<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">My battery supplier will pay $0.10/lb wet weight. If I figure correctly that's about $12.00 per L-16.<div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Ken Hulet</div><div><div>Engineering Services Co.</div></div><div>204 S. Main St.</div><div>Blanchardville, WI 53516</div><div>608.523.3726</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.revolutionearth.com">http://www.revolutionearth.com</a></div><div>visit us at River Valley Trading Co.</div><div><a href="http://www.rivervalleytrading.com">http://www.rivervalleytrading.com</a></div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br><div><div>On May 11, 2009, at 9:50 AM, Jeff Yago wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>About a year or two ago there was a world shortage of lead and scrap prices for lead wet up and up, but these days I have not heard any more about this. We are getting ready to clean out all the old L-16's we have taken back during system up-grades that have been piling up, but the local battery supplier we use only offers to unload them off our truck for free.<br><br>I am sure I may be able to track down a scrap yeard but all are in distant cities and not sure if its worth the extra drive with a trailer. <br><br>What is the going rate these days for scrap lead if taken to a scrap yard? <br><br>Since most scrap yards pay by weight, do they want them drained of acid and only pay the dry weight, or do they pay a fixed price per battery?<br><br>Any other options?<br><br>Jeff Yago<br><br><br><br>_____________________________________________________________<br>Netscape. Just the Net You Need.<br>_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Home Power magazine<br><br>List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>Options & settings:<br><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org<br><br>List rules & etiquette:<br>www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm<br><br>Check out participant bios:<br>www.members.re-wrenches.org<br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>