Big nicads [RE-wrenches]

[Jay Peltz, Peltz Power]

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Hi Bob,

They have been rebuilt 2 x and now seem to be done.

On the Saft website they say that if you send the batteries to their  
pickup point they will take them
for free, but I don't yet know if this is all NiCads or just the ones  
they sold?

thanks,

jay

peltz power
On Oct 12, 2006, at 3:42 PM, Bob Ellison wrote:

>
> Jay,
> You can do 2 things with them. Rebuild them, this is mixing new  
> electrolyte
> and trying to find a place to recycle the old mixture. This stuff  
> is really
> toxic.  Try to find someone to recycle the entire pack, or find  
> someone who
> wants the pack and is willing to remix the electrolyte and deal  
> with the
> disposal of the old electrolyte.
> There is nothing more toxic than the mixture in these cells, the  
> cad is bad
> stuff.
> If all else fails call the State DEC and ask them for leads as to  
> where to
> look to get them recycled. It will probably not be cheap.
>
> Good luck,
> Bob
>
>


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