car battery dumper in for surprise

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 2:54 pm

Recently spotted a used car battery in a car park, all on its own. Rather clean and shiny with NRMA sticker on it, terminals clean too. Obviously left there as previous owner had a flat battery and saw best fix was another.I see abandoned batteries as lunch - as in their cash for scrap value. Threw it in the beast, stuck it on charge and... it is good strong battery on the load tester, better than the battery in the Brumby.

My guess is someones alternator is crap and already killed the new battery.

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 2:59 pm

lol good one:) whats there scrap value?

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 3:15 pm

About $10 worth of fishing sinkers

spike · Post by **spike** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 5:18 pm

yeah at one stage they were worth about 17 dollars each i think.
im collecting all the ones we have a round here and send them to a mate who runs a battery shop, considering the things he does for us im happy for him to make a dollar

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 5:24 pm

these a add in the quokka that wants to buy them for $4 ea...

spike · Post by **spike** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 5:27 pm

guyph_01 wrote:these a add in the quokka that wants to buy them for $4 ea...

well yeah if you cant be bothered getting rid of them might as well get him to come round, give you 20 bucks (if youve been saving) and clean up a bit

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:54 pm

guyph_01 wrote:these a add in the quokka that wants to buy them for $4 ea...

Tell him he's dreaming!

Bennie

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 12:10 am

last time I traded in some batteries I spied a neighbouring tennant had dumped in a skip bin (before he did the runner), the rate was 43 cents a kilo for under 100kg lots, above 100kg the rate jumped to 48 cents. Mid size ones are about 15 kg, whereas the fatter ones were closer to 25kg, littlies like standard in old subes about 11kg. Gotta love the ones that offer price per battery don't ya !! I got about 40 bucks worth outta that guys bin

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:24 am

hummmm, where in WA could i make the most out of my old batteries... I have about 15 of them incl about 5 big boat/truck ones accumulated over the years:) might as well make the most out of it then...

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 10:32 am

yellow apges under scrap metal or metal recyclers for starters

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:09 pm

LoL not the first time ive heard of this... I did the same thing a few years ago..
Cheers
AP