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(Richard Casady) wrote in
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Is boiling the acid common? That has to be bad . Lot
of corrosion around many batteries in cars, so acid does seem to
escape.


With boaters trying to charge their house batteries in 30 minutes at a
thousand amps (500AH, right?...(c, yes, that would certainly boil the
acid before it explodes....hee hee.

Even the tinest amount of acid seeping from a battery post makes the
surrounding area look as if the whole ocean has had a go at the steel under
the paint.

Larry
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