Results 1 to 14 of 14

Car batteries?

| Scrap Metal Questions and Answers

Hybrid View

  1. #1
    1956's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor

    Member since
    Jul 2012
    Location
    Fort lauderdale FL The Venice of The USA
    Posts
    642
    Thanks
    399
    Thanked 1,276 Times in 348 Posts
    The only thing about batteries is to make sure all the caps are on,so no acid gets on you!!!!!!


  2. #2
    sollozo45 is offline Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
    sollozo45's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Jan 2013
    Posts
    60
    Thanks
    47
    Thanked 49 Times in 27 Posts
    Fill um with water!

  3. #3
    NewbyScrapper's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor



    Member since
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Northern California
    Posts
    263
    Thanks
    1,475
    Thanked 175 Times in 101 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by sollozo45 View Post
    Fill um with water!
    Is that to dilute the acid or ???

  4. #4
    eesakiwi is offline Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
    eesakiwi's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor



    Member since
    Dec 2010
    Location
    NZ
    Posts
    2,529
    Thanks
    2,906
    Thanked 2,553 Times in 1,226 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by NewbyScrapper View Post
    Is that to dilute the acid or ???
    Raises the weight of each battery, it soon adds up...

    But all the battery buyers know this too. It'll give them a unforgivable & unforgetable image of you in their head from then on....

    Do remember that 4WD & boat batterys are a lot heavier than normal car batterys, even when you take the size of the battery into account. (thicker lead & more cadmium)
    If you are selling them these batterys, mention it to them as in passing conversation. Often the labels have rallen off & they can't notice the difference
    Its info they want to know & they won't think you are trying to rip them off by putting extra water in them. (this senarao happened to me once, he figured it out after I'd left though)

    Those 4WD & boat batterys also last between 1/2 & 3/4 as long as normal car batterys (so they get replaced more often...)

  5. #5
    Phantoms001 is offline Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
    Phantoms001's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor



    Member since
    Mar 2012
    Location
    Indiana
    Posts
    556
    Thanks
    165
    Thanked 525 Times in 242 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by 1956 View Post
    The only thing about batteries is to make sure all the caps are on,so no acid gets on you!!!!!!
    When I was younger and in between jobs, I tried to sell cars. One day on the lot it was raining and the lot tech forgot about 4 batteries out in the rain. They were covered in plastic but still got wet. When he finally saw the batteries getting wet, he rushed to get them out of the rain and asked me to give him a hand. Rather than take them inside, he just decided to throw them into the back seat of a Tahoe till he could get back to them. The next morning there was holes eaten through the back seat (which I thought was leather) not to mention some holes in the shirt I was wearing. I'm sure glad that wasn't my idea, but I really was surprised what the acid from a batter can do in that short of a time.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

 
Browse the Most Recent Threads
On SMF In THIS CATEGORY.





OR

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

The Scrap Metal Forum

    The Scrap Metal Forum is the #1 scrap metal recycling community in the world. Here we talk about the scrap metal business, making money, where we connect with other scrappers, scrap yards and more.

SMF on Facebook and Twitter

Twitter Facebook