[eagleflyer]

I bought "VX-6" from JC Whitney for many years. My advice is do not wait until your battery will no longer charge. When you get a new battery, immediately obtain this cadmium sulphate additive. Pour 1/6 of a 2 oz bottle into each cell of a new 12 volt battery. My experience has been that preventing the buildup of depositions on the plates can double the expected life of your battery. JC Whitney still sells this product, but the product is now called "Charge-It Concentrated Battery Additive" by Solder-It (apparently the manf) at $10.99 for 2 oz or $25.99 for 1 qt (32 oz). I once bought this product from Checker Auto under the brand name "Instant ElectroStart" by Victor, but apparently Victor went out of business or stopped manufacturing this product in 2000. You won't find this product at Advance Auto or AutoZone or Checker any longer. I think the computer geeks who plan the store layouts realized that selling what used to be a $5.00 product with a $2.00 markup that would double the life of a battery could not justifiably take up shelf space in competition with a battery they can sell for $100 with a $60 markup. The big chains need to keep their shareholders happy by selling twice as many batteries. Oddly enough, it occurs to me this is an example where socialist central planning might result in more efficient use of resources for all of us. The old VX-6 boxes used to quote Lee Petty, Champion Nascar Winner, saying, "I'd Rather Race Without Tires Than Without VX-6 In My Battery."