Battery Life

During discharge tiny chemical crystals are formed on the plates of the lead-acid battery. While charging, these crystals are electrolytically dissolved from the plates. If the battery is not completely recharged after each use, this crystallization increases slightly with each charge/load cycle and impedes the battery's ability, both to be charged, and to deliver power. If the battery is overcharged the battery will excessively heat and shed its active plate material, much faster than usual, causing the battery to fail prematurely. Renaissance incorporates Radiant charging with several innovative design technologies to minimize both undercharging and overcharging problems while gently conditioning the plates. Other advanced chargers and desulfators may give temporary immediate gains by knocking sulfation off the plates to expose more surface area, but while they do this they also degrade the plates which eventually end up on the bottom with the sulfate. Today there is a revolutionary technology that does not need to knock off sulfate and leave you with low acid levels and degrading plates. Rather, this truly unique charging system carefully desolves the clumpy sulfate buildup to restore acid levels without ineffective additives, and at the same time conditions the plates to increase capacity and maintain cell integrity. The critical question for the long run is what kind of lead crystal are you forming on the plates? One that flakes off, or one holds up and gives you power? While there are many different pulse charging systems on the market, all of which claim to provide a better and deeper charge, they still cannot compare to the radiant charge. Unlike others, Renaissance chargers, using radiant charging technology, effectively rejuvenate, in many cases, previously considered unchargeable highly sulfated batteries. Often these batteries are restored to near-new condition. In some cases they outperform a comparable battery that is brand new, right off the shelf.

Batteries and the Environment

With conventional charging techniques, the average life of a liquid filled battery, depending on usage, is 24 to 48-months. According to a recent study, only 30% of all batteries actually reach the 48-month point.

Americans purchase nearly 3 billion dry-cell batteries every year to power radios, toys, cellular phones, watches, laptop computers, and portable power tools. Nearly 99 million wet-cell lead-acid car batteries are manufactured each year. A typical lead-acid battery contains 60 to 80 percent recycled lead and plastic. On average, each person in the United States discards eight dry-cell batteries per year. Each year, Americans throw out almost 180,000 tons of batteries. About 14,000 of those tons are rechargeable batteries; the rest are single-use.

Batteries are a unique product comprised of heavy metals some of which are toxic heavy metals such as cadmium, mercury, and lead. These materials can threaten our environment if not properly discarded. Improperly disposed batteries may:

• • Pollute the lakes and streams as the metals vaporize into the air when burned.
• • Contribute to heavy metals that potentially may leach from solid waste landfills.
• • Expose the environment and water to lead and acid.
• • Contain strong corrosive acids.
• • Cause chemical burns or danger to eyes and skin.

Batteries that end up in landfills and incinerators eventually leak into the environment and end up in the food chain, causing serious health risks to humans and animals.

By challenging current battery charging standards, Renaissance battery charging technology can significantly reduce the environmental impacts of unnecessarily discarded batteries.

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