Battery Medic

Instructions

-- Wear Safety Glasses --

Lead acid batteries contain sulfuric acid which can burn skin and eyes, use caution when working with lead acid batteries. If you get acid on your skin, wash it off at once! If you get it in your eyes, flush eyes with water immediately and seek medical attention. Lead acid batteries also create explosive gas. Charge batteries with caps completely removed, not just dislodged, in a well ventilated area.

Battery Medic was created for use on any flooded lead acid battery.  The average battery can be reconditioned 3-5 times. Battery Medic will not work on AGM batteries or gel cell batteries. 

This procedure can be done on any lead acid battery. The success rate is about 95%. Some batteries have internal plates that are so badly decayed that Battery Medic will not work. The average battery can be reconditioned 3-5 times.   

1. Remove the caps from the top of the battery and remove some of the electrolyte down to the top of the plates in the battery. (For batteries without caps use the Maintenance free procedure below) This can be accomplished using a turkey baster with a hose attached to the end of it. The auto parts store also sells a tool to remove fluid from the battery. Set aside the electrolyte that you remove from the battery in a separate container.

2. Adding Battery Medic: 
   • 6 volt batteries: add 2 oz. to each cell.
   • 8 volt batteries: add 1.5 oz. to each cell.
   • 12 volt batteries add 1.0 oz. each cell.
   • Each cap is a cell

If the level of the electrolyte is not above the plates in the battery after adding the solution, top each cell off with the electrolyte that you removed in step one.  If more fluid is required, use the distilled water.

3. Agitate the battery to mix the solution with the fluid in the battery by GENTLY rocking the battery back and forth.  If the batteries are still in the vehicle, drive it around the block to allow the solution to mix in the battery.  It will be helpful to drive the cart on rough terrain to agitate the batteries.  

4. Charge the battery with cart charger or at a low amperage trickle for 24 hours.

5. Battery is now ready for use.

Maintenance free batteries (batteries without removable caps).

On the top of the battery find the round dimples/shadow marks. There should be one for each cell (normally six). Drill these dimples out with a 1/2" drill bit. Once drilled and you have access to the cells, continue to follow the instructions in step one. Once you have added the solution you can plug these holes with plastic push in hole caps which can be purchased at any hardware or automotive parts store.

-- Your Batteries Perfomance Will Improve Over 4 - 5 Charge Cycles --