scrap yard scales

Auto batteries have water in them, not sure why filling them up would be frowned upon... Cant put sand, rocks or screws though!

refilling battery posts with water would most likely hurt your reputation
not to mention
the acid factor
hope you wear gloves at least.

Originally Posted by 1956

refilling battery posts with water would most likely hurt your reputation
not to mention
the acid factor
hope you wear gloves at least.

Thats soo true, its 'bar talk'. You know, stuff people say when they are drunk & want to impress someone they don't really know.
But, the scrapyards know it all.

I did get looked at queerly once when dropping off batterys. He asked me if I "topped them up with water".n
I go "****! Forgot about that..... I wanted to keep the acid for electroplating experiments.. Too late".

I would have just poured it into a container & not topped it up with water, just left it dry.
He checks them, nah, normal acid level. Puzzeled.

Only later I find out that 4wd drive & boat batterys have heavier plates to take the punishment.
They also last only 2/3rds of the time a normal car batterys does.

Hmm, boatyards.... A possible place to get batterys from. Someone who owns a boats not gonna muck around with dirty batterys & acids for a few $$. Get all that crisp white clothing dirty..nah.