A major portion of heavy battery expenditure is because the military has to replace dead batteries on a regular basis although there is enough reactive material in lead-acid batteries to keep them operating for another eight to ten years.
The problem is sulfation that occurs when sulphur molecules in battery acid become so deeply discharged they coat the battery's lead plates. The more the plates are coated, the less energy they can process and soon they become so coated they die. Sulfation is the main reason why over 80 percent of all lead-acid batteries fail.
However there is a solution to this expensive and time-consuming problem called the Solargizer battery maintenance system, the first patented system designed to eliminate sulfation completely.
"Solargizer is revolutionising the lead-acid battery industry," states Mark Witt, Vice President of Military Programs for PulseTech Products Corporation, the US company that markets Solargizer. "Solargizer ensures battery reliability by preventing dead batteries, extending battery life up to five times, maintaining battery efficiency at 100 per cent, reducing recharge time, extending battery capacity so batteries last longer between recharges and even preventing the loss of battery power on stored and idle vehicles and equipment, no matter how long they sit unused."
| Solargizer battery maintenance system |
Solargizer is solar-powered, small and weather-proof. Using a breakthrough called pulse technology, it eliminates sulfation by emitting a pulsating dc current into batteries. These pulses re-energise and completely remove crystallised sulphur molecules from plates. When installed permanently, Solargizer also will prevent plates crystallising again. With the plates clean, Solargizer maintains the battery at 100 percent efficiency.
Since 1989 laboratory and field tests by individuals, companies and government agencies have proven that pulse technology is the most effective method of ensuring battery reliability, increasing battery efficiency and reducing battery-related costs. The US Air Force reported in its Consolidated Status Report, June 16-December 15, 1993: "Extensive use of the Solargizer could result in significant savings. It is unknown how long a battery will last with the Solargizer connected, but it is estimated at least eight to ten years of life can be added."
Adds Witt: "Solargizer is a key component of the Army's new battery-maintenance procedures."
In June 1995, PulseTech Products Corporation signed a long-term contract with the Defense Logistics Agency to supply the US military and other federal agencies with 12- and 24-volt versions of their Solargizer battery maintenance system. So far 26 products, including Solargizer, have been assigned national stock numbers. The 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas is pure fleeting their vehicles. It is estimated the division could reduce battery consumption by 60 per cent with these patented systems.
There is a Solargizer model for almost every type of vehicle and equipment and PulseTech offers a model with a specially designed 115-volt ac adaptor that supplies power in place of the sun when vehicles are stored indoors or in areas that do not receive direct sunlight.
To learn more about Solargizer and the full line of patented battery-related products available from PulseTech, call 1-800-530-7754 in the US, or 214-580-7554 outside the US. Or fax 214-550-1062.
