[SEL] O.T. Car Battery fix ??

[Jerry Evans]

Hi All,
         I know this is off topic but my experience has shown that there is 
a lot of knowledge on the lists and maybe someone has a fix for me.

         Is there a way to do something to a car battery that is poked. I 
have a friend who imports batteries and have ordered a new one from him but 
his shipment only arrives in 2 weeks and I need to use this vehicle a few 
times in that time. (I have other vehicles with good batteries but do not 
want to have to hassle with swopping batteries all the time).

         It's a 12 volt 55AH battery - not the sealed "Low Maintenance kind 
- it's got filler caps to top up the water with and only just over 2 years 
old but I very seldom use this vehicle so the battery does not get regular 
"excercise" and now does not hold a charge for very long.

         It struck me that there may be a way of temporarily reviving it 
just to use for a short time.

         Any answers will be appreciated.

Keep the revs up (or down)
Jerry Evans
Near Johannesburg in Sunny South Africa.
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