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Can maintenance-free or dry batteries be revived?

April 26, 2017batteries dry maintenance-free revived

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Can maintenance-free or dry batteries be revived?

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Yes. Over the years, calcium has been added to lead plates to improve grid strength and conductivity, and reduce gassing and its self-discharge rate. With this, the low-maintenance or maintenance-free battery was introduced. However, the alloy plate is still consists of more than 99% lead. Whether the battery is calcium-calcium, calcium-silver, lead-calcium, or lead-antimony, it is still essentially a lead acid battery.