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> On Jul 16, 2013, at 9:40 PM, SM Ling wrote:
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>>> How do you recommend reconditioning a dead SLA battery?
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>> Wouldn't get your hopes up
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>> I've tried a variety of methods ** for rejuvenating SLA and wet
>> batteries, with poor results. Once the plates get to a certain
>> degradation it's difficult to get them to hold any sort of useful
>> charge. The best thing is to never let them get into a prolonged
>> state of discharge
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> It is easier to see the decomposition of the lead plates in a normal
> water-based battery.  It is no more the same chemistry structure.  I
> can't bear to throw some good heavy ones away, though they can't
> perform as a 12V rated SLAB, they can still perform at 10V or 8V, and
> they are being using them to capture solar in the day, and charging my
> portable at night.
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> Cheers, Ling SM

When you use a SLAB that charges up to 8V.... are all the cells decomposed =
the same amount or is it one or two cells that have decomposed ?
Gus


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