I was thumbing through the J.C. Whitney catalog the other day and came upon this battery additive. It says it's liquid Cadmium. I know Cadmium is used in small rechargable batteries. It claims that if you leave your lights on and run down the battery you can start your car if you turn the lights off for 15 minutes and then try to start it again. What do you folks think about this? Is this stuff bad for the battery in any way? Think it will do what they claim?

I've been having trouble with the + battery terminal corrosion. I clean it off and then within a matter of weeks the corrosion comes back. Is there a solution for this?

I came across this thread:

http://www.energeticforum.com/renewable-energy/1745-vx-6-battery-additive.html

Also, I bought a reconditioned battery from a place in Cambridge, Ont. From their description, they will take a battery that has sulphated plates (where it will not charge up nor discharge properly) .... but the plates are not actually warped or shorted out... then add this stuff to each cell.
If its a sealed battery, like AC Delco, they will drill 6 tiny holes on top, inject the stuff into each cell then reseal the holes with epoxy.

So far, the battery has worked very well for me.

As for handling the stuff... if it really is cadmium, it is quite hazardous to handle.

Thanks much MagicRat. I think I will try it.

I got my order back from J.C. Whitney for the VX-6 battery additive. I had to take some of the battery sulfuric acid out to make room for the VX-6. Right away I noticed that my lights were brighter at night. Also, my car is cranking up faster than it was before. The charging voltage went from 13.8 to 14.3 volts after adding the VX-6. Only time will tell, if this stuff will really work out for me. It did say on the package that it wouldn't help sulfation which is contrary to what MagicRat posted. However, it seems like this stuff really works. ~Dave~