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Minnesota Battery Doctors does not simply recharge or rebuild batteries. Minnesota Battery Doctors do not even have to take apart the battery for it to be reconditioned. Batteries run out of energy primarily because of sulphation buildup on the battery plates, but Battery Doctors has a way to rid the plates of this buildup. A small amount of a chemical called ProBat™, only available through Battery Doctors, is poured into the batteries. ProBat is an environmentally safe, non-acidic, non-hazardous product. The battery is then charged, prepped, and ready to work again. Each battery that is saved is one less, lead-acid battery polluting our environment.
Battery waste is one of the most destructive hazards to our environment. Battery Doctors has developed environmentally safe products to put into batteries making them functional again. The longer batteries last, fewer new batteries are manufactured and fewer end up in our landfills.
Battery Maintenance is an important issue. The battery should be cleaned using a baking soda and water solution; a couple of table spoons to a pint of water. Cable connections need to be cleaned and tightened as battery problems are often caused by dirty and loose connections. A serviceable battery needs to have the fluid level checked. Use only mineral free water, Distilled is best as all impurities have been removed, and there is nothing left that could contaminate your cells. Don't overfill battery cells especially in warmer weather because the natural fluid expansion in hot weather can push excess electrolytes from the battery. To prevent corrosion of cables on top post batteries use a small bead of silicon sealer at the base of the post and place a felt battery washer over it. Coat the washer with high temperature grease or petroleum jelly (Vaseline), then place cable on the post and tighten. Coat the exposed cable end with the grease. Most folks don't know that just the gases from the battery condensing on metal parts cause most corrosion.
Battery life and performance - Average battery life has become shorter as energy requirements have increased. Two phrases I hear most often are "my battery won't take a charge, and my battery won't hold a charge". Only 30% of batteries sold today reach the 48-month mark. In fact 80% of all battery failure is related to sulfation build-up. This build up occurs when the sulfur molecules in the electrolyte (battery acid) become so deeply discharged that they begin to coat the battery's lead plates. Before long the plates become so coated that the battery dies. The causes of sulfation are numerous. Let me list some for you. * Batteries sit too long between charges. As little as 24 hours in hot weather and several days in cooler weather. * Battery is stored without some type of energy input. * "Deep cycling" an engine starting battery. Remember these batteries can't stand deep discharge. * Undercharging of a battery to only 90% of capacity will allow sulfation of the battery using the 10% of battery chemistry not reactivated by the incompleted charging cycle. * Heat of 100 plus F., increases internal discharge. As temperatures increase so does internal discharge. A new fully charged battery left sitting 24 hours a day at 110 degrees F for 30 days would most likely not start an engine. * Low electrolyte level - battery plates exposed to air will immediately sulfate. * Incorrect charging levels and settings. Most cheap battery chargers can do more harm than good. See the section on battery charging. * Cold weather is also hard on the battery. The chemistry does not make the same amount of energy as a warm battery. A deeply discharged battery can freeze solid in sub zero weather. * Parasitic drain is a load put on a battery with the key off...Here at http://www.toprungenterprises.com/mn.batterydoctors..we can clean the corrosion of the plates and extend the life of your battery. Botco Laboratories in New Haven, CT reported on tests performed with ProBat- “Cells showed a softer and finer texture of lead peroxide, resulted in a higher specific gravity reading, operated cooler than the untreated cells, indicated a more effective, charging efficiency, were in better condition mechanically than untreated cells, and when on charge had a distinctly different appearance from untreated cells on charge.”
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