Pulse Technology

We're often asked what makes our products better than other trickle or float chargers on the market. It's easy – our patented Pulse Technology! In addition to charging the battery, our patented Pulse Technology removes sulfates from the battery plates and prevents new ones from forming. No other chargers on the market have this technology. Our chargers have one circuit for charging PLUS a second separate circuit for our Pulse Technology providing a powerful one-two punch to the battery.

Our chargers are UNIQUE in their ability to utilize this patented Pulse Technology. If you notice your battery's loss of power over time you have a build-up of sulfate crystals and should use our Pulse Technology to remove the sulfate crystals allowing more room for energy storage.

What is Sulfation?

Sulfation is the creation of lead sulfates. It is a natural and necessary part of a battery's life and occurs whenever the battery is in a state of discharge, i.e. whenever the battery is NOT charging. Over time as the battery discharges, the electrolyte solution inside the battery turns into water and the lead plates become covered with lead sulfate crystals. Sulfation is the main cause of battery problems and failure, on all types of lead acid batteries, including flooded, AGM, VRLA, Gel and flooded cell.

As a battery ages through use or sits unused for periods of time, these lead sulfate crystals enlarge and eventually build-up to the point where they create a physical barrier across the surface of the battery plates. Before long, this build-up can become so dense that a battery is no longer able to accept or release energy.

Battery sulfation is a wasting disease that claims the life of 80 percent of the batteries in use worldwide. Don't let your battery be one of the 80% that die needlessly. Pulse Technology is the cure.

Eliminating sulfate buildup from lead-acid battery plates improves battery performance and extends battery life up to 3 times.

Sulfates negatively impact battery performance by:

Reducing the battery's ability to discharge power

Reducing the battery's ability to recharge

Shortening battery life

How Pulse Technology Works

Pulse Technology is delivered to the battery through a circuit which is independent of the charging circuit. This patented, high-frequency pulse waveform is of a specific amplitude and frequency that is precisely controlled by microprocessors. It rises rapidly in less than Pulse Technology is delivered to the battery through a circuit which is independent of the charging circuit. This patented, high-frequency pulse waveform is of a specific amplitude and frequency that is precisely controlled by microprocessors. It rises rapidly in less than one microsecond to its maximum amplitude and gradually returns to zero. There is no abrupt stop and no battery drain. This waveform occurs 25,000 times a second and has been proven to remove sulfation from the battery plates and return the lead sulfate back to the electrolyte solution. PulseTech's patented waveform is simply the most effective method to remove damaging battery sulfation and enhance battery performance available today!

Proof Pulse Technology Works

These battery plate photos are from an independent study, conducted by TS products, that compared Pulse Technology charging to conventional charging.

The top row of plates, charged with Pulse Technology, remain free from sulfates and ensure battery performance at maximum peak capacity. Note the development of battery-killing sulfates on the conventionally charged lower plates.

Scientifically Validated

Pulse Technology has been scientifically validated through extensive, independent test studies conducted at both Oakland University and Ohio State University. The US Air Force Management Equipment and Evaluation Program also conducted studies of Pulse Technology and shared their findings:

This evaluation indicates that many batteries previously condemned could be reclaimed if Pulse Technology were used extensively; assuming there is no internal damage to battery, i.e.: plates, etc." The report goes on to state: "In conclusion, Pulse Technology worked by removing sulfation from the battery plates as the manufacturer claimed. It is unknown exactly how long a battery will last with Pulse Technology connected, but it is estimated at least eight to ten years of life can be added.

By minimizing sulfation buildup and thereby producing less resistance through the charge and discharge cycles throughout the "usable" life of a battery, the battery's life can be enhanced considerably.

Pulse Technology has been proven to remove naturally occurring lead sulfates from the battery plates and return them to electrolyte solution. Used consistently, Pulse Technology will prevent the larger crystals from forming allowing more room in the battery to store energy which in turn allows the battery to accept, store and release more energy.

How Much Money Will you Save?

Although the lead-acid battery is not excessively expensive, its cost goes up dramatically when you include the cost of downtime, disposal and labor hours. These costs will be reduced or even eliminated by simply extending battery life and increasing battery efficiency. In addition, our Battery Management Program, which incorporates our patented Pulse Technology reduces battery consumption by an average of 70%.

Environmental Impact

After the tire, the battery is the most expensive and difficult product to dispose of safely. Yet, it is estimated that over 80% of the batteries being discarded every year are only suffering from lead plates that are clogged with sulfate crystals. Imagine the contamination that prematurely dumping battery lead and sulfuric acid across the nation can cause. Then realize what a difference the implementation of Pulse Technology can make. By extending battery life and improving battery efficiency, the number of batteries prematurely discarded can be reduced considerably and the potential environmental damage can be avoided reducing both your carbon footprint and increasing adherence to corporate sustainability policies.

Environmentally Responsible

We're proud to help corporations and consumers meet their sustainability and environmental goals with our products. Keeping lead-acid batteries operating far past traditional life cycles and out of waste stream, landfills and smelters, where they can result in long lasting legacies harmful to the environment if improperly recycled, is a challenge for fleet managers and individual consumers looking for green solutions

Our Pulse Technology is a US patented and scientifically validated process which has proven to prevent premature battery death and extend battery life up to five times their normal cycle. Our Recovery Chargers also utilize Pulse Technology allowing them to recover more than 70% of batteries previously thought dead or useless. This allows batteries to continue to perform in peak condition instead of being considered hazardous waste and sent to recycle centers.

The batteries in the image to the left were thought to be dead and were left outside for over a year. Note the visible white sulfate crystals on many of the batteries. However, 85% of these batteries were recovered with the SC-12 Heavy-Duty 12-Station Battery Recovery Charger and put back into service.

Even with routine maintenance lead-acid batteries will eventually need to be recycled, an energy intensive procedure of sorting batteries into chemistries, including lead, which is a very valuable material. The materials, according to the Basel Convention, have been classified as hazardous waste.

It's estimated that batteries in vehicles on the road worldwide contain more than 4 million tons of lead. A substantial quantity of lead production comes from recycled batteries — a profitable and sometimes deadly business.

We salute those recyclers that continuously seek improvement in extracting lead from batteries, while adhering to safety standards in processing. We also fully support companies that employ lead-acid battery management programs keeping hundreds of thousands of batteries in service for longer periods of time and away from hazardous waste recycling centers.

Sulfation

What is Sulfation?

Sulfation is the creation of lead sulfates. It is a natural and necessary part of a battery's life and occurs whenever the battery is in a state of discharge, i.e. whenever the battery is NOT charging. Over time as the battery discharges, the electrolyte solution inside the battery turns into water and the lead plates become covered with lead sulfate crystals.

There is enough reactive material in lead-acid batteries to keep them operating for at least 8-10 years. However, the average life of a battery, depending on usage, is only six to 48 months and only 30% of all batteries actually reach the 48-month point. This short life span is due to a series of problems caused by sulfation buildup on the battery plates.

As a battery ages through use or sits unused for periods of time, these lead sulfate crystals enlarge and eventually build-up to the point where they create a physical barrier across the surface of the battery plates. Before long, this build-up can become so dense that a battery is no longer able to accept or release energy.

The image above shows a battery plate covered in heavy sulfation buildup. This sulfation acts as an insulation barrier around the battery plates restricting the energy exchange.

While the sulfation process will occur sooner or later, it can be accelerated through a variety of events including but not limited to:

Extended shelf storage prior to installation. Sulfation buildup begins almost the moment battery acid is added to a battery, so as new batteries sit in storage or on a store shelf, they will quickly become sulfated. This means a battery could literally fail soon after it is installed in a vehicle, even though it is "new."

Extended period of inactivity of a vehicle.

Corrosion of the battery terminal which increases resistance in the charge cycle, thus developing an undercharge situation.

Maintaining a state of discharge.

Temperature. For example, when the ambient temperature rises, the rate of sulfation can double for every 10° increase in temperature. That means that if the outside temperature goes from 75° to 95°, sulfation can occur 400% faster than normal. Cold conditions can cause the vehicle's fluids to thicken. This means it will take even more power to start the vehicle, so the battery has to discharge even further and the result is a faster buildup of sulfates on the lead plates. Also, keep in mind that the battery's electrolyte can actually freeze if the battery is in an advanced state of discharge, and this could damage the lead plates. At 1.270 specific gravity (100% charged), it will freeze at -83° F; at 1.200 it will freeze at -17° F; and at 1.140 (completely discharged), it will freeze at only 8° F.

An undercharging situation where the battery is maintained at less than maximum voltages, such as on frequently-used vehicles that stop and go constantly. Since the vehicle is moving at slower speeds or idling, the alternator is not charging at an optimum rate. The result is a battery that is not fully charged even though the vehicle is running all day. And since it isn't fully charged, it will begin to sulfate. A vicious cycle is then created because the more the battery sulfates, the less energy it will accept and the battery will be undercharged even more. Ultimately, it too will die.

Sulfates negatively impact battery performance:

Reducing the battery's ability to discharge power

Reducing the battery's ability to recharge

Shortening battery life – 80% of batteries worldwide die prematurely

The most effective cure to the sulfation problem is patented Pulse Technology.