Power Pulse experiences, Please

[lbrachfe]

I am considering buying 2 power Pulse 12v for my house batteries. Newell is installing them on all coaches now and i have found them online for $40 ea. and should take only a few minutes to install myself. Karl Blade told me that they tested it with all battery types wet,agm,gel and had good experiences. Any one out there have these working for a period of time where you may feel they offer real results ? Thanks...

[tuga]

Larry,

When I purchased my AGMs from Newell in January 2006 I installed the Power Pulse units. My engine batteries lasted 4 years; normally my engine batteries last 2 years. So I got double the life out of them.

The house batteries which are supposted to last about 4 to 5 years are starting to last about 10 to 12 hours instead of 22 hours like they did when they were new back in 2006.
I have not equalized my batteries yet; I expect that procedure to add a few hours of use.

For the price, I think that Power Pulse units are worth the investment. They can be used on your next set of batteries so they are really a good investment IMO.

[prairieschooner]

Tuga,
I wouldn't be surprised if the Equalize and Power Pulse are not doing the same thing.It does sound like you are getting maximized battery life. I will most likely look into these for our '82.

[Wally Arntzen]

I was using the power pulse units long before Newell started using them. I had them on my 78 for 5 years and now have them on my 88 for 7 years with Cat maintanice free batteries and they are going strong. I was at a Newell rally in the Florida keys about 6 years ago and a guy who I think worked at Newell saw them in my coach and called me a couple weeks later asking me where I got them. About 3 monthes Newell was putting them in there coaches. I suspect he got some kind of reward from the company for submitting a new idea that the company adopted. I would not be without them, there not very costley, easy to install and they make the batteries last a long time.

[folivier]

When I bought my '93 2 1/2 years ago that's the first thing I added. One for each set. They are still going strong. I think the batteries were about 2 years old when I bought the coach and hope to get a few more years out of the AGM's.

[HoosierDaddy]

My Freedom 458 Invertor/Charger has an eqalize function. It appears that is what the PowerPulse does. Has anybody proven an advantage for the PowerPulse if batts are equalized otherwise?

[lbrachfe]

Thanks for the experiences everyone. I have put in my order online for them today.

[Richard and Rhonda]

The power pulse and equalizing the batteries are not exactly the same thing as best I understand it.

The power pulse, apparently through magic, sends some sort of frequency through the battery plates to breakup or discourage sulfite crystals from forming on the plates. The crystal coating on the plates reduces the efficiency of the battery.

Equalizing the battery does two things. One, it kind of boils the water and stirs up the liquid. One battery site says that the liquid will stratify. Two, I also understand that equalization is supposed to refresh the surface of the lead plate.

So, in my way of looking at it, the power pulse should help delay the buildup on the plates, whereas, at best equalization is supposed to burn it off when you equalize.

[chockwald]

Richard, that is the first complete explanation of what Power Pulse does, and what equalization does. Thank you very much. I am buying the Power Pulses! My current charger (Progressive Dynamics) has a desulfating mode, also, in addition to the 3 stages of charging it offers.

[encantotom]

i had them on the 90 and just tput them on the 02. i figured after spending a zillion dollars on 6 agm batteries, 65 bucks is a worthwhile investment just to protect the bigger bucks. hey, even if they dont do anything, they look cool flashing those red lights.

btw, i paid 110 bucks shipped for 3 of them.

tom

[prairieschooner]

Tom,
Where did you get them?

[lbrachfe]

www.batterystuff.com (http://www.batterystuff.com) has them in stock for $39

[chockwald]

Just got 3 on Ebay for $40 each. The seller has 2 left....it's a "Buy It Now", or "Best Offer" auction. He's asking $49.99, but I offered $40 and got immediate acceptance. Here's the link:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/270844243750?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_718wt_871

[encantotom]

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[prairieschooner]

The power pulse and equalizing the batteries are not exactly the same thing as best I understand it.

The power pulse, apparently through magic, sends some sort of frequency through the battery plates to breakup or discourage sulfite crystals from forming on the plates. The crystal coating on the plates reduces the efficiency of the battery.

Equalizing the battery does two things. One, it kind of boils the water and stirs up the liquid. One battery site says that the liquid will stratify. Two, I also understand that equalization is supposed to refresh the surface of the lead plate.

So, in my way of looking at it, the power pulse should help delay the buildup on the plates, whereas, at best equalization is supposed to burn it off when you equalize.


So are saying that you think the batteries require an Equalizing phase even if they have the PowerPulse installed?

[Barry Rooker]

My Newell owning trucker friends alerted Karl Blade at Newell to the Power-Pulse. They were operating refrigerated trailers which have their own diesel engine & battery. Before Power-Pulse, what with all the sitting & non-use on such trailers, batteries were only lasting twelve months. After Power-Pulse batteries were still going strong at trade-in after sixty months usage.

While I'd have to call it magic too, for the price and even possible benefits, I've been using Power-Pulse on all my Newell batteries for seven years now.

[tuga]

My Newell owning trucker friends alerted Karl Blade at Newell to the Power-Pulse. They were operating refrigerated trailers which have their own diesel engine & battery. Before Power-Pulse, what with all the sitting & non-use on such trailers, batteries were only lasting twelve months. After Power-Pulse batteries were still going strong at trade-in after sixty months usage.

While I'd have to call it magic too, for the price and even possible benefits, I've been using Power-Pulse on all my Newell batteries for seven years now.

Barry,

Do you have Lifeline AGM batteries?

Do you equalize them and if so, how often?

[lbrachfe]

Can anyone pipe in the on equalizing question ?

[folivier]

I just looked at the Lifeline webpage http://www.lifelinebatteries.com/manual.php
here is a quote:
"Conditioning/Equalizing Charge: 15.5 volts for 8 hours
Conditioning/equalizing should only be done when the battery is showing symptoms of capacity loss. If conditioning/equalizing is necessary, first go through the normal charge cycle. Once the battery is as fully charged as possible, start the conditioning/equalizing charge. "

I always thought that you couldn't/shouldn't equalize AGMs. That's good to know, may give a few more years service!:thumbsup:

[prairieschooner]

After doing some reading on it, I think that the PowerPulse is performing a duty is very similar to the Equalizing Phase. It is conditioning the Plates with their "magic" through their Pulse Technology® on a regular basis so Equalizing may not be needed. They claim that the Lead Sulfates then returned to the Battery Acid as an Active Electrolyte. If so then it is performing something very similar to the Equalize Phase but on a regular basis making the Equalizing not needed. They claim that it works on all types of Batteries, I have to get at least one of these for the House Bank!
Here is a link;
http://pulsetech.net/pulsetechnology/pulsetechnology.html

[MarkofSJC]

You guys are great! I've seen those and always wondered what the cost/benefit & function were...now I know! Seems like a "no brainer" from my view point.

Thanks for all the information!

Mark

[Summersgal]

Just a FYI..Amazon is out of stock!! Was going to order some last night and they are OUT! Ughhhh

Pam

[larryweikart]

I just ordered 2 from Batterystuff.com for $90 including shipping

[chockwald]

Received my 3 Power Pulses yesterday and just finished installing them. They are blinking away. Is my understanding correct in that you will only see the little red light blinking if there is a charge being applied to the batteries?

[folivier]

Clarke, I believe they blink all of the time.

[The Newell]

Received the item in two days from the same link. I paid a couple of bucks more than some of you but felt it was worth it for the superb service and great no hassle return policy. They are hooked up and working great.

Blinking is normal.

I have noticed even at this link, that the pricing can fluctuate throughout the day and day to day. It's just how Amazon works. It's nice to have the direct link as it saves us all a lot of time and hassles. Thanks

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[encantotom]

duh, mine blink all the time.

tom

[prairieschooner]

I was lucky! I followed Tom's link and got one on Amazon for $32.00 including shipping, no tax. I only wanted one for the house bank, too busy to get it yet. I offered the guy Clarke bought his from but he wouldn't deal on just one.
PS They are now $43.79 on Amazon.

[larryweikart]

Just got mine and as I said they were $90 for both including shipping from batterystuff.com

[Barry Rooker]

AGM batteries are too rich for my blood, just using lead-acids. I keep my batteries merged whenever plugged in, we never dry camp and I've never equalized them.

[LynnJeff]

We just paid about $3800 for 4 new batteries and put 2 pulse power gadgets on them ($104 is cheap insurance to keep the batteries running longer)....also put 1 on the 2 batteries in the stacker trailer. Will let you know how it goes..

Lynn

[truk4u]

Jeff,

Just curious, what kind of batteries did you buy for that amount of money?

[prairieschooner]

I sent in an email to PowerPulse and wanted to update.
I have one Hose Bank with four Trojan T-105 6 Volts DC Batteries wired in series and parallel to produce 12 Volts DC. They stated that one PowerPulse would work for that Battery Bank.
I have one Engine Starting Bank with two size 8D 12 Volts DC Batteries wired in parallel to produce 12 Volts DC. They stated that one PowerPulse would work for that Battery Bank.

[NewellCrazy]

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[Neweller]

This is the one I installed on my '86 Newell and it works great. I actually had a "Brain Fart" when we were all going back in forth with John (cdat) on the subject.

Actually, a lot of the Newell's have these on them down at the factory. They just sit across the top of the batteries quietly doing there job. That is a great price by the way.:thumbup: Thanks for sharing. I know Larry B. brags to high heaven on the unit which tells us it must good.

[lbrachfe]

They do seem to lengthen the life and less distilled added over time too, which is another good indicator....