[Loch-ruadh] Trebuchet Project

Wed May 9 07:48:03 PDT 2001

That acid in batteries (as I recall) is indeed sulfuric (H2SO4),
however it is polluted with other chemicals and not very useful for anything
else.
I would also NOT suggest attempting to reclaim the lead out of old
batteries.
It is a LOT of work (and dangerous) for very little gain.

The BEST chemical to clean rust off of iron and steel is Naval Jelly.
One only needs to brush it on the affected area, let it soak for a few
minutes, and then wash it off with plain water.
Your local auto parts store should sell it by the bottle.
There are drawbacks, however, to using this, and if anyone is interested I
will fill in the details.

Wilhelm

-----Original Message-----
From: Jane Sitton [mailto:jane.sitton at radioshack.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 9:09 AM
To: 'loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org'
Subject: RE: [Loch-ruadh] Trebuchet Project

What sort of acid is contained in the batteries?  (It's been several years
since my last chemistry class....)  Logan uses sulfuric acid, I know for
sure, and possibly a couple of others, as "pickle", whatever that is, to
clean rust off of iron, and to treat certain kinds of metal, and in etching.

Madelina

-----Original Message-----
From: Sluggy [mailto:slugmusk at linuxlegend.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 8:58 AM
To: loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org; treb
Subject: Re: [Loch-ruadh] Trebuchet Project

....snip....
Sadly, I have about a ton of lead-acid batteries here at the office slated
for discard, but I don't have a safe place to discard the acid.
....snip....
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