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Post by amodoko on Jan 11, 2013 6:13:39 GMT -5
I was just wondering, I know people can recondition/refill their car batteries (the unsealed ones), and I was wondering if anyone has done that to their scooter batteries so you never have to buy new batteries (or at least you don't have to buy a new one every time one dies).
There are tons of instructions on how to do car batteries online using epson salt and distilled water, but I couldn't find any on scooter batteries and I kind of want to try it. I'm not talking about recharging a battery... I'm talking about adding water/epson salt/acid/etc to a dying or dead battery to restore it to like new condition so you can get more years of use out of them.
Anyone ever recondition their scooter battery to like new condition?
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Post by WarrenS on Jan 11, 2013 9:11:13 GMT -5
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Post by 4getful2 on Jan 11, 2013 15:05:18 GMT -5
I've tried it. Battery held a charge for a week ,then would only hold a charge for a day.
Not worth the time and effort, for a $20. battery.
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Post by Scooter Elements on Jan 11, 2013 15:21:09 GMT -5
Yea i have had customers try and worked for a day or two. Batteries are cheap. They cell here in Puerto RIco for about $25-30.00 better off buying a new one.
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Post by wutzthedeal on Jan 11, 2013 15:32:27 GMT -5
Make sure to pick one up with a little more oomph than the factory one, too. Or if you had a previous owner or for any reason it's a small, not-so-powerful battery, you can get one that doubles factory specs. for $20-30. I got this one which doubled my CCAs and Ah (basically, how much power it could store; CCA is punch, Ah is capacity). And it fit perfectly in the battery compartment vs. the factory one which bounced around. It charges my cell and keeps my heated coffee mug warm for short stops and when I plug it into a Battery Tender Jr., it takes like 1 or 2 minutes before there is a green status (fully charged on float) so that's nice because I'm not draining much. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006A1Q1QU/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00 |
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Post by qwertydude on Jan 11, 2013 17:36:42 GMT -5
It won't work. The problem with adding any salts is that it introduces conductive ions that will effectively drain the battery while not in use.
The reason many batteries goes bad when you over drain them is they warp and worse when they're left like that the plates oxidize and disintegrate and sediment falls to the bottom. The sediment will conduct electricity and continually drain the cells, a warped plate shorts a cell out completely, and the general oxidation of the plates renders them with less cranking capacity.
There is no reversing the above processes without reprocessing the lead. Whenever you over drain the battery the damage happens and is permanent. You simply just need to suck it up and buy a new battery.
The only maintenance you can possibly do is add deionized water to a battery that's boiled off water. There is no other additive that will benefit the battery.
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Post by amodoko on Jan 11, 2013 19:47:38 GMT -5
Okay, thanks guys. Looks like it is possible but may not be worth the effort. One day, I got to try it though for kicks.
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