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03-21-2016, 07:16 PM
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Guru
City: North Vancouver
Vessel Name: Phoenix Hunter
Vessel Model: Kadey Krogen 42 (1985)
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 2,877
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Snake oil?
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03-21-2016, 07:37 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Jacksonville
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 11,683
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For 10% of the cost of new batteries, I'd replace them. Come south and no duty. If they need that kind of help, maybe replace them now while commodities are low?
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03-21-2016, 07:51 PM
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Guru
City: PNW
Vessel Model: 1976 Californian Tricabin LRC
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 1,860
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Not the first product to come on the market claiming to extend battery life or fix sulfated LA batteries.
I have no personal experience with this product, but I have had acquaintances who did use similar products to save or recondition their LA batteries all to no avail.
Maybe best to talk to a battery distributor/manufacture for their advise and recommendation on the subject.
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Larry B
Careful . . .I Have a Generator and I'm not afraid to use it !
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03-21-2016, 08:50 PM
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Guru
City: North Vancouver
Vessel Name: Phoenix Hunter
Vessel Model: Kadey Krogen 42 (1985)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry M
For 10% of the cost of new batteries, I'd replace them. Come south and no duty. If they need that kind of help, maybe replace them now while commodities are low?
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My batteries are fine for now, thanks. I'd never heard of this stuff before. I'd want a lot more info before I put anything other than distilled water into my batteries.
Jim
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03-21-2016, 10:40 PM
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Senior Member
City: Gaine's Marina
Vessel Name: REAL MOUNTIE
Vessel Model: 1986 PILGRIM 40 HULL No 28
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 179
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Battery Equaliser Review - Battery Charging Equipment in San Marcos, CA - BBB Business Review - BBB serving San Diego, Orange and Imperial Counties
DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART
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It is well known that excess sulphation remaining on plates is what frequently makes a battery stop working way before its normal number of cycles is completely spent. This condition can be inhibited as shown by Villarreal-Dominguez, U.S. Pat. No. 3,964,927, Roland Greene, U.S. Pat. No. 4,617,244, Komoda, U.S. Pat. No. 5,738,956, John Willis, U.S. Pat. No. 5,945,236.
CAVEAT EMPTOR:
However, it may take a relatively long time after the electrolyte of a battery is treated to see positive results and it may require an additional treatment on a regular basis to continue solving the problem.
Source: http://www.google.ch/patents/US20040018427
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03-22-2016, 01:05 AM
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Guru
City: Sydney
Vessel Name: Sojourn
Vessel Model: Integrity 386
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 13,333
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Sounds similar to Inox battery conditioner which we discussed previously in the context of sulphation. I think it helped 2 batteries on my boat, but it`s hard to be sure. Searching Inox produces a range of opinions.
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BruceK
2005 Integrity 386 "Sojourn"
Sydney Australia
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03-22-2016, 07:16 AM
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Senior Member
City: Great Lakes
Vessel Name: NONE
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 448
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Myself and a friend have used it, bought it at a local boat show. Your right in that it wasn't cheap. We tried it on several batteries of various sizes and ages and it did nothing that either of us could tell. A complete waste of money in my experience and opinion.
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03-22-2016, 08:53 AM
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Guru
City: I need a bigger boat!
Vessel Model: Cheetah 25' Powercat.
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 925
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If you overcharge your batteries for a couple of hours, ie. Let them nearly 'boil ' it will often get rid of the scum that forms on the plates.
Obviously they'll get quite hot; it will either cure them or kill them!
PS: too many amps will buckle the plates, but it takes a surprising amount of power to do that.
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Peter.
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