Battery Acid ?..

[Scaaty]

Just what is battery acid..have 2 dry batt's coming for 2 of my motorcycles.. coming from an online purchase (cheaper than town with shipping less than taxes, and no disposal fee..still good for other purposes, so I want to keep them.
I can twirl wrenches in the dark and do magic, but kinda clueless anything electrical.
Straight Sulphuric acid, right? Couple bucks town. Thanks in advance

 

[Barnacle_Bill]

Re: Battery Acid ?..

The electrolyte in a battery is 30 to 50% sulfuric acid and the rest water. I believe the last I bought was at Advance auto.

 

[Scaaty]

Re: Battery Acid ?..

Thanks..kinda knew, as it being a Catalyst..not straight Sulpheric...50 years of still knowing everything, but a heck of lot to still learn! Thanks again. Bike dealers in town would do it for free..but free don't keep ya in business!.. Thanks for the reply..

 

[Texasmark]

Re: Battery Acid ?..

It's chemically H2SO4 and H20 for the water you add. (One thing I remembered from Chemistry Class and the other was Hydrochloric Acid (HCL). Don't remember anything else.......except the 24 year old teacher we had. Grin.

I rejuvenated a battery once and didn't use all the electrolyte which was contained in a plastic bag. So I sat it on the shelf in my tool shed. One day I noticed the bag was empty. Investigation revealed a small hole gnawed into the lower corner. Wonder how long it took for that mouse to die? Would not want to be in his shoes.

Mark