The acid does not evaporate, only the water does.  So all you are doing is
replacing the water that is missing.

Thomas
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Gill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: V-MAX TECH LIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 4:42 AM
Subject: Battery Top Up


> Hi All
>
> A riddle for you to ponder.  If I keep topping up my
> batteries (both car and bike) with distilled water how
> come I don't end up with severely diluted acid?  Is it
> worth saving the acid from old batteries to use when
> topping up?  What do you think and what do you do?
> I would have thought that topping up with battery acid
> is better than water but I have been told it could
> result in too high a concentration of acid in my
> battery.  Most of the time I'm too lazy to use the
> hydrometer.
>
> Cheers
>
> Steve
>
> =====
> Steve "Shifty" Gill
> VMOA #722
> Surrey - England - UK
>
> 99 "MEGA MAX"  Black Metalflake
>
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