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Sulfate Bonding Is Silently Robbing Your Productivity Flooded lead acid battery technology has remained relatively unchanged since its invention in 1859. Despite the accelerated evolution of new battery technologies, the lead acid battery remains the best option for motive power and the material handling industry. Unlike most machinery in your operations a battery has no moving parts that can be easily isolated for repair when problems occur. It is often difficult to determine the cause and even if you understand the fundamentals, the cells are immersed in sulfuric acid and virtually inaccessible.   This has led to an sense of detachment where batteies are considered a "necessary evil" and battery manufacturers enjoy the benefits of a guarantee that is difficult to quantify. Over 40 years of turning batteries upside down and inside out has shown us.... The primary cause for decreased capacity and failure of lead acid batteries is the accumulation of sulfate bonds on the lead.    During the normal discharging and charging of a battery, sulfuric acid is absorbed and excreted from the lead plates. The formation of sulfates, as ions are exchanged and current is created, is a natural part of the electro-chemical process.   Over the lifespan of a battery sulfates become increasingly less and less able to return to the electrolyte. They begin to crystallize and bond with the lead. Until now this unwanted by-product has been considered unavoidable and irreversible.   Sulfation inhibits the flow of current between the plates and electrolyte restricting a batteries ability to accept and deliver constant amperage. A higher rate of return amperage  is therefore required to penetrate the resistance and charge a battery. As sulfates crystallize on the lead the sulfuric acid concentration in the electrolyte will in turn diminish. Specific gravity will drop along with voltage and the cell begins a downward spiral of decreased capacity and increased heat.   It is easy to see how the problem of sulfation directly affects a units lifespan.       ·        Sulfation = Resistance ·       Resistance = Heat ·       Heat = Expansion, Evaporation &  Softening of the lead As the lead plates are subjected to increasing temperatures they will soften, deteriorate, and fall to the bottom of the cell as sediment. This will inevitably lead to decreased runtime capacity, shorting of the cell and premature battery failure. The graph below shows the drop in impedance we would expect to see in a four year old moderately well-maintained industrial battery. The blue bar represents the battery's condition prior to treatment. A single ounce of Varix ™  was then added to each cell. The decrease in impedance is clearly visible over three subsequent cycles. You will realize 90% of increases within three complete cycles. The remaing 10% will be seen over a period of two to four weeks.   Cost Savings can be measured by this battery's ability to: Yield higher capacity and productivity with less labor Charge faster and cooler while requiring less electricity Remain in service well beyond normal expectations Varix ™ eliminates the crystallization of sulfates in the lead and allows the molecule to remain suspended in the electrolyte. This automatically maintains higher specific gravity levels and improves a cells capacity to hold and deliver a charge. By reducing the internal resistance within the cell it will operate at much cooler temperatures. By decreasing temperatures Varix ™ will automatically reduce plate deterioration and increase overall lifespan.

Cell insulators in good condition       Cell insulators exhibiting  expansion due to overheating          Lead plate sediment compacted at the bottom of the cell envelope         Close up view of sulfation           Cell treated with Varix ™