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Battery repairs | 13 comments (13 topical, editorial)
Re: Battery repairs (3.00 / 0) (#2)
by frackers (g8ecj at *nospam* gilks dot org) on Mon Apr 14th, 2008 at 06:16:04 AM MST
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Would it help having a wrapper round the cells - something like the thick plastic that is used for swimming pool liners - or would that not keep the acid inside the cells. I guess it would if its in close contact with the original cell wall/base - perhaps held there with autobog.

If its just the base the fails, how about oblongs of perpex or similar cut to size and stuck with hot melt glue (although you'd need a serious gun to apply it on cells that big) or again back to the quickset autobog.

Interesting problem - I'd like to know how the decision process goes...
Robin - Down Under (or are you Up Over)



Re: Battery repairs (3.00 / 0) (#3)
by wpowokal on Mon Apr 14th, 2008 at 07:22:32 AM MST
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Hi Ribin there are two problems, principally the fretting of the casing and subsequent leakage of acid, resulting in a total change of acid after repair.

The other problem is mechanical breakdown by expansion of the positive plates resulting in spliting of the casing on the corners, but one gets that on the big jobs.

I'm realy trying to pre-empt the loss of acid, usually by the time I recognise a leaky battery and add water I have diluted the acid such that the acid must be replaced.

allan down under

A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
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Re: Battery repairs (3.00 / 0) (#4)
by vawtman (vawtman(at)charter(dot)net) on Mon Apr 14th, 2008 at 03:29:05 PM MST
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Hi Allan
 I had a strong drain opener that was so strong each quart was wrapped in its own plastic baggy.After sitting on steel shelf for a year it started corroding the steel.Also happens on concrete.It's like it's so hungry it will eventually get to where it needs to eat.
 Maybe insulate the steel from the acid by installing wood on top.

 Mark

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