What are the steps to do battery reconditioning? Every truck is equipped with an automotive battery. Whether your truck is electric, hybrid or internal combustion, it does not matter and it will still have a battery. Many take this valuable part for granted until it becomes less productive. It feels terrible when you start your truck, but nothing happens. You can prevent it by doing battery reconditioning. 

What is Battery Reconditioning?

A battery’s primary function in your truck is to supply the energy needed to start the engine. Also, it powers up other electronics. The alternator charges your battery as you drive. But it regularly discharges as the sulfate crystals build up on the plates of your battery. Your battery will require more time as the crystals keep accumulating. 

Reconditioning refurbishes your battery by removing the accumulated sulfates. It also replenishes the electrolyte solution in the battery, enabling it to recharge faster and function as a new one. Replacing a truck battery is damn expensive, and reconditioning it is the best deal. Here are 5 easy ways to recondition the battery of your truck.

Test the Battery

Before you start a battery reconditioning, you have to test your battery. Doing this will help you know whether your battery will respond to the reconditioning process or if it is time to get a new battery.

Your battery should read 12 volts and above. If the reading varies from 10 to 12 volts, you must recondition it. You can as well try battery reconditioning if it reads below 10 volts, but here it is better if you replace it.

Prepare an Electrolyte Solution

When conditioning your battery, you will replace the electrolyte inside it. It is necessary first to prepare the solution. Heat half a quart of distilled water to 150 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Dissolve about 7 to 8 ounces of Epsom salts in this hot distilled water and put the solution aside.

Remove the Battery Cell Caps

Before doing this, wear protective gear such as gloves and goggles to protect yourself from burns.

If your battery is a sealed type, you have to locate the shadow plugs that cover the openings of your battery’s cells and carefully drill through them.

Replace Your Battery Solution

You have first to drain the existing fluid from your battery. You have a container in which you will drain the solution. Ensure you properly dispose of the drained solution. After draining all the solution from your battery, prepare to fill the solution with Epsom salt and water, which you had prepared. You can use a plastic funnel to fill each cell with this solution effectively.

Charge Your Battery

After filling each cell, install all the battery caps and insert the plastic plugs into the drill holes you made previously. Shake your battery for the solution to be evenly distributed within the battery.

Use a slow charger to charge your battery. Let it charge for 24 hours then you can test and install it in your truck.

Conclusion

Doing battery reconditioning gives a battery a new lease of life, and it will operate like it used to when it was new. This procedure is inexpensive and will save you from spending a lot of cash to buy a brand-new battery. To perfectly perform this procedure, follow the steps highlighted in this guide.