Long sleeve crankiness
We've been having starting
problems with the
ATV.
It was cool enough for long
sleeves this morning and the old battery groaned without cranking. What
is it about a marginal battery and the first cold spell of the season?
Filling a new battery with
fresh sulphuric acid was easy and only took a few minutes. We'll use a
trickle charger to power it up and hopefully have it ready to go for
tomorrow morning straw
hauling.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Let me second Jake's comment.
At the very least use goggles and gloves. Battery acid in your eyes will certainly ruin your day.
Acid burns on the skin or eyes should be rinsed immediately with clean water for at least 15 minutes. The longer you wait with rinsing, the more time the acid has to do damage.
Preferably you should use sterile but not demineralized water; Damaged skin and ayes are more vulnerable to secondary infections from unclean water. But rinsing off the acid takes precedence over worrying about infections.