EZ Battery Reconditioning

Car battery, usually lead acid, is 12-volt with six 2 volt cells connected in series and Marine batteries, usually deep cycle are expensive items to replace. The desulphator featured in a lot of articles using a 555 timer and some assorted capacitors and a MOSFET works well on car batteries, BUT be warned that it is advisable to do this in a Faraday cage as the interference can mess up short wave radio and PLT boxes.
Plus, they’re affordable—you’ll recoup the up-front cost after just a few uses—and better for the environment Lots of electronic devices can be powered by rechargeable AA and AAA batteries— instant cameras , flashlights , wireless mice , LED lanterns , vibrators , electric pepper mills , and more—and investing in a good charger will help ensure that the requisite batteries are charged up and ready to go when you need them.



Knobby Ions hi all i bought a AGM battery for my kawasaki vn 1500, great more ca,s no probs with it until i went overseas to work and made the mistake of leaving the ignition switch turned to park!, THIS in turn left the rear lamp illuminated, returned back home 6 weeks later ZILCH,visited my local bike guru in redcar he put slow charges, then fast charges into it over a period of two days, its gone from an initial reading of 0.3 v to a steady 12.9, hope this helps the guy with the boat.
The multi-phase charging process ensures that each battery gets the power it needs in a manner that is best for the health of the battery ensuring that all of the energy is properly absorbed by the battery whether it’s a Conventional, AGM, Gel Cell, Marine or Deep Cycle battery.
Overcharging batteries can also reduce their capacity, so you shouldn’t store them on the charger while it’s plugged in. Even though our recommended chargers are designed to prevent overcharging (they detect charge battery refurbishing method for cars states through Negative Delta V detection and pulse charging) and they cut off current when batteries are full, small leaks and trickle charges over long periods of time may still cause cumulative damage.

Each manufacturer has its own recommendations, for example one manufacturer recommends that the charger deliver a constant current equal to 10% to 15% of the battery amp-hour capacity and that the charge current be applied to the battery for a period of 5 to 10 hours.
The Panasonic BQ-CC55 is dead simple to use: You pop in the batteries—any brand of AA or AAA rechargeable batteries will do—and flip open the AC plug, stick the charger in your wall outlet, and wait for the status lights to indicate that each battery is fully charged.

The refrigerator is the major user of battery power, because it is a compressor fridge which uses the equivalent of 12 volts 8amps (i.e.96 watts) while it is running, and it runs for approximately 8 to 12 hours in each 24 hour period depending on how hot the weather is. The auxiliary batteries are charged by two solar panels of 80 watts each, and receive additional charging from the vehicle alternator when the engine is running.