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Thermoil® is a must for all New & Used Non-Sealed Batteries.
Used by major industrial and commercial fleets for years but now
available to the general public in a 12 oz bottle.
Thermoil® is a unique and patented inexpensive battery additive
that when added to your new or existing battery will increase battery
life, increase shelf life, eliminate corrosion, greatly reduces
water consumption, explosion, toxic fumes and will help to keep
your battery working under any condition from -50º to 400º
Fahrenheit and is Guaranteed 100%. This product is a must for all
truck, bus, RV, boat, golf cart, solar, scrubber, sweeper utility,
tractor, car, motorcycle, lawn mower or any other new or used non-sealed
lead acid battery.
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THE NEED FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY
Owners and operators of all types of equipment know how important
it is to be able to obtain maximum efficiency. The strength and
performance of the equipment’s battery play a key role in determining
the duration of its operating time. The ideal battery would be one
that produces and maintains the high power levels needed to deliver
peak performance.
The two most common types of batteries used today are the maintenance-free
lead calcium and the low maintenance lead antimony battery. Both
batteries are ideal in certain applications, but neither battery
alone can fulfill the rugged demands placed on them by equipment
used today.
The calcium battery uses less water than the lead antimony battery,
however, it cannot be used successfully in deep discharge applications
where it is prone to capacity loss. Breakdown of the grid-paste
interface occurs when a calcium battery is discharged repeatedly,
resulting in battery capacity losses of 40% or more. Additional
maintenance expenses are incurred as a result of the battery's premature
failure.
The lead antimony battery will withstand repeated charge/discharge
cycles and will generally accept charge more readily than a calcium
battery. However, the higher charge acceptance of the antimony battery
causes increased water consumption and the resultant external corrosion
problems associated with the sulfuric acid fumes being carried out
for the battery in the evaporation process. If the lead antimony
battery is not properly maintained, battery trays and cables will
require regular replacement due to corrosion and boil over problems.
Specific Features of the Thermoil Battery
Unlike a conventional lead antimony acid filled battery, the electrolyte
formula in the Thermoil Battery contains a special oil mixture which
replaces part of the sulfuric acid. This substitution of a part
of the sulfuric acid for a special oil mixture improves the battery
performance, reliability and safety while reducing its need for
water additions and maintenance.
The sulfuric acid content in a battery is a highly corrosive substance.
Since its concentration is being reduced by the additions of a special
oil mixture, the Thermoil Battery becomes less dangerous to handle
than a conventional acid battery. Moreover, when charging or rapid
discharging a lead antimony battery, the sulfuric acid or electrolyte
formula, unavoidably produce strong offensive odors which can be
harmful to breathe for people with serious health problems, especially
applications like wheelchairs where the occupants must endure the
fumes. Because of the oil mixture content, the Thermoil Battery
will reduce these odors therefore providing more safety to the users.
Finally, the Thermoil Battery will eliminate any external corrosion
in the most applications whereas this is a common problem with a
conventional lead antimony battery. This greatly reduces its need
for maintenance while improving durability.
THERMOIL EVALUATION REPORT
Oil Battery -- Lead / Acid / Oil
During overcharging, the chemical process taking place breaks down
water into hydrogen, an explosive gas, and oxygen which corrodes
battery posts, cable ends, and any surrounding metallic parts. Continual
overcharging increases the internal temperature of the battery,
accelerating the destruction of the battery plates and leading to
premature failure. The balanced Thermoil 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 an oil battery is overcharged, the hydrogen and oxygen gases
migrating to the electrolyte surface are slowed by the oil, reducing
the acid mist and fumes generated in the charging process. The oil
condenses the hydrogen and oxygen gases, returns the water molecules
back into the cell and virtually eliminates the sulfuric acid mist
forced out the vent during the charging process
With less mist, the battery top remains free of acid deposits, thus
eliminating post and cable corrosions and reducing current leakage
across the battery cover. Frequent cleaning of the battery and battery
tray are no longer necessary to keep the damaging effect of the
sulfuric acid from ruining the surrounding equipment.
Standard Battery -- Lead / Acid
If a normal lead-acid or calcium lead-acid battery is overcharged,
dangerous levels of hydrogen and oxygen gases are emitted. Even
in a normal charge/discharge cycle, the gas levels produced during
the chemical reactions are potentially hazardous. Trapped hydrogen
gas can be ignited by an ignition source around the battery. Oxygen
and sulfuric acid fumes are highly corrosive to metal parts nearby.
Electrical connections can easily be corroded by these gases causing
premature failure of expensive electrical components. Corrosion
on the battery posts and cables inhibit current flow during charge
and discharge cycles.
As the battery ages, increasing amounts of water are consumed in
the charge/discharge cycle and if not replaced, will lead to irreversible
plate damage and premature battery failure. If water additions are
excessive, the critical balance of the electrolyte is upset and
the battery will not perform to its specifications. In most calcium
lead-acid batteries, the top covers are sealed by the manufacturer
making water additions impossible.
Perspective
Active research, severe testing and top quality products, combined
with a special oil mixture, enable us to provide today's consumer
with a truly modern product performing better and safer.
Thermoil technology now offers the consumer a choice never before
available with a conventional lead acid or calcium battery. Today's
applications have placed different demands on the battery, and Thermoil
has responded to that need by providing batteries with very little
maintenance needs.
The Thermoil battery is especially built to obtain a prolonged durability,
Reduced Maintenance, indisputable security and a superior performance
in hot or cold weather.
TEST, THERMOIL no. 091794
Weight Loss Differential
The sole objective of test 091794, was to determine if a standard
lead acid battery with the Thermoil Additive would evolve less water
loss in an environment similar to that found in the Solar Voltaic
applications, where the batteries are subjected to daylight charging
through solar photo voltaic panels, than would identical batteries,
without the Thermoil® additive.
The Batteries Under Test, were four identical Golf Car Batteries,
of 220 Ampere Hour rating. Two of the batteries were treated with
normal dosage of Thermoil. The other two batteries did not have
the Thermoil additive. The four batteries were assembled in a Series
configuration to obtain a twelve cell, twenty-four volt battery
pack.
Each of the four batteries was assigned a serial number: The non-oil
batteries were assigned the numbers 1.1 and 1.2. The oil batteries
were assigned the numbers 2.1 and 2.2.
The arrangement (starting at the assigned positive terminal) was
1.2 –2.1 – 1.2 – 2.2. This meant that the oil batteries
were staggered as the second and forth batteries in series.
Four (4) 51 watt solar panels were configured in series/parallel
to obtain a maximum potential of six amperes of charge rate from
the panels, the output from the array was sent through a “charge
controller” (voltage regulator) that could achieve an accuracy
of .1 VDC charge regulation. The charge controller was set to limit
the charging voltage to 29.0 VDC. This is equivalent to 2.417 VDC
per cell in the battery bank.
The batteries were weighed and recorded before the test began. The
results of which are on file as reference 091794-A. The scale used
is a precision digital scale, 0-150 lbs with .05 lbs resolution.
A standard calibration weight of 50.00 was used throughout the test
to confirm the stability of the scale definition.
The solar controller was enabled. This allowed the array to deliver
29.00 VDC to the battery bank. The array was subjected to day/night
operation, cloudy and partly cloudy days. No load or discharge was
put to the battery bank. The batteries were not cycled. At no time
did the charging rate exceed 29.00 VDC
A total of 2.93 KWH was transacted over a thirty (30) day period.
The array was then disconnected from the battery bank. The batteries
were then weighed. The results were recorded in a table in reference
091794-A.
The non-oil batteries had a considerable amount of electrolyte “carryover”
on the top of the battery case. Batteries 1.1 and 1.2 were about
equal in the amount of acid on the battery lid. The oil batteries
had no acid or wetness on their tops. Batteries 2.1 and 2.2 had
dry lids on them (see picture).
All electrical values were corroborated with the use
of an Analogic DP-100 software drive 5 ½ digit DMM. The reference
weight is a 50.00 lb class K, N.I.S.T. approved measure
TEST SUMMARY 091794
The test is remarkable in its simplicity. Four identical batteries
were configured in a series; two with Thermoil and the remaining
two without Thermoil. The environment that they were subjected to
can be considered as “normal outdoor”. The test was conducted
at a location in the Mojave Desert of California. The test started
17 September and terminated 17 October 1994.
The batteries were out of doors, not in direct sunlight. Daytime
ambient temperatures, averaged 74ºF and night temperatures
averaged 50ºF. The application of voltage regulated solar voltaic
panels in a duplication of the environment of many thousands of
similar lead acid batteries used in alternate energy format.
The weight loss “differential” is a direct, irrefutable,
result of having an oil layer interfere with the natural electrolysis
of H²SO4 into hydrogen and oxygen gas, which escapes through
the vent caps of the cells. Loss of electrolyte level through evaporation
is also suppressed by having the oil interfere with this process.
The Thermoil batteries did not lose weight, while the non-oil batteries
did lose weight (see 091794-A). The non-oil batteries were wet with
carryover acid that migrated out of the cells and onto the top of
the batteries. This carryover was noticeable, and was documented
in a set of 35 mm photographs that was furnished to Thermoil Corporation.
The Thermoil batteries had dry tops, which had an absence of any
contamination, other than environmental dust.
The primary parameter of this test had all four batteries exposed
to EXACTLY SIMILAR electric and environmental conditions. It is
a fundamental law of electricity that the amperage shall be the
same in any part of a series circuit. This makes it impossible to
have different batteries subjected to different values during this
test.
It is important to understand that this test does not imply anything
other than which is explicitly stated in the text of this test.
No other representations may be construe from the findings, other
than the findings that the batteries differed in the amount of weight
loss by the non-oil batteries.
David R. Eidell M.E.E.
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