HOW TO RECONDITION BATTERIES AT HOME

How To Recondition
Batteries At Home

DESCRIPTION
Have u bn looking t the dffrnt bttr reconditioning books online trng to dd
f you wnt t gv n of them a tr? Yu r rbbl wndrng what it all but nd how
u n bnft frm it. If u nd ur family nd frnd hv nd use rechargeable bttr
thn you n benefit frm rndtnng bttr.
If you have a rhrgbl bttr go bd n u n ur ll phone, lt mutr or
battery drll, u wuld nt fnd a cheap bttr t bu. When ur car bttr d u knw
hw much t is t rl, t' not cheap. If you uld rndtn these at hm urlf, u
uld b saving urlf m mn nd b rung these bttr you n k thm ut
of lndfll, and help the nvrnmnt t.

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INTRODUCTION
Did u realize t' possible t rndtn bttr at hm nd rturn thm t nrl nw
ndtn? Dn't wrr f you hvn't hrd but reconditioning bttr. It' not urrng,
bttr manufacturers don't like to talk about it. It' the automotive ndutr' drt little r
t. Aftr all would u ruh ut and bu a nw bttr f u knew th old n uld b restored
fr pennies?
Eventually vrn h t deal wth a dd battery. It' a rl n in th butt when t
happens. Uull th tmng uldn't b worse. Like whn ur running lt for work. Never
n a d off whn you tull hv tm t mess wth t. If we r lucky w gt away without
hvng t ll a tw truck. Otherwise things gt xnv rl fast.
Bttr rndtnng nt lv an mmdt rblm lk this. But there's n reason t
xrn th ever again. On u lrn hw t recondition batteries u will always hv
a healthy bttr in your vhl. How about trtng a profitable hm bun
rndtnng batteries? It' really h nd to d. S lt' look at wht' gng n
inside tht bttr.
Automotive bttr u ld lt ubmrgd in sulfuric acid t create a hml reaction
tht produces ltrt. Th nothing new t u I'm ur. Yu may nt b aware t also
rdu ld ulft it makes ltrt. Wth a nw n th brk back dwn t ld
and ulfur d again. Grdull, a battery g, ld ulft no lngr brk dwn but
frm crystallized lead ulft deposits n th ld lt nd ur battery.
Bu ld ulft dn't ndut ltrt nd these dt form on your lt your
bttr efficiency is lwrd. It no lngr has the m strength r hrg wll r hld a
charge lng. Th process is lld ulftn r ulftng and it u mt bttr flur
It does nt mttr whr u lv n the world, reconditioning bttr n b dn. It tk
some nxnv ntrumnt to do th, and can b dn t hm. Yu n even make th
a bun and help thr save money by rndtnng their bttr fr a f. Yu nvr
knw, this uld turn ut t be a very gd bun rtunt.
You could k u other peoples rechargeable bttr tht are gng t be thrwn ut, fr
free r vr lttl t. Rndtn these to ll at a dunt nd mk m extra money.
Rung th batteries helping to k thm ut of landfills nd hlng the nvrnmnt.
As mr nd more l r nvrtng thr hm t rt n mr rnwbl nrg
such as lr r wnd wr th nd t store tht energy into bttr is a growing need.
Th rblm with batteries th hv a lf n nd soon as th ht tht lf n th
dr thr t to hold a hrg for a lng period of tm.
Th wh learning hw t recondition bttr a grwng trnd among these
communities. Just t lr up a mmn misunderstanding, rndtnng and
rhrgng are nt th m thng, reconditioning a bttr ll about rtrng th battery
back t t full t, mkng lk nw gn, nt jut uttng n nthr charge for a rd
f tm.
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If u do a rh nln u wll fnd vru mthd nd thr when t m to rnd

tnng ld batteries; however there are really nl tw mn fftv methods. Thr are
mhnl dv you can purchase that assist u in th rndtnng r nd thr
l u n ml mk th dv urlf nd save yourself vn mr mn.
The mthd ud will lrgl dnd on wht t f battery u want to recondition.
Almost vr knd f bttr n be rndtnd hwvr th rrt undrtndng,
knowledge nd ft umnt huld always b used batteries d ntn dngru
hml.
Old r batteries r the mt popular batteries to b reconditioned, u n uull pick
thm u really h if nt fr free, they l offer a long ltng charge if you r lkng to
replace ur home energy bll frm the main grid.
There mr thn n w t recondition rhrgbl batteries, th rdur you can
lrn from n of the books vlbl nln whh wll hw th step-by-step r. On
you d t a few tm u rlz how easy th rdur are.
Many l once th lrn hw to recondition bttr th ftn help ut thr by
rndtnng thr old batteries nd make some xtr income n th d. Yu n hl th
environment and mk money t th m tm.

There r dffrnt mthd you n use dndng n the t f bttr u have, blw
a summary f th b rdur fr h of th main bttr types.

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LD-AD BTTR
Th are th oldest, and rbbl n of the bt knwn types of rhrgbl bttr.
Thr blt to rvd hgh surge urrnt mn they are ideal for r r thr vehicles.
Th wrk by immersing a lead nd ld xd lt n sulfuric acid.
A hml rtn ur durng which th ld plates nvrt nt ld sulfide nd the
d nvrt into wtr. A a result f this process a urrnt is rdud. Yu can reverse th
r by lng a urrnt which nvrt th ld sulfide bk t lead and ld xd,
nd th wtr back to ulfur d, th hrg th bttr.
Over tm th lt bm ntmntd nd l their ability to hld hrg. Rndtn
ng these batteries simply nvlv reversing th contamination b using ddtv that
perform a dulftn r, ung a ml tl whh provides high current ul can
also rvr lt ntmntn.

N-CD BTTR
Yu r most lkl t fnd th kind f bttr in rtbl rdl hn, nd in th ll
u can bu to rl nrml lkln bttr. Ni-Cd tnd fr nkl dmum, th r
mr tl to produce thn lead d bttr bu these elements are mr expensive.
Currnt is rdud by a chemical rtn lk n th ld d types.
Over time the battery's t t hld hrg will reduce. Rndtnng of th battery n
be hvd b what is lld a d dhrg l, ung a device that fftvl hrt
ut the trmnl n a f w, and fully dhrg it before hrgng. Al overnight cooling
n a freezer bfr hrgng n rtr battery rfrmn.

NI-MH BTTR
This stands fr nkl-mtl hydride, th r also vlbl n popular lkln bttr z,
and can be used as a drt rlmnt fr them. A these bttr can tr more charge
r r f mtrl thn N-Cd th can b ud n hghr wr ltn uh as dgtl
mr. Lrg frmt N-Mh batteries r used n utmtv (EV) electric vhl, and
hbrd such as th Tt Pru.
Th n b reconditioned mlr to N-Cd, nd lrg automotive n n b reconditioned
by hngng lt r ltrlt nd thm. These rt n then be rld nt nw
batteries, rdung their environmental mt.

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L-IN BATTERIES
A lthum-n rechargeable battery wrk because lthum ions mgrt frm th negative
electrode t th positive electrode, th r rdu an electrical urrnt. In mv
th opposite w during its hrg cycle.
Charging rt impurities wthn th ltrlt tht ntrfr with ion trnrt. Ovr time,
th ll' t reduces. Th r in ntrnl rtn ntrfr wth th cell's ability t
dlvr urrnt. L In batteries don't hv the knd f mmr effect tht NiCd bttr
hv, so th n't be rndtnd. Hwvr allowing thm t fully dhrg b runnng
th device they r n, untl it hut down du to lw battery tt, vr other hrg l
n extend thr life ndrbl.

DEEP CL BTTR FR HM
RNWBL ENRG STRG
If u want t lrn how to rndtn rhrgbl bttr, nd l fnd some top t
n whr to gt h deep cycle batteries, fr hm renewable nrg trg, thn rd
n.

UG N HM NRG PROJECTS
Oftn th mt xnv component f a rnwbl energy system th trg battery
bnk. Th bnk wll usually comprise f a numbr f deep cycle ld-d bttr. Th
numbr f bttr ndd will dnd on the xtd power usage, but t will b nthng
frm tn uwrd. Th batteries are nt h, and th dn't lt forever.
S as mr nd more l "g grn," and start rdung their own ln wr, u can
mgn hw much demand their will b fr h d cycle bttr, nd l fr
mn who n rndtn xtng bttr banks.

WHAT A D L LEAD-ACID BTTR?

D l rfr t the fact that this knd f bttr dgnd t g frm full hrgd t
lmt flt, nd rdu a steady urrnt ll thrugh th range. Unlike utmtv tl
batteries that r designed t rmn almost full hrgd ll th tm, and produce a high
trtng urrnt t the engine.

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FR BTTR
Deep l batteries r found n glf rt, or wheelchairs, nd are used for marine
ltn lk runnng electrical qumnt n bt. Th great news tht you n
rbbl k up ones that you n rndtn fr free, from golf lub, r boat rd. Th
bu n th no lngr hld hrg mt l jut rl them, nd ngn th
ld n to th dum. Th wll b nl too ld to let u tk them w.

TTNG
Most of th batteries u gt this w can be restored. Hwvr th frt jb t tt them,
a few will prove t b fult. Th test involves giving thm a charge, nd ung a tl u
n make urlf t hk h plate t make sure t functioning wll. On yours passes
this test you can start the rndtnng process.

RECONDITIONING
Rndtnng thm nvlv removing ulftn frm the lt, nd rlng or
rejuvenating the flud, (ltrlt.) Substances fund n th knd f unt n b hrmful,
and t important that u take some ft rutn. Everything you wll need
however n be fund lll, nd ur whole kit wll t vr lttl. Your trt-u t will
b mr than vrd frm ur frt fw l.

RN YOU SHULD LRN HOW T

RECONDITION OLD BATTERIES
Frt, with th nd to ween ourselves off fossil fuels, and th increase n bttr ug both
n ur hm and r; thr h nvr been a bttr tm t lrn th kll. Sure, I m wr
of ur bjtn tht bttr contain potentially harmful hml. I agree tht tht a
very vld objection, but l consider, If u follow th proper ft rdur, and take
m nbl rutn th huldn't u u any problems. In addition, ndr if you
hv th rr nfrmtn, its safe u n d th rdur in your hm.
Second, you n pick up bttr t work n fr fr. Th main reason bhnd tht uld b
in many r u m tull gt hrgd fr fl disposing f seemingly dd batteries.
In ddtn many l do nt knw th bttr can b rtrd to a lk nw condition.
Thrd, Batteries r xnv, you wll v urlf a fortune f u recondition old n.
Ell f u r thinking of home renewable nrg projects r ltr r wr, bth
f whh are becoming mr nd mr ulr. A well the fact u wll b able to make
m money selling rtrd bttr fr muh l than a nw n wuld t!

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Fourth, you wll b dng ur bt to v th nvrnmnt. B prolonging the life f th

ld batteries u k them ut f lndfll t fr lngr.
Fifth, you wll lrn a kll that wll nl nr in dmnd n the future.
Wthn ll f th bv info lies a first rt set of rn in fvr of rvdng th bttr
rv for urlf nd thr. Wht d You thnk?
So nw, jut think about tht fr a few mnut. A vr good case h bn made n fvr f
dng t. Mb you really huld tk this rtunt rul. It tk so lttl t t up,
u uld b dng this wthn a fw d. Plu th mrkt is wd n t th mmnt.
A soon u tk a lk t ll th rn nd vlut them, u'll hv t dmt tht a
vr mllng n b md fr bgnnng t ndr th best w t restore ur
bttr t new lf.
Just thnk but t. Mb, just maybe, u tull, n ll seriousness, huld really lrn
hw t rndtn old batteries.

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