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Originally posted by LarryBible
A battery, usually an old one, sometimes gets into a deteriating condition that my Dad refers to as "sulphating." He was in the electric fork truck business for many years, thus has a lot of experience with batteries.
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I thought sulphating itself is refering to the sulfuric acid turning into solid (white) sulfur which builds up on the battery's plates and chokes it to death, comes from lack of useage. Maybe it lets out an explosive gas at the same time that it solidifies?
I just gave in and bought a 49-D Duralast battery from autozone for $59 or so to put into the 83. I believe it is 850CCA with a 125CCA reserve, works like a charm so far.