Re: Tipped over battery

Posted by Sherlock On 2017/9/4 20:29:25

Thanks for all the input gents. I was planning on buying battery acid which is already mixed with water to the correct specific gravity, then adding it to my battery which is already fully charged. I believe a fully charged battery's electrolyte specific gravity should be the same as that of the off-the-shelf solution.

There is little danger with no charge on the battery; that was standard practice for decades (with safety glasses and gloves). I'd think topping off a fully charged battery with electrolyte would theoretically be no different than topping off with water to make up for water loss, but I wanted to check to see if anyone thought/knew whether adding off-the-shelf acid/water solution to a charged battery carries any additional safety risk.