That sulfate only forms on one set of plates, i.e. the positive plates. The truth is it forms on both the positive and negative plates. Any de-sulfator (a device that dissolves lead sulfate from the battery plates) to be effective must function during a charge cycle and also a discharge cycle. It has to do with the direction of flow.
To fully recondition the battery it has to condition with an inflow (charge) while pulsing and with an outflow (discharge) while pulsing. The Vector Battery Charger with the reconditioner feature, as well as other reconditioners, only conditions in one direction of flow.
The Battery Life Saver electronic device actually uses the battery's own power to generate the reconditioning pulses. In this way it discharges during pulsing. To charge during pulsing it has to be connected to a charger. Thus it should be used with a charger charging for 6 to 12 hours and then without the charger, discharging it for 6 to 12 hours with just the Battery Life Saver™ electronic device connected. See The BatterySolver Package.
This technology, we call it square wave, is also more effective and delivers more power in the pulse. This means it is faster and more thorough than other methods.
The Vector Smart charger senses the battery voltage before it starts to charge or recondition. If the battery is very discharged and the voltage is below five volts, the Vector Smart charger will not start the cycle. It will give you instead an F02 error code which tells you to get a new battery.
It does this because the pulse technology it uses for reconditioning will not rejuvenate a battery in that bad of a condition. On the other hand The Battery Life Saver electronic device will rejuvenate one that has dropped to as low as four volts. You will need an old fashioned dumb (conventional) charger to use with it, as opposed to a "smart" charger. Use the conventional charger to bring the voltage up above five volts then switch to the Vector Smart charger. Using the Vector charger once the voltage is over five volts will cut the recovery time in half compared to using the conventional charger alone.
Use a BLS-12/24-B Battery Life Saver to recover batteries that have become useless due to lead sulfate buildup as described above.
If you are storing batteries seasonally, we have developed the BatterySolver Package. This package consists of 1) The Battery Life Saver electronic device BLS-12-A or BLS-12/24-B, 2) A Vector 1.5 amp onboard float charger and 3) a timer to cycle the charger on and off ever 12 hours. The charger and BLS can be mounted on a vehicle or not as needed.
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