[modeleng] Re: pickling acids suppliers: battery acid
- From: "AndyA" <AndyA@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 20:46:06 -0000
youve heard the same as me Rich. Used car battery acid has got lead deposits
in it, however most motor factors sell it new which is were mine comes from.
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "R.L. Roebuck" <rlr20@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 12:54 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: pickling acids suppliers: battery acid
On Thu, 2 Feb 2006, Jesse Livingston wrote:
> Automobile batteries are full of sulphuric acid so it can be obtained from
> those old ones lying around in your shop.
I'm sure someone told me this was a bad idea though? Is there some issue
with it being possible to cause a reaction that will deposit lead onto the
copper if you use it as a pickle. If you then heat the copper to try and
work with it, the lead is absorbed into the copper, which makes it
brittle.
Can anyone else confirm or rubbish this suggestion?
(Same reason why it's suggested that low melting point solder is not used
on boilers.)
Yours,
Rich.
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