Restoring an old motorcycle battery; Fast, Cheap and Easy.

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  • @davidt3390
    @davidt3390 Рік тому +4

    Worked for me, too.
    Thanks, man!

  • @joeoden5518
    @joeoden5518 8 місяців тому +6

    sometimes I have $50 and sometimes I don’t. I’m going to give this a try.

    • @KnobleMoto
      @KnobleMoto  8 місяців тому

      Awesome. Good luck.

    • @Kevin-j9c1l
      @Kevin-j9c1l Місяць тому +1

      ​@@KnobleMotoI have a ytx7a battery it's not old but can't stay charged I bought acid and emptied the old stuff out of it. I'm adding the acid and charging it. Do I add distilled water or fill it with all the acid?

    • @KnobleMoto
      @KnobleMoto  Місяць тому

      @ if you have the acid, fill it with that. But you may want to try the epsom salt first, then drain it. You have to take the corrosion off the plates for the electrons to move (or however batteries work).

  • @brookedacre9300
    @brookedacre9300 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks that was very cool, I have a dead battery in my snowmobile, so I think I will give this a try.

  • @tomasvazquez8335
    @tomasvazquez8335 Рік тому +1

    Excellent video, thank you for sharing...

  • @GamingWorld-pk7yq
    @GamingWorld-pk7yq 5 місяців тому +1

    Epsom salt will damage the plates, coating them in leftover mineral after the lead sulfate reaction. You'll also have more electrolyte, which does increase capacity, but also abnormally sulfates the plates on discharge and will shorten the lifespan (same if you add to much sulfuric acid)

    • @KnobleMoto
      @KnobleMoto  5 місяців тому +1

      This video is for bringing back a battery that’s already worn out.

  • @duck42069
    @duck42069 Рік тому +5

    Yeah, epson salt and distilled water, make sure you take the old acid out, and try your best to clean the plates inside your battery, just hose it out.

  • @petermotzfeldt4083
    @petermotzfeldt4083 3 роки тому +8

    Next time mix it With water👍🏼

  • @superflanker972
    @superflanker972 7 місяців тому +1

    Will it work if i use regular salt?

    • @KnobleMoto
      @KnobleMoto  7 місяців тому +1

      I have no idea. If you try it, please report your findings.

    • @superflanker972
      @superflanker972 7 місяців тому

      @@KnobleMoto i've tried it on a completely dead motorcycle battery using regular salt mix with warm water and it works.😃

  • @andreasxenis2991
    @andreasxenis2991 2 роки тому +2

    It's fix the battery or it's fake I like to know if working

    • @KnobleMoto
      @KnobleMoto  2 роки тому +2

      It worked for a little while. The next spring it was dead again, so I bought another battery. In hindsight, I should have tried again.

    • @KnobleMoto
      @KnobleMoto  2 роки тому

      @@kennithmorella2693 your’re welcome. I am sad I didn’t keep maintaining and testing the battery. How long could have I kept it alive for?

  • @artguess9893
    @artguess9893 2 роки тому +1

    Great vid I'm gonna try it!

    • @KnobleMoto
      @KnobleMoto  2 роки тому

      Glad you enjoyed it. Good luck.

  • @davidscott1340
    @davidscott1340 2 роки тому +2

    If I try this I think I will crush the salt to make it finer.

  • @Ryan-mf3fe
    @Ryan-mf3fe 3 роки тому +1

    Lol the screwdriver w fast forward 🤣

  • @babbeltyzan3593
    @babbeltyzan3593 2 роки тому +2

    so u mixed it with the acid, you keep the acid in it and you add th salt?

    • @KnobleMoto
      @KnobleMoto  2 роки тому +2

      Yes I did. I had not read that there was a problem with that. The battery worked for another season.

    • @dwayneconaway1733
      @dwayneconaway1733 8 місяців тому

      @@KnobleMoto What about now, or only one season?

    • @KnobleMoto
      @KnobleMoto  8 місяців тому +1

      @@dwayneconaway1733 I sold the bike in the spring after the video. It slow cranked a little so I put a new battery in it. Maybe it just needed more salt. If i knew this video was going to be so popular, i would have kept it around 😂

  • @Bigsky1991
    @Bigsky1991 2 роки тому +3

    I've seen the Epsom salt diluted in hot water technique...NOT the raw salt method. I'd rethink that ...

    • @KnobleMoto
      @KnobleMoto  2 роки тому +1

      Yeah the diluted first method seems to be better.

  • @rachmatmaulana8310
    @rachmatmaulana8310 2 роки тому +2

    Try use paracetamol, just one tablet for 1 battery mix with new liquid battery, but this not instant strong again, need 2 or 3 day for battery back normal again

    • @KnobleMoto
      @KnobleMoto  2 роки тому

      I have never heard of paracetamol. I will look into it. Thanks!

    • @The_Lord_has_it
      @The_Lord_has_it 2 роки тому +1

      @@KnobleMoto paracetamol: also known as acetaminophen .

    • @KnobleMoto
      @KnobleMoto  2 роки тому

      @@The_Lord_has_it fascinating.

    • @johnrhodes3350
      @johnrhodes3350 Рік тому

      Don't you mean Asprin acetylsalicylic acid

  • @Coladudetje
    @Coladudetje Рік тому +2

    I bought LTO 18650 batteries and its a whole day work to replace the motorcycle converter? that has more fail safes and support lithium as well. LTO doesnt catch fire and might last 60 years! and -40°c no problem so cold starts never will be a problem i let it at shelf 6 months still fully charged. 150 eu for the batteries and 120 euro for the converter. But dont get regular 18650 lithium ion cells those will catch fire and crack after 7-10 years like those in electrical vehicles... Thats the scam on elecric car batteries you gotta replace them arround 10-12 year or later.

  • @snoozepop
    @snoozepop Рік тому +1

    What did the voltage drop down to When you were cranking it over? That's important. You took the camera off the Volt meter.

    • @KnobleMoto
      @KnobleMoto  Рік тому

      I don’t remember now. Sorry.

  • @the_jankyard
    @the_jankyard 2 роки тому +1

    I used aspirin on my 87cbr600 didn't work I'ma try this

    • @KnobleMoto
      @KnobleMoto  2 роки тому

      I have never heard of this. How many aspirin was it supposed to take?

  • @FLINTSTONES45
    @FLINTSTONES45 Рік тому +1

    Use distilled water

    • @KnobleMoto
      @KnobleMoto  Рік тому

      I don’t think that will take the corrosion off the lead plates.

  • @lyndaleetqpv
    @lyndaleetqpv 2 роки тому +1

    ur supposed to mix salt with water first

    • @KnobleMoto
      @KnobleMoto  2 роки тому

      I learned that afterwards lol. It would be easier.

    • @JohnDoe-cx7vq
      @JohnDoe-cx7vq 2 роки тому +1

      @@KnobleMoto is there a ratio of water mixed with Epsom salt? Or should I use distilled water in epson salt mix and what ratio should I use?

    • @KnobleMoto
      @KnobleMoto  2 роки тому

      @@JohnDoe-cx7vq I think I did a teaspoon per cell. The battery was out of a kz400, so it was not a big capacity battery.

  • @gerhardglanz917
    @gerhardglanz917 Рік тому +1

    Why make a video that lots of people see, when you don’t know WTF you’re doing?
    You say you are wearing PPE in case you inadvertently built a bomb. Surely the cost of the PPE could’ve gone towards the cost of a new battery.

  • @ampfence
    @ampfence 2 роки тому +2

    Sounds like a rattlesnake lol

  • @GrimYak
    @GrimYak Рік тому

    A battery is what? 50 bucks? and you use it for at least 2-3 years? soooooooooooo....

    • @KnobleMoto
      @KnobleMoto  Рік тому

      Some people’s cheapness has no bottom.