What to do with old non-lead-acid batteries?

Solar Expert Posts: 410 ✭✭
Old batteries. I'm not even sure what they all are.:confused:
Anyone know?
I wish I had some better pics. A client recently bought a ranch and these are in the shed. The seller had insisted that he wanted them but has not been heard from for over a year. What should the new owner do with them?

Are they worth anything to anyone or are they just toxic waste?

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  • Solar Expert Posts: 5,183 ✭✭✭✭
    Re: What to do with old non-lead-acid batteries?

    the ones in the back, with the yellow flip caps, look a bit like my wet NI-Cd's
    If they are, they can be checked/recovered by constant current charging for ~ 30 hrs, then 5 hrs of C/10 load testing. X 3 cycles.

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  • Super Moderators, Administrators Posts: 33,653 admin
    Re: What to do with old non-lead-acid batteries?

    You might try sending a Private Message to "ajbelcher"... He offers used Telecom/Industrial batteries for sale on the forum once in a while--And he has offered before to help (if he can) if somebody has "non-standard" batteries to recycle.

    Be really careful--In our area, if there is a whiff of "toxic materials" on site, the county department of health may come by and make your life mi$erable.

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  • Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭✭
    Re: What to do with old non-lead-acid batteries?

    You could definitely have some winners there!

    http://ironedison.com/
  • Solar Expert Posts: 3,009 ✭✭✭✭
    Re: What to do with old non-lead-acid batteries?

    Metal recycler in your area?
    I dropped mine off at a machine/welding shop, recyclers come around there whenever they have a load and actually pay them for the metal.

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