Fish Chris Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 But I'm wondering how somebody could recover the lead from a car battery ? It's pretty easy to find an old, shot out car battery.... but how can you safely drain the liquid, and get the plates out ? Lead is just so freaking expensive to buy, mostly because of shipping costs. I just need a bunch of ground up lead, for my weighted vest (about 20 more lbs, it's only 40 lbs right now) and if I have any left, I can save it to bump the weight up some more, later. Hmmmm.... Anybody ? Fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheena Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 http://www.ehow.com/how_5244691_rebuild-car-battery.html http://www.ehow.com/how_4853344_recondition-lead-acid-battery.html is what i found by googling. i am in no way skilled with batteries. obviously you want to wear some sort of extreme face cover/eye wear/clothes that cover all of your skin, and if you get some on you change immediately. other than that it seems pretty straight forward, strategically drill holes in the case, or remove the top two plates and extract it carefully. i personally will never have the balls to do this, but good luck lol. PS, it might be a good idea to somehow discharge said battery first before taking anything apart just my opinion, im in no way an expert. Quote 09 Civic EX KDC-X395 (2) SKAR Audio VVX-12 Skar Audio SK-1500.1 4 cu ft @32 (new box and more port soon) Firing Forward not sealed off Stock 80 Amp Alt Big 3 In 1/0 Knu 2 Runs To The Back 1 Pos 1 Neg In 1/0 Knu DD-1'd 13.8v drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Chris Posted December 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Thank you for the reply Sheena. But upon my own research, I found a whole bunch of good reasons "NOT" to try to reclaim the lead from a car battery... 1) It's not even close to pure lead. It's an alloy, which does not melt or pour like pure lead. 2) It can develop acid pockets in the lead alloy plates, which when melted, can explode. 3) The stuff you would be trying to get off of the plates, is highly toxic, especially the residue, when melted / burned. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So, I have a buddy in a tire shop. Going to see how many tire weights he can find for me Peace, Fish http://www.ehow.com/how_5244691_rebuild-car-battery.html http://www.ehow.com/how_4853344_recondition-lead-acid-battery.html is what i found by googling. i am in no way skilled with batteries. obviously you want to wear some sort of extreme face cover/eye wear/clothes that cover all of your skin, and if you get some on you change immediately. other than that it seems pretty straight forward, strategically drill holes in the case, or remove the top two plates and extract it carefully. i personally will never have the balls to do this, but good luck lol. PS, it might be a good idea to somehow discharge said battery first before taking anything apart just my opinion, im in no way an expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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