So if you only get 3 pounds of lead for all that work. What else is inside the battery that makes it so heavy?
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So if you only get 3 pounds of lead for all that work. What else is inside the battery that makes it so heavy?
The acid is very heavy for the space it takes up. I worked for a feed testing lab in high school and we got in sulfuric acid in 55 gallon drums that weigh close to 800+ pounds each... add in the heavy plastic case, the lead and other metals used...
not to take this on a detour but what would a feed testing lab need with sulfuric acid? I really don't know--not making a snarky comment
The testing guy should have gotten it today. Should have results soon.
Having him test lead, antimony, tin, calcium, phosphorus and cadmium.
The end product would concern me far less than the claimed issues with the initial smelting fumes and the dross.
Yes, but it will show what's in it all too. Traces anyway
Tagged for learning.
They used it strip the protein form feed samples then tested the dried weight of the remains against the starting weight to get the amount of protein... going from along ago memory on that so not 100%... we also used a lot of caustic soda to neutralize the acid and it came in very heavy drums also.
This is totally unrelated but it brought back a memory, I knew an Ole Logger that could lift a 55 Gallon drum of oil out of the back of a Crew bus and set it down, Ive known him all my life, he looked like the Hunchback, had surgery to help correct it. Carry on with battery acid
i have an old land mine that's been tripped ....but didn't go off.
i'm gonna take it apart to find out why.....anyone want video?
:kidding:
Mozeppa, uuuuhhhhh"..........................yeah. Lol. I just took a dozen batteries to the scrap yard, came away with $72+ for my trouble.( going to buy 120 lbs of roof jacks with the money) I WILL NOT melt a battery! But, that's just me.
RESULTS ARE IN!
100% lead.
No antimony, stibene gas
No tin
No calcium
No cadmium
No fluoride, fluorine gas
No phosphorus, phosgene gas
Thanks for posting results. Interesting experiment.
thanks.