensive especially in this economy.
My VW touran's been cranking slow this week and the battery's down to 12.3-12.4V. Saw your other video using a 200A charger & jump starter and was likewise checking out expensive chargers but today I saw this vid and my brain lit up in an eureka moment because I do have a welder in the house, thanks for saving my wallet!
I got the Amico welder you suggest. I’ve had about 25% success with discarded batteries on our farm. I got a meat thermometer at Walmart & put in one of the cells while it’s “boiling”. It’s December & about 40 degrees, but the temp only goes up 10-15 degrees while the battery is bubbling. So the bubbles are not from boiling, but from hydrogen gas being released. (My assumption). However one battery did get hot; thermometer read 160, so I discontinued the process on that battery.
I removed the working batteries from several vehicles & did the 5 minutes x 3. So far it seems to improve those batteries.
I rekin we have more than 75 batteries on the farm & in family vehicles, so I gotta get this restoration process to work. I’ve tried to restore several big group 31 batteries to put in our Kawasaki wheel loader. I got one up to 13+volts & 1200 CCA, but wouldn’t crank the big diesel, (which takes 2 in series….24v.) So I had to buy a new NAPA $300 battery yesterday & the other battery in the loader is a basic car battery that did recover. That’s in there temporarily until I can get some bigger battery restored.
I’ve tried 3 truck batteries (with threaded posts). One seems to have a bad cell that barely bubbles….it reads 10.5v. I’ve cooked it at least 10 times & up to 200 Amps. The Amico welder exceeds its duty cycle often & it takes an hour for it to reboot itself. So I only go above 100 amps momentarily.
The other 2 truck batteries will show 13+ volts, but weak on the load meter.
I’m getting weak readings on the hydrometer on most of these batteries I’m trying to restore. So I rekin I’m going to drain & rinse them then add fresh acid/water. I get different info about the acid/water ratio….20% acid to 35% acid.
I will NEVER do this trick with the battery in the vehicle. Acid usually bubbles out.
As you mentioned many times, MAKE SURE THE WELDER IS OFF BEFORE DISCONNECTING THE LEADS. This welder is putting out current even if the amps are set at zero. I already blew up one battery. Now my Salvation Army jacket has holes…. And don’t turn the Amico welder off until the cooling fan stops running.
And this: you guys quit asking the same questions that have already been answered….like can I use my AC welder? If that’s where you’re at, just go buy a new batt & watch boring World Cup.
Thank you for watching and sharing, have a great day my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Suuuuuuuuuulfer!!!🤣HEY Hammer👋!!! I remember the video that you did with the car batteries, let me ask you a question, the battery in my Honda ATV has the holes for acid, ik coz I filled them, will this work on that battery it's been dead probably two years now. It's a smaller battery but is 12v just wondering. Hammer and Mrs. Hammer, y'all have a marvelous week my good friends!!! Much Love and Respect Brother 🙏 Be Safe and Be Blessed! 🕊🕊🕊 Jay.
Hey Jay!! :) This process works on any lead acid battery, give it a shot on that dead one, we've revived batteries that sat for years with this method. It's always a pleasure, take care my friend. Blessings, mad Mike the hammer SPC
Merry Christmas!!! Thank you for posting your recipe for cleaning carpets. The NAD said car worth 1500 we sold it for 4200. Appreciate your channel!!!
That is awesome! Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New Years to you and yours as well. Thanks for being here with us. mad Mike the hammer SPC & team
I have done this to a bunch of batteries and it definetly works if there's no short or bad plates!
Thank you for watching and commenting, glad to have you here with us, hope your day is the best my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
As long as it works saves you time and $$. Thanks
Our pleasure to help. Thanks for watching and sharing, have a great day. mad Mike
Remember to wear safety goggles or preferably a face shield..I'll grind with safety squints but boiling batteries scare the heck out of me....come to think of it I'll retire my squints and just buy a good face shield for grinding too...and thanks for the video.
Thank you for watching and sharing Fatillac Ing, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Yep, not all maintenance-free batteries are completely sealed, but you won't know until you check. This is a good one you showed. Takes more effort, but sometimes all it needs is some water and a charge, and you are back in business!
Glad you brought out to use distilled water! I keep a couple gallons at work specifically for filling up batteries.
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I've done something similar with the scissor aerial lift at work; the operators kept trying to charge the lift. But it wouldn't work once the charger was unplugged. Batteries would have to be ordered, about two weeks out. The inspector that they scheduled was slated to come in the next day. Honestly, they had tried to charge the batteries so much that they were very hot when I got it, I'm sure their lifespan had been compromised, but I figured I give it a go anyway. Either it would work or not, right?
I pulled out all four batteries, refilled the batteries, and was able to get three out of the four batteries amperage back up using the large battery charger. The fourth battery was a little on the low side for CCA, but the voltage returned. Put all four batteries back in after the initial charge on each one, then I let the onboard charger finish the battery charging overnight. Facilities were happy the lift was operational when the inspector came to do the bay doors the following day.
As far as I know, those batteries are still in the lift! 😆
Thank you so much for watching and sharing Jonathan, we really appreciate the input, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Thanks so much friendo! The welder was cheaper than a battery, so why not? I've got one cell that's being slow to come up. It boils. but slower to start than all the rest. I've got a thermal imager and I can see that the bottom of the one cell is colder than the rest of the battery, but I think I'm getting it, the cool spot is gradually getting smaller
Glad to hear Big Farm-ah!! Thank you for watching and sharing your results, keep up the good work my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
@@SweetProjectCars That one cell never got as warm as the others, but she fired right up after sitting in cool rainy weather and not running in weeks. It's been 3 years that I've been using a jumper pack every time I had to shuffle it around the parking lot. I didn't have much use for it and didn't want to get a new battery and have it sit.
Yeah some of our lead acid don't have those holes, have a big square top that looks removable. But with some prying seems tight.
The big square top makes it easy. Pry it up and expose the holes
You have to have access to the cells to do this process Jaguar. Thanks for watching, have a great week and all the best on your project my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Will any inverter welding machine work or is there a particular model that will work?
Excellent video. And, it is ALWAYS a good day when we hear from Hoolio!
Glad you liked it Seymour! Thank you for watching, Hoolio sends his regards as well, hope you have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC & team
So awesome. I do not have a welder but would a battery charger work in the highest setting (engine start)? If so, should I go longer than 5 minutes with 10 min rest periods in between?
I think it will work.
This is a good question
Please follow the video to a T, there is no other alternative, use the exact same tools, products and method, we've spent years perfecting this process. It works flawlessly every single time using either of these welders for standard battery amzn.to/2K1UsWQ or deep cycle amzn.to/3yW4ihK Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Great information. You said you turned up the welder to 50. Fifty wha5? amps?
Display is for current meter, so it displays amps.
It's amps Marco, please re-watch the video in it's entirety then re-watch it again, this is a process that needs to be followed to a T. Thank you for watching, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Can you provide what features of the stick welders that you're recommending are responsible working with a deep cycle battery vs. a regular battery? For example, is there a certain type of mode that works best for a deep cycle?....and same question for the regular battery. Also, some of these welders can function at 110V vs 220V......is 220V connection required? Your instructing to turn up the amps until the electrolyte boils....but what is the common/typical maximum setting that you've used?
Use either of these welders, for standard battery use amzn.to/2K1UsWQ or deep cycle use amzn.to/3yW4ihK Please re-watch, then watch the video again in its entirety, this process needs to be followed to a T, you start out on the lowest setting of the welder then gradually turn it up until you get a rapid boil on all cells then follow the video instruction Matrix. Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
in one of you other videos you where using a 200amp engine start charger with a car battery can you use this welder with a bigger battery and you where letting it set a hour. so do smaller sit less and bigger battery longer rest in between
Resting times are the same unless you are doing a motorcycle battery or something comparable then all the timelines should be cut in half for that size. Hope this helps richard, thanks for the view, have a great week. mad Mike the hammer SPC
I got a new mower battery last year but,before I bought it I charged the old one until it could no longer take a charge,I mean after it sit through the winter,and then I used my jumper to jump it,I should have done that with the first 2 batteries.
Nice! Thank you for watching and sharing Mark, we really appreciate it, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
It's always best to use distilled water.. great! video 👍..
You are right William, we only use this amzn.to/3gb9Ni0 Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike & team
Does it have to be the 200 amp welder? If yes can you use anything that outputs 200A
Hey Mike I didn't see where or what increments you turn up the welder. I heard the beginning at 50. But where do you end at on the 3rd cycle? Thanks. Good work!!! How you come up with all this, must've been a lot of trial and error.
LOL, it's called 50+ years in the industry Celtic, we've seen a lot in those years, my friend. Just start the welder out on the lowest setting, then gradually turn it up until you get a rapid/consistent boil on all the cells, then follow the video instruction, see our other videos as well th-cam.com/video/VYtkn-N_p4s/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/KzOQH1twpI8/w-d-xo.html they have a lot of helpful information about this method. Thanks as always for watching, hope you have a great week. mad Mike the hammer SPC
@@SweetProjectCars Thanks Mike
I have a 200 amp charger really good one its this one Associated Equipment US20 6/12 Volt works good
Thanks for watching and sharing Genghis, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
It's even pricier than those welders Mike recommended.
Does this work better than the high amp battery charger method you showed us awhile back?
Yes it does, Demsare, it's a far better process and is way more economical. Thank you for watching and asking, hope you have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Great stuff man! Any ideas to revive an MK deep cycle sealed gel battery on my power wheelchair? Thanks!
This process works on lead acid batteries only Mark. Thank you for watching and asking, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Interesting video, I always thought that fast charging a battery decreases it's life span and it's best to trickle charge it. I use a Pulsetech PowerPulse passive desulfator on my BMW battery, I have used it three years and have no issue's with starting the car even though I drive about 25 miles a week. I'd like to see you test one long term on one of your sulfated batteries, and make a video on it.
Hello how are thanks for your great videos what kind of welders are they ok thanks have a great day take care cheers
Use This for all Standard 12-volt Batteries amzn.to/2K1UsWQ & use this for Deep Cycle ONLY 6 Volt & 12V Batteries amzn.to/3yW4ihK Thank you so much for watching and asking, hope you have a great day and the Happiest of New Years my friend. Take care. mad Mike the hammer SPC & team
Since I don't have a welder, I use the other method you have a video on using a charger set on "start" which makes the battery boil also. However, not quite as good a a welder will do but I figure it's better than nothing. Have you ever used the welder method on a battery that tested bad and then tested the battery again, and if so what was the outcome?
We have batteries in use that we have had for 20 years jdretiree, our test is throwing them back into the vehicle and firing up the engine. Thanks for watching and sharing, we appreciate it, hope you have a great week. mad Mike the hammer SPC
I have longer reliability by using a 200 amp battery charger, cooking the battery 3 times 1/2 hr then empty it out, clean it out with distilled water then put new acid in it them slow charge overnight I usually get a average of 6 years but 3 times max is the life doing this
Awesome! We've had great results with all of our old and new methods of doing this process. Thank you for watching and sharing, have a fantastic week. mad Mike & team
Thanks so much this really works with a good charger .
Yes it does! Thanks for watching and sharing, have a great day my friend. mad Mike & team
Thanks for the heads-up. my question is what if it is a bigger battery like a tubular. will it still require 5mins or a bit longer?
and how will the adjustment on the welder be?
Try the process shown in the video first, it should work as long as it's a lead acid battery. Thanks for watching and asking, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
honda atv 2000 foreman with sealed battery always kept a charge if used. If sat a long while a jump and driving it made it good or trickle charging. Parents sold in 2016 when moving and it had 2400 miles on it and original battery and tires. Never de-solfed the battery.
Thank you for watching and sharing, we really appreciate it, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Hi Mike, how do you know which welders will work?
Here they are Welder for Deep Cycle ONLY 6 Volt & 12V Batteries amzn.to/3yW4ihK or amzn.to/30k7YNg
Use This for all Standard 12-volt Batteries amzn.to/2K1UsWQ
**If the above welder is unavailable, either one of these will work **amzn.to/3mqhebK** or **amzn.to/3sH4COq** **
Because we know, Donald. Thanks. mad Mike the hammer SPC
What does the welder do? And what amps are a welder put/or should put out?
Please re-watch the video in it's entirety, and listen carefully. It's pretty specific in it's instruction. Also, see these videos th-cam.com/video/LMulvB6TtQA/w-d-xo.html & th-cam.com/video/1z_f2Wen_UI/w-d-xo.html they have a lot of helpful information about this method. Thanks. mad Mike & team
It would be great if you could explain what the concern is with needing separate welders for reg/deep cycle batteries. Especially when many of us already have welders and will probably try it anyway. Maybe at least explain the concern with deep cycle. Thanks!
We don't have a concern it's what we know works in our over 50+ years in the industry. Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
thank u i was looking how to open
Glad I could help! Thank you for watching and commenting, have a great week my friend. mad Mike & team
Does this work on a battery that is completely dead?
We've revived completely dead batteries with this method mark, give it a shot, sounds like you've got nothing to lose. Thank you for watching and asking, hope you have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
thanks for all the informative info. I have an AGM car battery but dont know how to remove the caps as they have a "flower" like pattern to the caps so dont know if they are the type that you pry off or screw off? where can i send you a pic to see what i mean?
Send me a picture here sweetprojectcars@gmail.com and I will see if I can get you pointed in the right direction my friend. Thanks for the view, have a great day. mad Mike & team
@@SweetProjectCars Yeah, this is from a month ago, but any luck, guys? I have a diehard platinum AGM that's giving out just a few months after the warranty ended... Of course lol won't hold a charge if it sits for over a day and I have to jump start every time. Looking into a desulfator first.
Mike you positive there is no need to ensure one cell in a battery isn't shorted?
Cause if it is....and we crank up amperage (I know there's a short protection 🙂)
If you turn it up and they are all bubbling, and you've done the video as shown up to 5 times and it still doesn't work, then your battery is toast Dobrenkij. Hope this helps, thanks for watching, have a great weekend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Can you use a mig welder or just a stick welder. Thanks for the info.
In order to obtain the same results shown, you need to use the exact products/tools we show Gary. You can use whatever you want to use, we are just sharing what we know works, and what is safe for both you and your batteries. Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Good information! Can you use Epsom salt with this process?
You can do whatever you want to do KeithC, we are just sharing the simplest, most economical way to do this that we know works. Thanks for the view, hope you have a great week. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Great video!!!! Tried it on my truck battery and worked great. I want to do it to my bmw batteries but I can’t figure out how to remove the cell caps. They won’t come out using a screw driver. Not sure if they are twist if so I will need a tool to remove them.
If there's a slot in them, take a quarter and clamp on to it with these amzn.to/3pffWEl then twist them out, if they just spin and don't move up you will have to pry them out. If you're not sure at all, send us a pic to sweetprojectcars@gmail.com and I will tell you exactly what type they are. Thank you for watching and sharing, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
You said the welder is set to 55, is that in amps? You don’t need 200 amps for it to work?
Excellent, i have a 200AH deep cycle battery.so please guide me how much current settings like how many times and minutes , time gape between them i am waiting for your reply thanks
Just follow the video instruction Sarfaraz, also watch this th-cam.com/video/VYtkn-N_p4s/w-d-xo.html it has a lot of helpful information about this process. Thank you for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Hi there I was just wondering if doing that with a welder is better than doing it with a battery charger that you showed in one of your previous videos?
It's our update to this method, it does work better and is way more economical if you don't have a charger sitting around Ryan. Thanks for watching and asking, have a fantastic week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Ive done this many times to a bunch of batteries with great success but im curious will this work on a glass mat style battery
Some don't have caps and you have to drill the holes. Just be careful to put a depth stop on the drill, otherwise you'll drill through plates and ruin the battery. You can then tape the holes over with some rubber glove material and duct tape.
Thanks for watching and sharing, have a great weekend. mad Mike
Is that safe though
Well, My Good Friends and Awesome Subscribers, You asked us how we renew maintenance-FREE batteries, well here you go..share this video with everyone you Know! Quote of The Week: *We have more Facets of government than is necessary, and too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious* Thomas Jefferson
Thanks mate is there any difference with house batteries
Hey boss,
can I just use 225 amp boost on my big battery charger to do the same thing? Cuz it'll boil the battery any battery in a matter of a few minutes it might take 5 minutes if it's really stone dead before it'll start boiling and obviously a longer to get it to really start rolling, but I'm just wondering if it does the same thing or if it doesn't have to be stick welder? Cuz how many amps are you actually putting out
In the desulfurization method I mean
If you have any battery with acid in it, this will work. Thanks for watching and asking, have a great week. mad Mike the hammer SPC
@@SweetProjectCars If I have a battery charger with 225 amp boost. Won't that work just as well as a Welder? Cuz I can boil a battery in minutes
Great idea but probably null in void when it comes to insurance here in Australia
once the insurance runs out just do this process my good friend
Am I going to fill the baterry chamber with acid (if its dry) before doing this?
Is it possible to do this process with the dead baterries right?
Yes this is the process for dead lead acid batteries Henry. Top off the cells within an inch of the top with this amzn.to/3gb9Ni0
before beginning the process then again during the resting times as needed. Thanks for watching and asking, have a great day. mad Mike & team
Great video. Can this be done with solar batteries?
This works on all lead acid batteries jesse. Thank you for watching and asking, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Have you ever had one that boiled real good on two of the six holes and barely bubbled into the others and not at all and two of the other holes if so was the battery worth trying to save his battery was working fine six months ago and it has set for 6 months now sudden it won't take
Yes, but you can do this entire process up to 5 times if all of the cells don't boil after that, your battery is toast my friend. Thanks for watching and asking, hope this helps, have a great week and all the best on your project. mad Mike the hammer SPC
So aside from the 40 amp difference between the welders, why are you using the 160 for deep cycles and the 200 for car batteries?
The answer to your question is because of our years and years and years of doing this, it works better. Of course you can do it however you want to do it, we are just sharing our 50 years of doing this through trial and error what we know works. Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
I don't have one of those inverter welders just an AC buzz box. Maybe it would be worth buying a cheap inverter welder now that batteries have gotten so expensive.
For sure Adna! That's why we do this process, plus why buy new when you can renew?! It's such a savings in so many ways. Thank you for watching and commenting, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
The "Boiling" is just to mix the water and acid back to being Homogeneous, Right ? A Normal Battery Charger
would do this, but take a lot longer.
Hello Mike. Wishing you a happy new year from Bulgaria. The contents of your battery vids have seriously impressed me, so much so that I think that this could be a business idea for Bulgaria. A population with relatively little disposable income, inflation, energy crisis and more issues than I would care to mention, this is something that the country could really use! The obvious environmental benefits are the icing on the cake.
I do have one very important question. If this was done on a commercial basis then I would very much like to give the clients a guarantee on the reconditioned product. With how many months would you feel comfortable giving? 6, 12 or 18 Months?
Please keep the great work going and hoping to hear from you soon. Thanks.
You could easily give a 12 to 18 month guarantee. This process is a lost art my friend, it has lots of benefits. Thank you for watching and asking, we appreciate you being here from Bulgaria. Happy New Year to you and yours and all the best on your endeavors. mad Mike the hammer SPC
@@SweetProjectCars
Hi. Thanks a ton for your answer. As for your quote of the week, we have one in Germany that goes as follows, ' If the label says Goverment, then the contents are guaranteed to be shit.
To your freedom,
F.
Amen brother!! Fantastic quote, I think that stands true everywhere my friend. Take care and thanks for being a great subscriber, we appreciate you F. mad Mike the hammer SPC & team
How long will it last and what does the welder do?
I've looked cheapest I've found is 120 I need to try it on my big cat batteries to replace them it costs 140 $ I've got 4 of them
This is exactly what you need to do Douglas, follow the video and use the same exact tools shown in the ....more of the video description, think of the savings for you, your friends, neighbors, family, co-workers etc. Thank you for watching and sharing, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
How did you get on?
So you must increase step by step curent. Or 5min. on max amperage.
Mybwelder has 300Amp output.
Start out low and gradually turn up until you get a rapid boil on all cells Jambo. Make sure you use the exact tools/products we show in the ....More Watch this as well th-cam.com/video/VYtkn-N_p4s/w-d-xo.html it has a lot of helpful information about this process. Thanks for watching and asking, have a fantastic day and Happy New Year my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Is that distilled water in the spray bottle?
Yes it is Felix. Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike & team
Merry Christmas to you Mr. Irish hammer and your family. The silent voice has spoken
Merry Christmas to you as well my friend, thank you for watching, we truly appreciate all of our great subscribers like you, have a fantastic week. mad Mike the hammer SPC & team
Hey, Mike. Can you do this procedure as a preventative measure too, let´s say for year or two years old battery?
Absolutely! If you did this process once every 2 years you will probably have a battery until you are pushing up daisy's my friend. :) Thanks for watching and asking, great question! Have a fantastic weekend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
The battery is only 4 years old and you've rejuvenated it how many times already?
I don't have a welder but I have lots of other things. What voltage and what amperage do I need to do this?
To obtain the results shown you need to use the tools listed. Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike & team
Can this be done with a non inverter welder? I have one and a battery to try. Thanks
Please follow the video to a T, there is no other alternative, use the exact same tools, products and method, we've spent years perfecting this process. Thanks for watching and asking, have a great week. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Does it need to be a modern switchmode welder? Can I use an older mains frequency (larger heavier coil) type stick welder?
i would suggest that before you try that, make sure the welder output is DC
Please follow the video to a T, there is no other alternative, use the exact same tools, products and method, we've spent years perfecting this process. It works flawlessly every single time using either of these welders for standard battery amzn.to/2K1UsWQ or deep cycle amzn.to/3yW4ihK Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
@@SweetProjectCars Thanks MIke.
@@darrenhoffmann7114 You are correct. A bridge rectifier would have to be used.
only lead acid batteries with standard water as electrolite can be revived this way or even agm/gel batteries? But these dont have holes to maintain fluid inisde
This works on all lead acid batteries only konard, you have to have access to the fluid. Thanks for watching and asking, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
@@SweetProjectCars thank you for your respond so if i am correct if battery dont have control holes for maintain fluid these are not lead acid? If battery is sealed with no maintain i should give it away to the scrap yard
Heading out to buy a welder to recycle the 6 batteries I have sitting my garage.
How did you get on? Still running good?
Can you hook more than one battery on the battery maintainer at a time? I do t want to buy a bunch but wanted take care of a few batteries at a time. Is that possible?
You can do as many as you want MO BO! Thank you for watching and asking, have a great weekend and all the best on your project my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Will this work with a MIG welder?
Please follow the video to a T, there is no other alternative, use the exact same tools, products and method, we've spent years perfecting this process. It works flawlessly every single time using either of these welders for standard battery amzn.to/2K1UsWQ or deep cycle amzn.to/3yW4ihK Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Question for anyone: Is the only difference between the "CHARGER" & "Welder" method the time interval? I have a six year old COSTCO battery that's just starting to show signs of replacement (slow cranking if the car isn't driven or charged in two days, longer than two days it needs a jump). I would love to try one of these methods to hopefully renew the battery. I don't have a welder but I do have a good charger so if the only difference is time I'll just use my charger.
In order for this process to work, your charger needs to be as powerful as this one amzn.to/2Ee8Gkb If it's not, then we suggest using the welder method. But if you want to know which method is better, not just timelines, it's this video with the welder. Hope this helps, thank you for watching and asking TopGun, have a great weekend my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Hi there Mike. Can I use a flux core welder to do this?
If i have both deep start and standard batteries is there one welder i can buy for both ?
Please follow the video to a T, there is no other alternative, use the exact same tools, products and method, we've spent years perfecting this process. It works flawlessly every single time using either of these welders for standard battery amzn.to/2K1UsWQ or deep cycle amzn.to/3yW4ihK Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike
Wonder if this would help golf cart deep cycle battery. Mine seem to tire out after a couple of years.😢
This works on any lead-acid battery dBelcourt. Thanks for watching and asking, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Thank you good man, your tips are always good as gold!
Happy to help Tigr62! Thank you for watching and for the kind comment, hope you have a fantastic week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Why do you need a different welder for deep cycle battery's?
You can use whatever you want to use, we are just sharing what we know works, and works every time and is safe for both you and your batteries gravelsanga. Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Can u do this to all batteries like 4 wheeler battery all lead acid batteries
You sure can Jason, any lead acid battery can be done, just cut the timelines in half for that size battery. Thanks for watching, have a great weekend my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Mike I’ve had the same issues as Albert Yowell has been having. About 25% success rate using the Amico welder. I’ve tried 5 on and 10 off 3 times and 4 times. I put only enough amps to get it bubbling good on all cells. Just did this on my sons battery and it started the vehicle once and then died again. He bought a new battery to solve the problem. Any suggestions? More amps? Maybe enough to get the battery warm on the outside? Please answer these questions, as I’m sure others are having the same issues. I would like to help myself and Albert Yowell. You could really save him a LOT of $$$. Thanks man!
You want to do it at least 5 times. Crank up the amps enough that it is spattering a little bit of fluid out on top of the battery *it should be rolling pretty good when you do that so make sure you do it in a well ventilated area. If it doesn't work after that, your battery is toast my friend. Hope this helps, thanks for watching and asking, have a great week and all the best on your project my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Great video. Thanks
Glad you liked it! Thank you for the view and comment, hope you have a great weekend. mad Mike & team
As soon as I clamped negative to the battery post my stick welder began smoking. It wasn't even plugged in. Now I'm afraid to even turn it on. What did I do wrong?
Sounds like you are using a stick welder you've had for a while. This video is tool & procedure SPECIFIC. In order for this to work you need to use the EXACT products/tools we share in the video description. mad Mike & team
What if you don't have a welder what do you do with a battery charger?
Watch this th-cam.com/video/TYXx70MqJ-0/w-d-xo.html but be sure to use the same products/tools shown in the description K. Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Will this work on an 8V Trojan Golf cart battery?
This works on all lead acid batteries my friend. Thank you for the view, have a great day. mad Mike & team
Your battery maintenance / rejuvenation procedure is definitely a money saver. Probably worth it if you just buy the welder for that only and never do any welding.
For sure Leonard, purchasing the welder just for the battery rejuvenation would pay off without any welding, but why not give welding a shot too :) Thanks for watching my friend, hope you have a great week. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Dose it work if i connect battery charger instead of a welder?
See this th-cam.com/video/TYXx70MqJ-0/w-d-xo.html just make sure you use the same products/tools we used to have success. Thank you for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
How long do these last after this?
We've got batteries that are 20 years old that we do this process to again and again. Thanks for watching, have a great week. mad Mike & team
Do you charge it after with a normal battery charger
After doing this process use this charger to slowly and fully charge the battery amzn.to/3kmCThX Thanks for watching and asking matt, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Hi dear frend, tell me can welding machine go overheat ? How is the best to do 5 min end rest? 10 min or more? I try with my welding machine end she is litlle heated...what to do?
Did you use the recommended charger shown in the description? mad Mike
@@SweetProjectCars no i don't hve typ of charger,but u do rejuvnewith welding machine or?
Can i use my old little 110 volt stick welder
Please follow the video to a T, there is no other alternative, use the exact same tools, products and method, we've spent years perfecting this process. It works flawlessly every single time using either of these welders for standard battery amzn.to/2K1UsWQ or deep cycle amzn.to/3yW4ihK Thanks for watching, have a great day. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Didn't you do this before?
Someone did.
Long time ago.
That was a totally different process Marvin. Thanks. mad Mike the hammer SPC
I got the Amico welder you suggest. I’ve had about 25% success with discarded batteries on our farm. I got a meat thermometer at Walmart & put in one of the cells while it’s “boiling”. It’s December & about 40 degrees, but the temp only goes up 10-15 degrees while the battery is bubbling. So the bubbles are not from boiling, but from hydrogen gas being released. (My assumption). However one battery did get hot; thermometer read 160, so I discontinued the process on that battery.
I removed the working batteries from several vehicles & did the 5 minutes x 3. So far it seems to improve those batteries.
I rekin we have more than 75 batteries on the farm & in family vehicles, so I gotta get this restoration process to work. I’ve tried to restore several big group 31 batteries to put in our Kawasaki wheel loader. I got one up to 13+volts & 1200 CCA, but wouldn’t crank the big diesel, (which takes 2 in series….24v.) So I had to buy a new NAPA $300 battery yesterday & the other battery in the loader is a basic car battery that did recover. That’s in there temporarily until I can get some bigger battery restored.
I’ve tried 3 truck batteries (with threaded posts). One seems to have a bad cell that barely bubbles….it reads 10.5v. I’ve cooked it at least 10 times & up to 200 Amps. The Amico welder exceeds its duty cycle often & it takes an hour for it to reboot itself. So I only go above 100 amps momentarily.
The other 2 truck batteries will show 13+ volts, but weak on the load meter.
I’m getting weak readings on the hydrometer on most of these batteries I’m trying to restore. So I rekin I’m going to drain & rinse them then add fresh acid/water. I get different info about the acid/water ratio….20% acid to 35% acid.
I will NEVER do this trick with the battery in the vehicle. Acid usually bubbles out.
As you mentioned many times, MAKE SURE THE WELDER IS OFF BEFORE DISCONNECTING THE LEADS. This welder is putting out current even if the a,ps are set at zero. I already blew up one battery. Now my Salvation Army jacket has holes…. And don’t turn the Amico welder off until the cooling fan stops running.
And this: you guys quit asking the same questions that have already been answered….like can I use my AC welder? If that’s where you’re at, just go buy a new batt & watch boring World Cup.
Why a welder, versus one of those shop
heavy duty battery charger? Thanks in advance
because some people already have welders at home.
You can do either Monica, but this method is far more economical and we have had better results with the welders. Thanks for watching and asking, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
I see you have changed welders from a couple of years ago. Are the new welders better than the old ones or easier to use. Also what was the condition of this battery and what should shelf life be after charging. Here in Canada we only get to use them for 6 months and wait another 6 for winter to get over to be able to use again in spring. Thanks as I seen this tip from you before but it was for regular automotive batteries.
Hello Brian, we updated with ones that we also use because some have not been available as you know. Thanks for watching, have a great evening my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Welder machine can be use battery charge?
You got it! Watch our updates here th-cam.com/video/LMulvB6TtQA/w-d-xo.html & th-cam.com/video/1z_f2Wen_UI/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching, have a sweeeet week my friend. mad Mike & team
Thanks
Thanks Mike this is fantastic
Absolutely, our pleasure to help Nico! Thank you for the view and comment, have a fantastic week my friend. mad Mike & team
I really love it but mine has no holes under there and if you could show me how to take it off without breaking the damn battery I'll try it thank you love most of your videos you do save me money
If you don't have any holes after removing the label and there's no access to the battery, then you won't be able to do this Rob. Thank you for the view and comment, we appreciate it, have a great week my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Will this work on deep cycle lead acid batteries
It sure does! Thanks for watching. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Heyyyy! My Tios name is Julio Ceasar Chavez Rodriguez Jorge Johnson Clint Eastwood! 🤷🤔 Im going to show him this video! Thank you! Great tips!
Awesome!! LOL, we will pass your comment along to our Hoolio :) Thank you for watching and sharing, have a fantastic day my friend. mad Mike the hammer SPC
Can this damage my welder? Was that 55 amps or volts?
Brandon, do you really think that we would put out a video that would damage your welder? Now, I am of course speaking of the welders that we say to use, this process will not damage those, but if you are using your own mox nix welder we are not sure on that because we don't know what welder you are trying to use. Hope this helps, thanks for watching. mad Mike the hammer SPC