6 Nov
2001
6 Nov
'01
10:04 a.m.
> But any kid knows that you can get some better
acid out of the car
> battery.
On Tue, 6 Nov 2001, Tony Duell wrote:
Alas many car batteries (at least in the UK) are
'sealed for life' so
it's less easy to extract some sulphuric acid, at least not without
damaging the battery enough to get noticed :-(.
In the US, MOST of the "sealed" batteries actually have access holes into
each cell, that are hidden under a cap or tape.
But,.. in our
litigious society obsessed with liability, they removed all
of the swallowable sized pieces, all of the metal parts, all of the brass
gears, the 110V motor, ...
What ever could be left :-(