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Forklift Batteries (Reviving Dead Batteries

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hermes_c
NCR, Philippines

Hi, is it possible to revive dead batteries? Do you know any suppliers of good batteries from China?

Posted 17 Sep 2009 11:51 AM

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danny_k
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Good batteries and China do not go together!! And no there is no way of reviving dead batteries, there are plenty of companies that claim they can do it but once a cell is sludged up with sulphate it does not matter what ''magic pills or soulution'' or what you hook it up to.

Posted 17 Sep 2009 06:15 PM

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johnr_j
Georgia, United States

danny k is Spot on, on both accounts.

Dead is dead. If you want to buy cheap, remember you only get what your pay for, ask all those Yugo owners.

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rick_c
Texas, United States

how would one question a "yugo" owner? surely they would exersise their right to remain silent. answers to questions like: a wife asking "does this make me look fat" or were you at "woodstock" should summarily be dismissed as false.

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Posted 18 Sep 2009 08:30 AM

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Normandy
Co. Cork, Ireland

A Damaged Battery cannot be revived but those that are sulphated certainly can. I would be skeptical of additives but I have seen incredible results with the Swedish "Macbat" Machine, Ok I am biased as we have one ourselves but they work.

The Battery manufacturers would love you to believe otherwise but then how unbiased are they.

Imagine if Engine Manufacturers could convince everyone that engines cannot have Service or Oil Changes and you just throw them away when they stop !!!! How lovely that would be for them ----- now in a way the battery folk have gotten away with something similar.

Never throw away a sulphated battery without putting it on a Macbat Machine or something similar.

Posted 19 Sep 2009 00:09 AM

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danny_k
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

How much is a macbat machine?

Posted 19 Sep 2009 00:25 AM

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Normandy
Co. Cork, Ireland

Danny

Used to be very expensive but still worth every penny. They were handled by Barlow World one time !!!!!!!!!! that explains that.

Now I think that you can buy them direct in the UK I believe that the price is now about 15K Sterling but don't hold me to that.

Look them up on the Internet --- Honestly for sulphation they work. More importantly you get exact information on the battery condition so you don't have to take a chance, or if you do at least it is a calculated one.

If you have any trouble getting info I will find a contact in Sweden for you

I am away for the next 10 days but if you want to contact me on ndamery at trident dot ie I will help you on my return.

Rgds

Posted 19 Sep 2009 00:59 AM

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hermes_c
NCR, Philippines

Ever heard of Duo-Regen? I saw their advertisement in a magazine and they can extend the ilfe span of forklift batteries. Is this possible?

Posted 1 Oct 2009 06:35 PM

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Normandy
Co. Cork, Ireland

Duo Regen I believe is something similar but it relies on chemicals which worries me a bit.

I have experience of MacBat and can say with honesty that it works,

They are from Sweden , Contact them and you won't go far wrong.

Posted 2 Oct 2009 10:22 PM

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