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

[Clint D]

You can take the old acid in a plastic bucket, let it evaporate down to 
a solid,, then if you wish, this is good for a fertilizer or the very 
small amount of solid can be disposed at the city landfill in he right 
department

Clint


DAN RICHARDSON wrote:
> When I was a kid we would take the battery, pour off the electrolite, rinse
> it out really well, and refill it with new electrolite.  Usually got a few
> more months use out of it.  Be carefull with the acid.
>
>
>   
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Orrin Iseminger <oiseming at moscow.com>
>> To: The SEL email discussion list <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>> Date: 1/13/2007 1:47:50 PM
>> Subject: RE: [SEL] O.T. Car Battery fix ??
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
>> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Evans
>> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 8:31 AM
>> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
>> Subject: [SEL] O.T. Car Battery fix ??
>>
>> 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
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> We have a battery maintainer (float charger) that has a pulse charging
>> feature.  The manufacturer claims it rejuvenates sulfated batteries.  I
>>     
> have
>   
>> no idea if it works or if it is a snake-oil gimmick. 
>>
>> You might want to do some Googling and search for pulse-charging
>> information.
>>
>> Orrin
>>
>>
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