Reconditioned batteries are a viable option for building homemade electric cars, that many may not be aware of. Electric car batteries are a major expense in doing EV conversions because you need quite a few if you want to get a good mileage range
When people look at the price of new deep cycle batteries many get discouraged. But there is an option available that can pretty much eliminate the expense of electric car batteries entirely.
The battery manufactures wont tell you this, but it's possible to recondition batteries that are dead or dying and restore these batteries to near new condition. Most batteries fail because of a process called sulfation. But this process is reversible.
To desulfate a battery you need a special kind of battery charger called a battery desufator. This can easily be built at home and this process works for any lead acid battery, but for building homemade electric cars you will need deep cycle batteries.
Dead batteries just seem to have a way of accumulating. You may even have a few in your shop or garage. Golf courses, marinas, or outboard shops are all good places to look for potential electric car batteries. Chances are they will be happy just to get them out of the way.
You might even consider selling reconditioned batteries as a home business idea, either for extra cash or to fund your homemade electric car project. Car batteries are easy to come by and since you get them free you cant help but make money selling them. At the very least once you build your battery desulfator you wont have to buy car batteries ever again.
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