. Years ago we used to collect them towards a Christmas drink in the workshop.
Last time I tried they wanted it washed out and paid not enough to be worth the effort. It might be worth a bit more today but not worth the effort. I do have a few kG of copper to sell thanks for reminding me!Scrapyard will pay for duff car batteries, that is why Halfords will offer to take them for you
We always topped the water up to increase the weight, I remember a friend disconnecting a live lead water main and hammering over both ends for the same reason
I would be happy with 13.8v under full load.
Yes, we were always told 13.8-14.2v but they do seem to chuck out a bit more these days, either way if it does that voltage under load alternator is doing it's job. Strange how a different battery affected the charging volts.
Thanks for the replies. I thought is was probably OK. The car with the new battery seemed to settle at 14.1V by the way.
A bit foggy here too, although not really reducing the view at all. You can still see as far as the next corner. Just a few people with their rear fog lights blazing. Not safer, it restricts the view beyond, so makes it less safe.
I'd settle for any lights, we had thick fog and low sun so auto lights were happy it was daylight.
I see a lot of different vehicles, and all with auto headlamps do have a warning. Most have the standard green twin lamps, that show lights on. The VW group however, do not have this. They instead rely on the headlamp switch illumination becoming brighter. As the headlamp switch is on the end of the fascia, above the driver's right knee, and usually hidden by the wheel, often angled downwards, the 'warning' is only a token gesture to satisfy the legislators, and of no practical use.
Update. Builder's already been round with his carpenter. Inspected the installation and profuse apologies offered. All will be rectified and any damaged stuff, like for instance the loft insulation, to be replaced as required. It's obviously been a breakdown in communication between the trades when the bathroom was done said he and he's going to get them all together to ensure it doesn't happen again. I've liked this builder from the first moment I met him and his reaction to this problem has been as good as could be expected - pity they didn't get it right first time though.
Sounds like a builder friend of mine, I used to repair his vehicles he was very good though some of his "subbies" not so good. We are all retired now though and though traders are qualified nowadays they don't seem to have gone the long apprenticeship route that we all had to do.
Oh dear Mike, don't get me started on apprenticeships! Why is everyone encouraged to aspire to a university education now a days? Of course there are professions/callings/whatever you want to call them, where an academic approach is best - things like law, engineers, architects, etc, etc. However there are vast areas of specialism which I think are much better acquired with practical skills - our industry being one - where learning on the job with an older skilled man to mentor you and evening/day release classes to cover the more "cerebral" aspects.
hi pb whe n we lived in west sussex spent every other weekend traveling to wy aunts at abergavnny only night mare birdlip better now. then only 1 lane up one lane down, in those days found it easer to go down on my 1st old ariel leader those were the days mowermender
