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victor3ranger
02-28-2013, 03:12 PM
Can lead in old car batteries be used for a source of lead??
fishhawk
02-28-2013, 03:14 PM
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?40769-Why-Car-Batteries-Are-Dangerous
338RemUltraMag
02-28-2013, 03:15 PM
Short answer: NO
Longer answer: Smelting down car batterys will make a chemical vapor much like the Mustard Gas used in WW I it is a danger to everyone around and should not be attempted. At best clip off the terminals and melt those but I wouldnt even try that, ya never know what chemicals are on em and if they will be corrosive after the melt.
victor3ranger
02-28-2013, 03:20 PM
Got it, read the link, I will forget about these. Too bad, I have some old tractor batteries that have been sitting behind the barn busted open for more than 20 years.:(
fcvan
02-28-2013, 04:02 PM
I have seen places that pay for old batteries and have a few to take in I would much rather take my old batteries to a place that took the batteries - and gave me back wheel weights in exchange!
dbosman
02-28-2013, 06:22 PM
Scrap dealers are paying $4.00 for car batteries in my area.
Soft lead is 35 cents a pound and hard is running $1.00 a pound. I need to take a morning off work, soon.
rexherring
02-28-2013, 07:03 PM
Not the best thing but I used to do it all the time when living on a farm. Just did it outside with a stiff breeze behind me until there wasn't any fumes coming off the pot.
jonas302
02-28-2013, 08:51 PM
With them old tractor batterys bringing between 10-15 dollars scrap you can buy some nice clean lead oh and it doesn't matter that they are broken open
DLCTEX
02-28-2013, 08:55 PM
Not the best thing but I used to do it all the time when living on a farm. Just did it outside with a stiff breeze behind me until there wasn't any fumes coming off the pot.
Read the above link. Even after smelting the ingots still contain elements that are extremely dangerous. JYI
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