Electrolytes are solutions capable of carrying out electric current. These include acids, salts and bases, that is, substances having strongly polar and ionic ties. The batteries in the electrolyte occurs a chemical reaction that allows you to accumulate electrical energy and give it. The quality of the electrolyte in the battery determines how many charging cycles it will endure.

Electrolyte for battery with your own hands, can I make

The electrolyte for batteries can be, both to buy in specialized stores, and make it with their own hands, having sufficient knowledge.

Before proceeding with the manufacture of electrolyte, you need to carefully examine the instructions for the manufacture and the list of what will be needed for this, and will also learn how to measure its density correctly.

Electrolyte density

The electrolyte density parameter has a very large impact on the operation of the battery, you can determine the status of the battery.

It must be periodically verified. Elevated density causes corrosion in the battery. With a reduced density in a minus temperature, the electrolyte in the battery can simply freeze. Also a decrease in the density value means that there has occurred, breaking the chain or in some of the cells there is a defect. A deep discharge of the battery may occur, while the density decrease will occur in all cells.

Sulfuric acid density

The electrolyte of most batteries today consists of a solution of concentrated sulfuric acid and distilled water. Measure electrolyte density will not be much difficulty, but there are some nuances.
Density measurement can be performed only in the batteries serviced. In which access to banks is present, that is, there are fuel holes (usually six of them). Through these holes, electrolyte is made to measure the density.
Density should be measured when the battery is charged. The temperature should be about 20 degrees. To measure its density, you will need a special device called an areaometer.

This device is used to measure the density of the liquid, it can be purchased in any of the automata.
We will proceed to density measurements:

• Unscrew the plug holes;
• Immerse the aerometer tip to the electrolyte through the hole;
• Press the pear and slowly type the electrolyte. The float in the aerometer should swim freely, but do not rest in this pear, otherwise it will show not the correct testimony.

Density value We look at the float, it must be 1250-1270 kg / cm3 or 1.25-1.27 g / cm3, respectively.
This method needs to check the density in all banks of the battery, that is, take the sample from each bay hole. If the density does not correspond to this value, then it must be increased or lower.

Increase and decrease the electrolyte density in the battery

To change the density, it is necessary to pump a small amount of electrolyte from the battery bank, and add distilled water or electrolyte with an increased density to increase it.
Repeat this process is necessary before the density does not meet the recommended. Adjusting the electrolyte density takes a large amount of time. After each procedure, you must put the battery for charging for half an hour, after charging, wait from an hour to two and re-measure the density. We also do not forget about the level of electrolyte in the battery.

Preparation of the necessary tools, materials and reagents for the manufacture of electrolyte with their own hands

Prepare the electrolyte for the battery is easy, for the preparation of electrolyte we will need:

• Distilled water (in its absence, it is possible to use rainwater, the use of water assembled into iron capacity is not allowed;

• Special accumulator sulfuric acid;
• Resistant to acid capacity, a volume of at least 5 liters (not allowed by the use of glassware, it can burst from heating);
• Acid resistant wand;
• 5% soda solution.

All the dishes should be clean.

Attention! Sulfuric acid and distilled water should be clean! Impurities even in small quantities will reduce battery life.

Safety and Protective Special Security

During the preparation of electrolyte, be extremely attentive and especially careful, since it includes pure sulfuric acid.

If you get into open areas of the skin, it will leave strong chemical burns. During the preparation of electrolyte, be sure to use special protective glasses, rubberized gloves, special clothes (bathrobe or rubberized apron) and rubber shoes.

When sulfuric acid gets into the skin, rinse this section with distilled water and treat it with soda solution.

Be sure to use the glasses as it is an almost 100% probability of loss of vision.

Work on the preparation of electrolyte with their own hands in stages

When you have everything you need at hand, and clothing is dressed on you, you can begin the preparation of electrolyte:

• Initially, a stable container pour clean distilled water.
• After that, it is extremely careful that we carefully tighten with sulfuric acid, while neatly stir our solution, an acid-resistant stick. Acid to add small portions, thin jet. When the acid is added to the water, it is immersed in the thickness of the water as a result of which its splashing does not occur. Pay special attention that when water mixed with acid can stand out a huge amount of heat due to which glassware can burst, and plastic melt. Approximate ratio is 310 grams of sulfuric acid per liter of water.
• After each teller, check the density of the solution.

Attention! Do not pour water into acid! A stormy chemical reaction may occur, accompanied by splashing sulfuric acid from the tank.

As you see in the preparation of electrolytes with your own hands there are no any difficulties. The main thing is to show special care and comply with all security requirements.