any one use battery rujuvenators

i dont think so. it takes power from the battery and sends it back as a surge i think the surge then dislodges the sulphate that has built up on the plates thus giving life back into a battery that wont hold charge .my reading of the item does not charge the battery i think.cheers warren

sorry but a pulse might be another term for surge

yep that's the one.

I suggest "Megapulse works" on 12v batteries
as is stated on their website

Maîneÿ . . .

Yeah but Mainey you think Hiclones work. LOL

just teasing Steve.

Steve, (good to see you back)
yep and untill someone can actually prove beyond any reasonable doubt they don't work, I will leave my two where they are :) :)

Maîneÿ . . .

Only problem was that all his cattle got out while the battery was across the fence :-)

At what price $$$
the largest I could see on their web site was only 44 ah
Their warranty is fairly extreme too

GENERAL PROVISIONS:
Manufacturer has no obligation under the limited warranty set forth above in the event the Battery is damaged or destroyed as a result of one or more of the following:
• Willful abuse or neglect or if the top decorative cover has been removed.
• Natural forces such as wind, lightning, hail; damage due to fire, collision, explosion, vandalism, theft, penetration or opening of the Battery case in any manner.
• Overcharging, undercharging, charging or installing in reverse polarity, improper maintenance, allowing the Battery to be deeply discharged via a parasitic load or mishandling of the Battery such as but not limited to using the terminals for lifting or carrying the Battery. Trickle chargers that do not have a regulated trickle charge voltage between 13.5V and 13.8V (no lower than 13.5V and no higher than 13.8V) will cause early failure of the Battery. Use of such chargers with the Battery will also void the Battery’s warranty.
• Failure to properly install the Battery or lack of metal jacket for high temperature or vibration applications.
• Normal deterioration in the electrical qualities or the acceleration of such deterioration due to conditions that accelerate such deterioration.
• If the Battery is used for an application that requires higher cranking power or a greater reserve rating than the Battery is designed to deliver, or the Battery capacity is less than the Battery capacity specified by the vehicle manufacturer, or the Battery is otherwise used in applications for which it was not designed.
• Prolonged storage of vehicles with fuel injection computers, alarms, GPS and other electrical devices that require continuous battery power to support active memories; this power drain must be offset with a maintenance-float charger, periodic charging or disconnecting the battery to prevent the establishment of irreversible crystallized sulphation in the battery plate oxide.
Failure to address this destroys battery capacity and voids the warranty, as this is not a warranted defect in materials or workmanship. A battery with an open circuit voltage (OCV) of equal to or less then 10.0V will be deemed as overdischarged and void from warranty due to misuse and/or neglect

To obtain warranty service:
1. Return the Battery to any authorized ODYSSEY battery wholesaler or dealer.
2. If the Battery is determined by Manufacturer, in its sole discretion, to be defective for material or workmanship under terms of this limited warranty, it will be replaced.
3. Manufacturer's acceptance of any items shipped to Manufacturer shall not be deemed an admission that the items so shipped are defective. Any items shipped back to Manufacturer, shall in Manufacturer’s sole discretion, become Manufacturer’s sole property

Maîneÿ . . .

With a warranty like that I think getting it replaced would be near impossible. That gives them every way possible to get out of it. What ever happened to if it's broke we will fix it.

Josh

Yes but is that very different to other batteries and/or products. Read any product disclosure sheet and you will find similar disclaimers. Don't think it is fair to single out the Oddessy...

That said I believe it is overpriced compared to other AGM's out there
CJ

Definitely overpriced and at only 44ah is hopelessly underpowered too :)

Maîneÿ . . .

i have used odessy before in my gt falcon it was some time ago but i think it was orange and a metal case .looked great but was crap

This is from the user guide

Pulsing DC current produced by this product may interfere with the correct operation of some
electronic devices when the unit is placed near the antenna. Install the unit away from the antenna.

Thanks Rob,

That's somewhat of a challenge in a 7x Series Landcruiser!

The battery and the radio aerial are both mounted in the LH side mudguard of the vehicle.

I do hope my post suggested I am definitely in favour of the technology.

Thanks again for the information,

Geoff

the only thing that is for sure bucky is that most of my battery problems have been self inflicked. but having said that i will check out the product.cheers warren

Inox battery conditioner may work to slow down sulfation in a new battery but just pouring the stuff into a battery that is already sulfated will just hasten its inevitable demise , all the garbage on the plates falls off and collects as a sludge at the bottom between the plates efectively shorting the plates , one dead battery.

Bucky,
I believe you will find if you fit a Megapulse to a new or near new battery, the battery will not form the degradation problem of sulphation crystals to start with.
Your battery will then have clean plates and give good performance.
My first Deep Cycle battery lasted 6 years with a Megapulse fitted, when my Cranking battery died, the DC was put in there to be the cranking battery for the duration as I replaced wetcells with AGM's for storage batteries and I put another Meggapulse in with the two of them too.
(They required a different model Megapulse unit, I put the original Megapulse to the cranking battery)

Maîneÿ . . .