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Passin__Through
Dec 14, 2013Explorer
Gdetrailer wrote:jake2250 wrote:
Has any one tried this trick? And did it work for you?
If you haven't heard of it there are allot of vids on youtube about it.
Basically dissolve some Epsom salts in distilled water and add it to your battery, Battery will now hold a charge and be good to go!!
Well,,,,,,,,, I tried it a few days ago on an interstate group 27 12volt battery that has a bad cell,,,Initial voltage was 10.5, I added Epsom salt solution and shook it up,,,, voltage 10.0,,,,,,,,,Has been on a charger at 2 amp charge for three days now,, voltage is cumming up somewhat,, 11.9 this morning.. Kinda skeptical at this point.. It's still charging so I dont want to end my test..
But I am interested to see if any one else has done this and did it work for you?? And if it did, how far back to normal did the battery come back??
You basically have a time bomb and if it decides to explode it will THROW HIGHLY CAUSTIC ACID over a great distance not to mention plastic and lead. I would hate to hear that you ended up with severe burns or even died from it...
BOLDFACE added.
Just a semantic note: Acid isn't caustic, it is acidic. An alkaline is caustic. They are at the opposite ends of the pH scale. But they are both corrosive.
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