I have seen some info about using Epsom Salt to revive a dead battery. Supposidly all you have to do is add some epsom salt to warm water and add to the battery. This will help remove the sulfates from the plates and allow tha battery to accept a charge. Has anyone tried this? How much water and Epsom Salt to add to the battey? Did it work? My lawn mower battery is dead and I thought I might try to revive it before I try it on a Buick. Dave
I have never heard of this one about the salt but a friend of mine is experimenting with reversing the polarity of battery to see if they will last longer.This can be done by simply completely draining the battery and recharging it with the battery charger hooked up backwards.After charging pos becomes neg and vise versa.I think hes nuts but he is determined to try it in alternate stages and see if it lasts twice as long.He has a theory of why he thinks it would work but I do not understand it.......
We tried EDTA and Epsom Salts in college and got a little more life out of what would have been a dead player. Not worth the hassle if you ask me. Here's some info from Wikipedia: Devon
