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Old 01-04-2016, 12:18 AM
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Good spotting, I do know about the sitting on concrete, those batteries are going to recycle, they pay about $15 each for them out here.
I dug them out whilst cleaning.

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Originally Posted by dave295 View Post
On another note Boxy, don't put 12v batteries directly on concrete. It sets up a convection current in the battery which degrades the plates. Insulate them with a timber offcut or whatever

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