2007-01-11 01:06:35 · 5 answers · asked by ej 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
DE- IRONIZED WATER IN THE BATTERY ACTS AS AN ELECTROLITE, WITH OUT IT POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CHARGES CANNOT BE PASSED.
2007-01-11 01:12:25 · answer #1 · answered by trudidog7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Purpose Of Car Battery
2016-12-17 14:58:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your battery needs to be filled above the lead core or it will damage it. It is very important to use distilled water also when you do replenish the battery.
The chemical mix of acids in the battery will not work with the lead core to maintain a charge when it is too low, so it's not a good idea to let it stay down for long unless you like walking.
If the electrolyte level is below the plates, the exposed portion cannot engage in the chemical process which results in power from the battery. If the plates are exposed repeatedly or are out of the electrolyte for extended periods of time, a process called sulfation will occur, which is irreversible. That portion of the battery is dead for ever. A sulfate also has a habit of flaking off and falling to the bottom. This will eventually short out the plates and bye-bye battery.
To sum it up, keep the battery full, but not over-full, never use tap water, only distilled... Exposed plates of batteries are dead plates.
2007-01-11 01:27:15 · answer #3 · answered by Lt. Dan reborn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The water is the conduit for the electricity to flow between the cells. If your let the battery runs dry it is useless. Of course this only applies to wet cell batteries -- most people recommend sealed batteries so that users don't need to worry about the liquid level.
2007-01-11 01:11:59 · answer #4 · answered by D. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
most batteries these days don't need to have water added to them anymore and won't help keep the charge or increase life to the battery.
2007-01-11 01:39:55 · answer #5 · answered by mike m 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋