How Do You Recondition An Automotive Lead/Acid Battery?
As your battery age, it may need to get reconditioned. Reconditioning restores a battery like if its new. So let’s get started, just follow the steps below to begin. Items needed to recondition a battery include safety glasses, plastic funnel, battery hydrometer, battery post cleaner, a screwdriver, a volt meter, battery load tester, and battery reconditioning chemicals. First, let’s clean the battery posts. Use the battery post cleaner to clean out both posts on each side. Check the voltage of the battery. Use your volt meter and connect the leads to the posts. Your battery should read at least 12 volts. If not at least 12 volts, you may want to check the cells in your battery. To test your cells, use a screwdriver to pry open the battery caps. Once the caps come off, use leads and hook them up to your volt meter. Do not use the leads on your volt meter because they can get ruin as acid is stored in the battery cells. Make some leads out of wire and hook it up to the leads on your vol
