What happens if you overfill a battery with distilled water?

If too much water was added before charging, the electrolyte levels will expand and cause the battery to overflow and damage the battery. Additionally, excessive watering of a battery can result in additional dilution of the electrolyte, resulting in reduced battery performance.

How do you bring a dead sealed battery back to life?

Attach a battery trickle charger or a computerized smart charger to your old lead acid battery, and allow charging continuously for about a week to 10 days. The extremely slow charging rates dissolve the de-sulphation that kills the battery, and revives it back to being able to hold a usable charge.

How much distilled water do I put in my battery?

The water level should be about a ½ inch above the tops of the plates to be considered in normal range. When adding more water, make sure you use distilled water. Tap water contains minerals that can diminish the performance of the battery and can increase the rate at which they self-discharge.

What happens when the auxiliary battery is shut down?

The dual battery system also has two shutdown stages as well as an emergency mode that completely switches all functions from the main battery to the auxiliary battery. During a stage one shutdown, some of the vehicle’s electronic components stop working.

What makes a 12 volt battery boil dry?

by Stephen Benham. It’s likely that a 12 volt battery that’s boiled dry is a flooded-cell, lead-acid battery that’s fitted in vehicles. It contains six individual cells that each produce two volts and the cells contain lead-plates completely covered in electrolyte fluid — if the battery is in good condition.

What do Mercedes auxiliary batteries do when the battery dies?

Mercedes auxiliary batteries occasionally operate in conjunction with the main systems battery or take over for it when that battery dies or has extremely low voltage.