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I’m not an expert but I believe the recommendation is to use deep discharge marine (i.e. boat) batteries instead of car batteries.
by cheschire 5y ago
I’m not an expert but I believe the recommendation is to use deep discharge marine (i.e. boat) batteries instead of car batteries.
- Nextgrid 5y agoIf you have the resources to get those, sure. But even a standard car battery will do, at least for some time, and if you can get more use per dollar out of those (and I assume end-of-life car batteries can be obtained very cheaply as they are essentially waste and no longer usable for their intended purpose) it will still work out better than paying extra for the "proper" battery.
- snowwrestler 5y ago12V car batteries are recycled. You actually get money back when you return one to a store.
- Nextgrid 5y agoThis assumes you are in a location where said recycling infrastructure is present (or close enough that the cost of shipping them there is less than what you get back). This may not be the case in areas where access to electrical power is a major issue, and thus end-of-life batteries are essentially worthless and can be obtained for free.
- londons_explore 5y agoIn poorer areas of the world, there is no shortage of people able to cut a car battery open, melt down the lead plates, reform them into new lead plates and refill the battery shell with drain cleaner (sulfuric acid). This only takes labor, which is cheap, so dead and new car batteries have very similar prices. Video of it being done:. https://youtu.be/9I0IAwOIwXo https://youtu.be/9I0IAwOIwXo
- goldenkey 5y agoThat man is incredibly skilled. I did not even know a battery rebuild was possible. Thank you for sharing the video.
- stevespang 5y ago
- jmu1234567890 5y agoWhere is the basic PPE???