oh.. and if you empty chemicals into bottles..... 1. DO NOT use food containers 2. LABEL them correctly.
I had a friend who's older dad sipped down half a water bottle in one turn on a hot summer day, just to be found unconscious in a staircase a couple of hours later. He never recovered from that and died 6 month later. What happened was that a friend gave the old chap a bottle of fruit schnaps he made himself and that was in a selxzer bottle. The old guy must have forgoten and when was thirsty... ohhh wow... I got a bottle of water sitting here. And there he went. Battery acid would be quite nasty.... brrrrrrrrrrrrr Rainer On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Rainer Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: > Empty the acid into a glass bottle. That stops any further chemical > reaction in the battery and suspends the battery in the state it is at > in that moment. When you come back. Add the acid and you are back in > business. I do that every winter and it has never failed. of course... > if you have a maintenance free battery this will not work and you need > a flaot or a trickle charger. > > If you atempt to follow my advise be sure to wear safety glasses and > old clothes as even minute splashes of battery acid can cause burns > and holes in cotton on contact. Sounds scary but doing it in a bathtub > and then rinsing everything off after you emptied or filled makes it a > breeze and will take a minute or two. You could wear that crazy > sweater your mother made you as well... then there is a good excuse > why that piece of art has gone... > > best of luck > Rainer > > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 9:56 PM, Dennis <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I'm in New Zealand now. I arrived down here about two weeks ago. While I >> was gone, my motorcycle here sat for about 9 months with the battery in it. >> Needless to say, it was flat when I got back. I put the charger on it and >> got the bike ('85 CB700SC) started and all seemed well - until two days >> later when the battery was flat again. Another charge and two more days of >> good running and then flat again. >> >> I took it into a shop today to make sure the alternator was putting charge >> into it and it seemed to be. So, after chatting with the mechanic, I >> stepped up and bought a new battery. >> >> Now that I'm home, I'm wondering if that was the right thing to do or if I >> should have been more patient and debugged things a bit further before >> pulling out my wallet. >> >> The folks at the shop told me that a battery can definitely be ruined by >> leaving it in a bike like that for so long. They said something about >> 'sulfation' - which I didn't really understand. >> >> I also asked them how I should store a battery if I'm going to be gone that >> long and their only suggestion was to buy a 'battery minder' and use it to >> keep that battery topped up while I'm gone. That seemed a bit extreme to >> me for six to nine months. Surely there must be another way? >> >> You thoughts and comments would be appreciated. >> >> Dennis G. >> - Seattle, Washington >> - Christchurch, New Zealand >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> >> >> > > > > -- > _________________________________ > Rainer M. Schmidt > Complex Consulting LLC > [email protected] > Voice (646)-657-8815 > FAX (646)-435-9216 > -- _________________________________ Rainer M. Schmidt Complex Consulting LLC [email protected] Voice (646)-657-8815 FAX (646)-435-9216 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
