Sulfation in lead acid batteries takes place whenever it discharges. The fact that all car batteries are left in a state of discharge more than they are charged only increases this destructive process.
When a battery discharges, the lead from the plates combines with the electrolyte (dilute sulphuric acid) to make lead sulfate. Discharging: Pb + PbO2 + 2H2SO4 → 2PbSO4 + 2H20
When the battery is recharged this process is reversed however, some of the lead sulphate will crystallize on the lead plates. Charging: 2PbSO4 + 2H20 → Pb + PbO2 + 2H2SO4
The more the battery is discharged, the more the lead sulphate is likely to crystalise insulating and reducing the plate area in contact with electrolyte. Eventually, this build up of lead sulphate crystals will kill the battery.
This damaging process of sulfation can be reverted with the Infinitum Desulfator, which generates Amplitude Modulated Pulses (AMP) at the resonance frequency of the crystals to shatter the covalent bonds that hold it together. This allows the lead sulfate to be reconverted once the battery is charged. A battery free from lead sulfate crystals will have its life span stretched to its maximum! No more premature failure due to sulfation!
