Lead Acid Battery Question

[Tony]

Someone "paid" me for some time with a brand new motorcycle battery. (He bought a 12 volt when he needed a 6 volt, and I wasn't going to charge him for the time anyway) I have a wave runner with a 4? year old battery that still works great, I hate to replace it when it works so well. (It spent most of it's life on a good battery maintainence charger)

The question! He filled it with acid then I slow charged it. Can I preserve the new battery by emptying the acid then letting it dry?

[notbob]

Yes.

Emptying the acid will stop the chemical reaction and preserve both the acid and the battery plates. Make sure you have a good bottle for the acid and after a couple days of drying out, seal the battery chambers (perhaps upside down) to prevent critters from taking up residency.

nb