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With power crisis becoming an epidemic across the world, frequent power outages are no surprise. Some countries have to go through load shedding for 12-14 hours a day. UPS comes as a savior for the people of these countries as it provides backup power supply when the grid supply goes away. The main cost involved in running a UPS are the batteries that have to be replaced every 2-3 years. Today, we will reveal you a simple trick that has been used by Geeks for decades to give a second life to batteries. For this to work, all you need is a pack of Epsom salt and distilled water. Epsom salt is commonly available from any big chemist shop since epsom salt has many cosmetic uses as well. Some chemists call it Magnesium Sulphate so ask for both the names at the chemist. Once you have these two things, follow the instructions below: Take 2/3 cup of Epsom salt (MgSO4) and add it into 2 cups of distilled water. Heat the solution on a stove in a sauce pan till Epsom salt is totally dissolved in the water.

Disconnect and safely remove battery from the UPS. Wear safety equipment ( Gloves and safety glasses) Open the filler caps of the battery. Add an equal amount of the MgSO4/H2O solution into each filler hole of the battery till you have consumed all the solution. Replace filler caps and put the battery on charging.Thats it, now you need to wait for a week as the condition of the battery will start to improve by each passing day. The cells will de-sulphate and the battery will start to give better backup time by each passing day. The battery should give best performance in 8-10 days. You can use this trick after every passing year and use your UPS battery for an extra 2 years.Hope you liked the tutorial. Do try out this cheap and simple trick on your dead batteries and let us know how it went in the comments section below. 10 Most Scary RollercoastersTrending On Internet TodayWritten I'd imagine it would make it worse as you would continue to deposit sulphur on to the lead plates. The trick is to shock it with high current charges and discharges.. 

Non scientific answer to follow (you have been warned)  From experience, I partially repaired a 12v car battery that had been deep discharged and left outside for 5 years (and it was already 2 years old prior to that). It was a long process. I started with a dumb charger (it has to be dumb to work) but very little current was passing due to the sulphation.I also connected a 24v low current dc power supply to it to try to reverse the sulphation. After 2 days I connected an inverter and a 640W fan to it, it didn't have enough current to start the fan so I plugged it into the mains and then while still spinning back onto the inverter, and run it down which only took a miserable 2 or 3 minutes. I recharged the battery and noticed a little more current (third of an amp) flowing into the battery... I connected the fan again and this time it started it on its own and lasted 5 minutes. I repeated this process and each time noticed an increase in capacity and charging current. I also deliberately shorted the battery with a wrench in controlled conditions though I don't recommend doing this, but the idea was to try shocking the battery to crack the sulphation off the plates.

I eventually charged the battery up at the 6Amps my charger was rated for then connected it to a (diesel) car and it started but not great. I then put it into an older petrol car and fortunately one of the old spare keys no longer had the immobiliser chip functioning so I could use the starter to put a big load on the battery for an extended period of time. After 2 or 3 more charges it now works almost like new. I drained it on the starter for 15 seconds in total and it could still start the car straight away (with the proper immobiliser key) That was a year ago and it still runs the diesel car and survived the (admittedly mild) UK winter. Your mileage may vary,  bear in mind I was lucky, sometimes plates can crack open circuit and also short out and then there is nothing you can do for them. My battery was a Varta 'sealed' type. I will definitely be replacing it with a similar model when the time comes. (by sealed I don't mean gel, you can still open it like normal if you peel a label off, I opened the seal up because I was really hammering the battery and didn't want any gases building up)