Dang! Ran my 6v batteries dead............
Twice now I have managed to kill my Interstate 6v batteries twice flat. I am charging them back up now. What kind of damage do you think I may have done to the life span of these dudes? I purchase...
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Hi,
That is why the plates do not extend to the bottom of the jars. Eventually that space becomes full of detritus. At that point a cell may short out.
The negative plate sulphates. In a healthy battery that material is returned to the electrolyte when charging is completed. The positive plate erodes and that material ends up in the bottom of the battery.
Dendrites may grow between the plates and short them out.
That is why the plates do not extend to the bottom of the jars. Eventually that space becomes full of detritus. At that point a cell may short out.
The negative plate sulphates. In a healthy battery that material is returned to the electrolyte when charging is completed. The positive plate erodes and that material ends up in the bottom of the battery.
Dendrites may grow between the plates and short them out.
Sam Spade wrote:
If you do manage to "knock the accumulated sulphate off the plates", it likely will short out a cell or two because of the accumulation in the bottom and change the battery's condition from "low capacity" to totally useless because of low voltage.
