Battery Desulfate

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Re: Battery Desulfate

Postby GPW » Tue Apr 02, 2019 5:28 am

So guys , what about an old Fool like me who let his interstate wet cell (marine battery) just sit too long without charging … It never really got used , and now won’t hold a charge … :duh: Although we’ve used most other type of batteries for many years ( Nicad, NIMH , LIPO ) we don’t know zip about wet cells … :? In the past , when a car battery went dead , we just bought another … :o
You think I can save this one ???
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Re: Battery Desulfate

Postby Shadow Catcher » Wed Apr 03, 2019 2:15 pm

I decided to replace our Lifeline 150AH AGM as it is 10 years old. It has never been below 60% SOC, however the deciding factor is that we have a battery back up sump pump that had a marine/deep cycle battery that was failing, so the old Lifeline which is still good went down to the basement.
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Re: Battery Desulfate

Postby tony.latham » Wed Apr 03, 2019 7:05 pm

GPW wrote:So guys , what about an old Fool like me who let his interstate wet cell (marine battery) just sit too long without charging … It never really got used , and now won’t hold a charge … :duh: Although we’ve used most other type of batteries for many years ( Nicad, NIMH , LIPO ) we don’t know zip about wet cells … :? In the past , when a car battery went dead , we just bought another … :o
You think I can save this one ???


It’s possible. Buy a Genius charger and let us know.

But it might be stone cold, graveyard dead.

T


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Re: Battery Desulfate

Postby GPW » Thu Apr 04, 2019 4:51 am

Thanks Tony , we’ll look around for something affordable .. ;)
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