Meaning & use
Sulfation
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The chemical process by which lead sulfate crystals build up on the plates of a lead-acid battery, reducing its capacity; more broadly, the formation of sulfate compounds.
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Leaving the car battery discharged for months led to sulfation that ruined its capacity.
Engineers designed a charging cycle specifically to reverse early sulfation in the battery cells.
A note on using this word
Sulfation is one of the leading causes of premature failure in lead-acid batteries and can often be slowed or partly reversed with proper charging habits.
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