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Concept of the Battery Clinic |
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Battery Clinics are centers
where batteries that had failed due to shelf sulfation or in-car sulfation
are treated. Here, batteries are studied, monitored and treated to ensure
the maximization of the batteries' lifespan. Besides treatment of these
batteries, the Battery Clinic also provides consultancy services to those
who need solutions such as prevention of shelf sulfation, maintenance of
lead acid batteries, charging advice and real-time monitoring of batteries
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Just like any clinic, the
Battery Clinic offers:
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Diagnosis of Problem |
Corrective Treatment |
Preventive Maintenance |
Aim of the Battery Clinic
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End users will never have
to face battery failures at the most inappropriate of times |
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Safety
should never be compromised. Knowing when the battery is going to fail
will ensure that the end user will never be put in a situation where the
car is parked in a dark alley in the middle of the night and refuses to
start. Appointments will never be missed due to a flat battery. |
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Batteries will never be
disposed before the end of their service life |
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At the
moment, we change our batteries at a regular interval, to avoid being
caught with a dead battery under the hood. Months and sometimes years
of the batteries' service life is literally thrown away. Not only do
end users suffer from financial loss, the environment suffers from
excessive dumping as well. |
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We possess the technology and
expertise to revive batteries that had failed due to sulfation. Statistics by Battery Council International show that
84% premature battery failure
is caused by sulfation.
Worryingly, this means that most batteries are discarded before the end
of their designed lifespan. We risk putting the environment at great
risk with this high frequency of battery junking |
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Battery Clinic NZ |
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Revival of Dead Batteries
Unbelievable as it sounds, we
have been reviving batteries that failed due to lead sulfate crystallization for more than a year now. As
long as there is still active material in the battery and the plates aren't
shorted, any
battery that fails due to lead sulfate crystallization has a chance of being
revived and reused. This is not only
limited to car batteries, but to ALL lead acid batteries! There are already
battery clinics in New Zealand now that revive and recondition batteries,
which are later sold back to customers at about 1/3 the retail value of a
new battery. These batteries are given 6 month replacement warranties!
The graph below shows the
revival process of a 45 Ah Ca-Ca battery that had failed 2 years ago due
to shelf sulfation. Note how the impedance and CCA (Cold Cranking Amperes)
are inversely related. The CCA of the battery, initially at 112 increased gradually up to 321. The battery was
originally rated at 360 CCA, and it takes about 180 CCA to crank a car.
In this particular example,
the battery was revived in approximately 6 hours or so. Do note that not
all batteries can be revived in such short periods of time. The speed of
revival depends on the degree of sulfation the battery suffers from.
Revival can take up to weeks if a battery is badly sulfated as more time
is needed to break the lead sulfate crystals.
As Good As Almost New
We have meters and equipment to
indicate how well a reconditioned or revived battery works. A score of tests
are performed on that battery, including discharging and charging to see how
well the battery holds its charge. Measurements such as cold cranking amps
and internal impedance are also taken to ensure the battery's health.
I Use Maintenance-Free Calcium Batteries In My Vehicle
Over the years, calcium has been
added to lead plates to improve grid strength and conductivity, and reduce gassing and its self-discharge rate. With
this, the low-maintenance or maintenance-free battery was introduced. However, the alloy plate
is still consists of more than 99% lead. Whether the battery is
calcium-calcium, calcium-silver, lead-calcium, or lead-antimony, it is still essentially a
lead acid battery.
Propriety Technology Put To
Good Use
The same technology we use to
revive and recondition batteries are used in the
Sulfarid
Desulfator. Prevention is always better than cure! If we can bring dead
batteries back to life, we can confidently ensure that your battery NEVER
fails prematurely due to lead sulfate crystallization. In fact, we are so
confident that should your battery fail because of sulfation,
we will give you a FULL REFUND on the product! |
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