I don't know but my Battery Manager Ultra works pretty well. Wish I could suggest a place to get one; Real Goods doesn't carry it anymore.

Battery rejunenator products have been around for a very long time. They have a poor reputation. For modern paste electrode batteries (which shed their paste due to vibration and morphological changes during recycling), the best plan is to empty the acid, flush out the dross with DI water, filter the acid and refill the battery. Of course, you require a lab coat, polythene gloves, facemask and a lab. or Belfast sink, but this operation should be second nature to anyone who has paid close attention in their chemistry classes. The length of the warranty tends to be in direct proportion to depth of well to catch the exfoliating paste, ie it's all a bit of a con! Notwithstanding, it isn't possible to recover the full original capacity unless the lost lead paste is , errrr, pasted back onto the electrode grids! But it does extend the useful life of the battery and avoid toxic landfill, whatever.......

Battery rejunenator products have been around for a very long time. They have a poor reputation. For modern paste electrode batteries (which shed their paste due to vibration and morphological changes during recycling), the best plan is to empty the acid, flush out the dross with DI water, filter the acid and refill the battery. Of course, you require a lab coat, polythene gloves, facemask and a lab. or Belfast sink, but this operation should be second nature to anyone who has paid close attention in their chemistry classes. The length of the warranty tends to be in direct proportion to depth of well to catch the exfoliating paste, ie it's all a bit of a con! Notwithstanding, it isn't possible to recover the full original capacity unless the lost lead paste is , errrr, pasted back onto the electrode grids! But it does extend the useful life of the battery and avoid toxic landfill, whatever.......

who are you dgl ? do you even know what your talking about? there is no "lead acid paste" plastered onto the LEAD plates that are being soaked in the sulfuric acid and distilled water mixture. u obviosly dont know anything, and you didnt study in your chemistry tests. let me show you how this works..
___P________N____
| || || || || |
| || || || || | ~ = sulfuric acid
|~||~~||~~||~~||~| +Distilledh2o
|~||~~||~~||~~||~| || = LEAD PLATES
|~||~~||~~||~~||~|

thats a battery. the lead plates are dipped into the acid and water, to make that chemical reaction.
when the battery is old, the lead plates get the same white stuff "build up" that is gets on ANY battery. but its inside, not noticable. this makes the battery slow to recharge, slow to work, and mostly, uncapable of holding a charge.
the patended chemical "probat" is used to clean the plates of the crystalized lead sulphate.
thus returning battery to "a Clean State"
that is usable again. no need to throw out that perfectly normal battery anymore.
now id say this is usful. and whats that? every battery comes with a warranty? hmm.. im convinced.

Instead of always buying a new car battery, be advised that there are reconditioned (renewed, revived, reconstituted) automobile batteries available. There seem to be two kinds: The ones that have new chemicals (sold by Pro Tec, Battery Doctor (Doctors?) China Depot; and, a chemical-additive method, offered on eBay, Item No. 7516608562.

Here's what Item No. 7516608562 states:

You are bidding on Instructions, Equipment, and a Business Guide on how to revive those expensive forklift, mobility (disability) scooter batteries, as well as automobile and other lead-acid batteries, without the use of additives or chemicals. With this information and equipment, the buyer should be able to engage in a profitable business selling/servicing/exchanging wheelchair, scooter, and even automobile batteries.

Unlike other battery revival (reconditioning) methods, my method doesn't require pouring chemicals or additives. Your operations will be neat, clean, and chemical-free.

The included Business Guide reveals how, for example, you can obtain your initial stock of scooter batteries for $0-$5 each. You can turn around, and resell these, after they are revived, for $20-$75 each, depending on the battery size, your location, and the your clientele. The included Business Guide will also explain how to expand your services in other, related, areas. Your cost, per wheelchair/scooter battery, will average $2 whereas your revenue, per battery, should average $35. Its a high margin. You will likely have no competition because few people are reviving electric wheelchair batteries at this time.

Working just a few days a month, you may be able to generate gross sales $3K-$15K a year, in mobility battery sales.

You will also be doing the planet a favor, by reviving "dead" batteries, that would otherwise be ground-up (so-called "recycled") in Third World countries, where pollution laws are lax. Read "The Myth of Automobile Battery Recycling", an investigative report, available on the Internet. There are over 100 million lead acid batteries that turn-over, annually. Needlessly.

If you happen to live in an island (say, in the Cook Islands) or a country (like Sri Lanka) where motorcycle/car/truck batteries are relatively expensive or hard-to-obtain, my battery revival gear should make you a very popular business person.

You will be able to revive a good percentage of "dead batteries" to their original, rated capacity, and even beyond; for example, the popular U1-size 34 ampere hour battery has been revived to over 40 ampere hour capacity, according to a battery testing device. Look at my photo. The tester shows a 12AH battery taken from a "dead" Currie bike, now showing 15.3AH, after revival. The act of reviving a "dead" battery will give you a feeling of pleasant satisfaction, because you are helping keep this planet greener, in a small way. Battery revival, done properly, is a small miracle, too.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Can I really revive "dead batteries"? Please take a look at my listings of revived "non-rechargeable" lithium and alkaline batteries? Every battery expert says you "cannot" revive primary (non-rechargeable) batteries. Yet, we are doing it, everyday, and have shipped out thousands worldwide. To my knowledge, no one else has ever sold revived primary batteries on eBay. I also sell revived NiMH batteries. Think about this: If we have figured out how to revive 'non-rechargeable' lithium batteries, why can't we figure out how to properly revive rechargeable lead-acid batteries?
Who is using revived disability scooter batteries? How, and where, was this process developed, and proven? British Columbia has been fertile ground for battery research. We have Ballard fuel cells, here, too. Do a Google Search for "free revived batteries vancouver", and also, a Google Search for "revived batteries electric vehicle vancouver", or similar searches. You'll see that battery revival is happening successfully in Vancouver. You will be able to expand this newly-discovered process to your area.

What other battery revival businesses have existed in the past? If you research the history of battery reconditioning businesses, you'll discover that most of them, even large-scale efforts, have failed. These failures were due mainly because their staff didn't know two essential steps in battery revival. The rest were just financially mediocre, because special, rather expensive, chemicals/additives, must be purchased, usually from the franchisor.

What about reviving solar home, electric forklift, bicycle, or electric car batteries? My process will work on those, too. Some forklift batteries, though, are too heavy to lift by hand.

What is the potential size of the market? Very large, and growing. For example, in British Columbia, Canada, there are 500,000 senior citizens, who will need an electric scooter/wheelchair at some time. Furthermore, you will be a 'bioneer' in a Sustainable Economy, a guardian of the Earth. The seniors' market is just one market. There is also a CarFreeCities and Divorce Your Car markets -- the electric vehicle market, in other words. And used car dealers, etc. etc.

i am extremely interested as a solar user in your battery recycling and also as a business venture being an previous business owner am looking for a new venture.

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FW: Thousands of dollars worth of free revived batteries were given out to disabled persons
at Libby Davis, MP, constituency office and other locations. Here are some news articles about it. If you have disabled family or friends, let them know about this one.

http://www.geocities.com/batteryrestoreprogram/ARTICLES.html

Please, I want to now more about your sistaem.
Please a live in Portugal and I want to now more about, if it´s possibel to have that system here.
The priece of the system?
and the oder produts to make work?
I´m very interested.

by

Please, I want to now more about your sistaem.
Please a live in Portugal and I want to now more about, if it´s possibel to have that system here.
The priece of the system?
and the oder produts to make work?
I´m very interested.

by

http://www.geocities.com/battery_rescue/battery_revival.html

This seems to be a site that explains (for kids?) how revived batteries came to be

I looked at item 7518904168 on ebay, which can be found at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7518904168

at $7,500- it seems like a lot.

With a knowledge of chemistry and a bit of research, might it be cheaper to research/buy/build a home grown system?

David.

We just started marketing an organic polymer from Japan here in the U.S.
By adding a few ml's to each cell I've seen "dead" batteries start working again. Since it's only been here since May 05 I can't say how long it will keep the battery going. However, Japan has had it tested over a 4 year period and they claim it doubles the life. I did take a dead forklift battery and it's now working a full shift at a warehouse in So. CA.
Thanks,
Mike

I have read the post here. I have been considering investing in a reconditioning business opp. Can someone that is not involved with a company promoting such an opp. give me honest advice about the likley hood of this being a good business to get into, and have longevity? The cost is $8,720.00 to get into this. Should I prosue this or find another niche?

I just looked in the yellow pages (Northern VA) and have found no one offering this service. If it really was a great service wouldn't there be someone out there?