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From: Craig Parsons (no email)
Date: Sat Dec 03 2005 - 18:01:51 EST
However equalisation does, through a controlled overcharge, help dissolve
solidified sulfate deposits amongst other things - by default it achieves
all the items in your "not intended to" list - my understanding was that the
individual cells were not in equilibrium because of the sulphate deposits on
the plates?
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Subject: Re: lv-ab: Re: Battery treatment liquid - snake oil??
I just posted a related explanation of what EQUALIZATION is on my TWL2
bulletin board.
The word equalization is thoroughly misunderstood and misused. Naming pulse
devices and liquid battery magic as equalization products is
totally misleading.
For education purposes I'm posting a copy below.
================================ I can stand it any longer.
Everyone is talking about equalization but no one knows what it really is.
Equalization is not intended to desulfate batteries.
Equalization is not intended to stir up electrolyte.
Equalization is not intended to prevent stratification.
Equalization is primarily charge EQUALIZATION as the name indicates.
It is intended to equalize the charge in the individual cells so they all
have a matched capacity. Like a chain, your battery is as good as the
weakest link (cell). When the weakest cell is discharged no more current
will flow through and if it does, then permanent damage is done to that
cell. Despite good controls, the cells in a battery don't match exactly when
manufactured. So when you charge to say 14.2 volts you don't have exactly
14.2/6 = 2.37 volts on each cell. The weakest cell is going to have less
and the others will have more. So each time you use the battery this weakest
cell gets the deepest discharge and will tend to age faster making the
situation worse. But if you stop charging at say 14.2 volts, you never get
the weakest cell back to full charge. EQUALIZATION equalizes the cells -
that is where the name originated. By charging the battery to a higher
voltage you intentionally overcharge all the good cells in order to force
charge into the weak cell(s) and get them back to full charge. The
overcharged cells can't get more than 100% charge so they gas and bubble due
to the overcharging while the weak cell charges up. They all then start the
next discharge cycle EQUALLY from 100%.
It is true that the gassing and bubbling during equalization has other
benefits although the cell that needs it the most is probably still charging
and not getting any benefit from the gassing and bubbling.
So if you use pulse devices to decrease sulfating they do NOTHING for
equalization. You can't substitute a pulse device for equalization.
Regards,
Andina Marie Foster,
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Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 11:53 AM
Subject: lv-ab: Re: Battery treatment liquid - snake oil??
>> The one I use is "Battery Equalizer" it does an excellent job
>> maintaining the lead plates sulfur free on new and old batteries.
>
> But what is in it? How exactly does it work? How do we know that it
> actually does work?
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