Ametech Battery Shield Oil - 350ml Bottle

Formulated for use in all NON-SEALED lead acid batteries, regardless of age, make or size.

Our Price £17.57

Advantages of Battery Shield oil

Can increase battery life up to 3 times
Greatly reduces water consumption
Eliminates corrosion
Greatly reduces risk of explosion
Faster battery recharge times
Better battery temperature efficiency
Maintains battery chemistry
Reduces toxic fumes
No toxic odour of electrolyte
Increases shelf life of new batteries
Resistance to extreme temperature conditions
Oil freezing point -21ºC
Oil boiling point +204ºC
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How Battery Shield oil Works

Battery-Shield oil is a patented battery oil that will increase battery life up to 3 times, eliminating corrosion, greatly reducing water consumption, explosion, toxic fumes and helping to keep your battery working under any condition from -50º Fahrenheit to 400º Fahrenheit. Used by major industrial and commercial fleets in the US for over 15 years and available only in 5 gallon pails and 55 gallon drums, Battery Shield oil is now available in a handy 12 oz bottle. Easy to use, it saves time and money (longer battery life, reduced maintenance) and comes with a 100% Guarantee.

Battery Shield oil is a patented oil manufactured using a combination of severely hydro-treated napthanic base oils and hydrogenated polyalphaolefin synthetic oil coupled with an effective ash-less non-acid rust inhibitor. Incorporated in the oil are an amine type anti-oxidant and an olefin co-polymer type viscosity modifier. This unique base oil mix serves to eliminate polar sites, thus the oil has no inclination to attach itself to the plates of the battery, thereby preventing the battery from premature failure during deep discharge cycles.

During charging, the chemical process taking place breaks down water into hydrogen, an explosive gas, and oxygen, which corrodes battery terminals, cable ends and any other surrounding metal parts. Continual overcharging increases the internal temperature of the battery, accelerating the destruction of the battery plates and leading to premature failure. The balanced Battery Shield oil mixture in the battery increases the re-combination of the hydrogen and oxygen gases over a conventional battery and greatly extends the intervals between water additions.

When any battery treated with Battery Shield oil is overcharged, the hydrogen and oxygen gases migrating to the electrolyte surface are slowed by the oil and this virtually eliminates the acid mist and fumes generated in the charging process. The oil condenses the hydrogen and oxygen gases, returns the water molecule back into the cell, greatly reducing the escape of water from the battery along with the associated corrosion problems this can lead to.

With virtually no mist and much less gassing, the battery top remains free of acid deposits, thus the chemistry of the electrolyte remains the same while greatly reducing the escape of water consumption, toxic fumes, explosion and thus eliminating terminal and cable corrosion while reducing current leakage across the battery cover. Frequent cleaning of the battery, cables and battery tray are no longer necessary to keep the damaging effect of the sulphuric acid from corroding the surrounding equipment.

98% of all lead acid batteries die prematurely. With Battery Shield oil added to the battery, you can now expect to get the full life out of your battery, which in many cases is two to three times longer than the same battery without the Battery Shield oil. Battery Shield oil is also resistant to very cold and hot weather. Oil freezing point -50ºF - Oil boiling point 400ºF.

Instructions

One 12 oz. bottle of Battery-Shield oil will treat most 12-volt and 6-volt batteries. Group 24, 27, 30, 31 etc. require 2 oz. of oil per cell and a 6-volt golf buggy battery requires 4 oz. per cell, but there are only 3 cells.

A 4D battery needs 4 oz. per cell and 8D requires 5 oz. per cell, but batteries like a lawn mower or motorcycle battery only require ½ oz. to 1 oz. per cell, so one 12 oz. bottle of Battery Shield oil would treat two to four of this type battery. Use the quantity chart below to work out how much your battery needs.

You need at least ⅓f0 inch to ½ inch layer of oil per cell for it to eliminate corrosion and greatly reduce water consumption, explosion, toxic fumes and the other common problems associated with lead acid batteries. In industrial 2-volt cells or forklift batteries you sometimes need a ¾ inch layer because this type of battery gases much more.

If your battery is not listed on the bottle or in the quantity chart, please read the instructions below.

The fastest way to add the oil to the battery is to take a battery hydrometer and suck some acid out of each cell and put it in some sort of plastic container. When you do this you are also checking to make sure that each battery cell is good and that you don't have a bad cell. About 1% of batteries manufactured have a bad cell when they leave the factory and you don't want to put Battery Shield oil into a bad battery because it won't be able to help.

After you have removed some acid and checked to make sure that each cell is good, add the correct amount of Battery Shield oil to each cell. The ounces are printed on the side of the bottle. After the oil is added, take the acid that you removed and add it back to the battery to bring the top of the oil level up to about ⅛f0 " below the bottom of the vent tube well. Acid and water are heavier than the Battery Shield oil and will go right through it.

If you have any remaining acid left over, put it in the empty plastic bottle (Shield Oil bottle) to add back to the battery when the fluid level does get low. This way you can keep the chemistry of the electrolyte the same. Also in the future, if the battery fluid ever gets low then just add distilled water until the top of the oil is about ⅛f0 " below the vent tube well. That's all there is to it.

How to work out the quantity needed for a battery not listed above

The layer of Battery Shield oil in each cell must be at least ⅓f0 to ½ inch deep in order to work properly. If you have an odd-sized battery, follow these instructions to determine how much Battery Shield oil you will need to add to each cell:

1. First of all make sure the fluid level is to the proper level which is about ⅛f0 inch below the bottom of the vent tube well. If it is low, charge the battery first then add distilled water to bring it up to this level.

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2. Now that you have your battery fully charged and to the proper full level, take some sort of NON-METALLIC measuring device that you can stick through the acid till you hit the top of the plate. A wooden scewer or the tube of a hydrometer works well. Stick this through the acid till you hit the top of the plate.

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3. Remove the measuring stick and lay it alongside a ruler to measure how many inches of acid are in that cell from the top of the plate to the top of your acid. Write this number down. For example, if your stick or hose is wet 2 inches, you know that you have 2 inches of fluid covering your plates in each cell.

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4. Use a hydrometer to remove the electrolyte from one of the cells down to the top of the plates. Empty the electrolyte into a glass or plastic measuring container. DO NOT USE A METAL CONTAINER. Measure how many ounces of fluid you have removed from the cell. Write this number down.

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5. Divide the the ounces by the inches to get your ounces per inch. Divide this by 2 to determine how many ounces of oil will equal the ½ inch depth needed in the cell.

Let's say you measured 2 inches of electrolyte and you removed 8 ounces of electrolyte from the cell. 8 divided by 2 equals 4. Divide this by 2, so 4 divided by 2 equals 2. You need 2 ounces of Battery Shield oil per cell.

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