The Ford Barn

nkaminar · 02-11-2024, 07:39 AM

As I write this my Model A is hooked to a battery maintainer. I have not driven the car in a while for various reasons. A battery maintainer will save your battery. Get one that is designed to desulfate the battery. This type of battery maintainer sends high frequency pulses that convert the crystalline form of lead sulfate back to the amorphous state so that it can be used by the battery. A battery that sits for a while will self discharge and a partially discharged battery will form the lead sulfate crystals. The lead sulfate crystals degrade the battery.

Batteries can be killed in a number of ways. Leaving them partially or fully discharged is one way. Over charging is another. Letting them go dry is another.

02-11-2024, 07:39 AM	#7
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,855	Re: Slow starter As I write this my Model A is hooked to a battery maintainer. I have not driven the car in a while for various reasons. A battery maintainer will save your battery. Get one that is designed to desulfate the battery. This type of battery maintainer sends high frequency pulses that convert the crystalline form of lead sulfate back to the amorphous state so that it can be used by the battery. A battery that sits for a while will self discharge and a partially discharged battery will form the lead sulfate crystals. The lead sulfate crystals degrade the battery. Batteries can be killed in a number of ways. Leaving them partially or fully discharged is one way. Over charging is another. Letting them go dry is another. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.