This is just one more way to save money by reducing your energy expenses, in this case by reconditioning your old batteries, whether they are part of your solar panel system, your car batteries, or elsewhere. You could even restore batteries and sell them for a profit. Just do a search on eBay to see what I mean.
New batteries are not cheap, especially the kind used in a solar panel system. Why throw out old “dead” batteries when you can make them work 100% again for a small fraction of the cost of new ones. As a benefit you will be helping the environment by keeping all those old batteries out of our landfills.
Reconditioning old batteries keeps 50% of the battery from going to the landfill. So save some money and help the environment at the same time.
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How Hard Is It?
Most people assume that it’s hard to recondition a battery, mostly because it’s a new idea, and people don’t know how a battery works, and they associate them with electricity which can be dangerous. Well this couldn’t be further from the truth. The process of reconditioning a battery is very easy. The type of battery doesn’t matter either. Most batteries, and I mean almost all types, can be reconditioned.
How Much Money Can You Save?
Batteries are Expensive. That is why you’re reading this. A solar panel system can use a Lot of batteries. Depending on what type of battery and how many you’re reconditioning, you can save hundreds or even thousands of dollars. I can tell you from personal experience that over the 25 or more years a solar panel system can last you can save thousands of dollars.
If you decide to recondition batteries for others you can even turn a substantial profit. Most people charge more than $40 per battery.
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- How to prevent the NiCad batteries from developing the nasty “memory effect” (this cripples your battery’s storage capacity.. but a simple technique will make it as good as new in no time)
- How to care for the 3 major types of rechargeable batteries (Warning: they are NOT the same – and doing the wrong procedure can irreversibly damage your battery)
- Your voltage and resistance readings “cheat sheet”: how to tell on the spot whether a battery is worth reconditioning (sometimes it’s not and this will save you precious time)
- How to save thousands of dollars when shopping for a professional battery tester (the one they recommend costs a fraction of the usual investment and works just as well)
- The life extending secret that works wonders on Li-Ion rechargeables… but can severely damage your NiCad batteries (do NOT let conventional wisdom ruin your batteries!)
What Types Of Batteries Can You Recondition?
There are some important points you need to know before you start reconditioning batteries. You also need to know which types of batteries can be reconditioned.
- Lead acid (car battery)
- Li-Ion (Laptop battery)
- Ni-Cd (Rechargeable battery)
- Ni-MH (Long life battery)
