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roflwaffle · 02-01-2011, 11:32 PM

It looks like the sulfation of the lead plates makes the sulfuric acid more basic so adding epsom salt, water, and energy via heat/charging provides more sulfuric acid by stripping the Mg from the epsom salt.

02-01-2011, 11:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
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