! > > 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. Nah, even easier. Just take a look at a motorcycle, snowmobile, or jetski, or whatever else uses a motorcycle sized battery. They (almost) all have caps, to refille the levels. Replacement motorcycle batteries come with the acid in a seperate bottle, that you have to pour into the cells after you buy it. And there is _always_some acid left over, once you put the proper amounts in... --- David A Woyciesjes --- C & IS Support Specialist --- Yale University Press --- mailto:david.woyciesjes@yale.edu --- (203) 432-0953 --- ICQ # - 905818