I found this Battery Equaliser Product, Is it for real ?

[CavemanCharlie]

I found this product listed in the link below. You are suppose to add it to your batteries to make them last longer. I am not going to use it. I don't need it. I just thought I would post it on here and get your opinions.


http://www.batteryequaliser.com/

[nightshift]

From Trojan's website: Many charge controllers have equalization settings that you can set to help ensure the health of your batteries. Equalize your batteries at least once per month for 2 to 4 hours, longer if your batteries have been consistently undercharged.

I had a Magnum 2012 inverter/charger installed. What a difference it made in my battery performance!

[CavemanCharlie]

I thought it was "Snake Oil" too. But, I thought I would throw it out there.

[Triker33]

I put one of these on my chassis & house batteries a couple years ago.
So I won't know if it works or not for a few years yet.

Power Pulse

[westend]

It contains magnesium and cadmium sulfates. They are both salts so may have adverse effects on plates within. Cadmium, is very toxic, also.

[Boon_Docker]

The only problem with using "Battery Equaliser" is that it makes the batteries really heavy. So you have to replace the sky hooks quite often and they are pricey.

[Hiker_01]

Well, here's my $0.02. Realizing battery manufacturers are in the business of making money, if they could add a little bit of chemical (at very low cost to them) to a battery and improve the performance by 25+%, they would as then they could charge a lot more for the battery.

[pianotuna]

"snake oil" indeed. You can use epsom salts to extend life a bit--but by the time you need such "treatments", the battery is pretty much dead meat.

[Ed_Gee]

CavemanCharlie wrote:
I found this product listed in the link below. You are suppose to add it to your batteries to make them last longer. I am not going to use it. I don't need it. I just thought I would post it on here and get your opinions.


http://www.batteryequaliser.com/

I m quite dubious. 150 years ago they would call this, " snake oil ".