Battery Restoration - Tips

The car — an iron horse, a faithful friend, a precious companion, "Zheka", "Semyerochka" and many other names. Drivers come up with all sorts of names for their personal and constant favorite. However, when the car for some reason won't move, you may hear from owners various profanities that no one had ever heard before.

So, the most common reason your vehicle fails to respond to the turn of the ignition key and get going like a true companion and helpful assistant in all matters is a discharged or faulty battery. Solving a faulty battery problem is not difficult — a car battery charger. Indeed, finding a charger for a battery, given the full range of chargers currently available, is easy, of course if there is an electrical outlet nearby. And if there happens to be no outlet, the charger stored in your trunk will be of no help. Just as an electric fishing rod with a discharged battery won't work and won't catch fish once it's dead, your car won't run until it receives a minimum charge of energy to operate.

In this situation you can try to push the car and start it while it rolls down a hill. But this will only help if the battery is not too deeply discharged. Cars that are unused for long periods and not always kept in a warm garage can benefit from a portable car battery charger. You can read more about such a device in hardware reviews on sites that cover everything about hardware, where the principle of the electric fishing rod is described, and the markings of Russian capacitors are also indicated.

If, as you find out, the battery cannot be charged, don't rush to buy another one. Try a battery restoration service. Naturally, battery restoration only offers a chance of subsequent use of this unit. The success rate of battery refurbishment depends on the number of cycles the device has gone through, the age of the unit, the type of electrochemical system, and the maintenance method.

NiCd batteries restore well — 60–70%.

Batteries such as NiMH are restored much worse — up to 40%.

SLA batteries are almost not restorable — only about fifteen percent. However, batteries of this type are suitable for long-term storage at a low charge. No restoration technologies have been devised for Li-ion batteries. The most effective way to extend the service life of such units is to follow the lithium battery charging instructions precisely.