Battery accident!!
I bought a battery last summer, Group 27 deep cycle. I just found out that it tipped over and spilled the electrolyte. Most of the acid is gone. I have no idea of the state of the left over acid, e...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Just replace the acid. They are not shipped wet to the store anyway. Put some new acid in it and you're good to go.
I disagree. Every battery we sold, and that number is in the hundreds/thousands (?), as we were a Trojan dealer, at the Chandlery I worked at in San Diego came with acid in them. Yes, there was a little room to top up and we recommended folks do that after they were installed as placing them in a boat calls for some awkward angles going in.
Had the same experience at Boat US/West marine. Batteries leave the factory with acid .
I agree to try refilling the OP's battery but would be much more concerned with the damage done by the spill. That acid has migrated to all sorts of places never intended for corrosives.
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