Damaged a new battery. Can it be salvaged?

did you just charge the battery before going to the lake?

"Henry Hefner" wrote in message
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I have a deep cycle battery for my trolling motor that is only a couple
of months old. I brought the boat home from a trip out this morning and
carried the battery into the shop and hooked up the charger. When I
went to check on it a couple of hours later, the battery was sitting in
a puddle of electrolyte. I found where the battery must have bounced
onto a sharp something in the bottom of the boat. Electrolyte drips
out, but no crack is visible, it must be a small pierced hole. I did
the damage, and my name isn't jajwuth, so the fact that it's in
warranty menas little to me. What I want to know is, can I epoxy the
hole and refill it with fresh electrolyte? Or do I just need to fork
over the cash for a new battery? Thanks guys!

doS asked: "did you just charge the battery before going to the lake?"

No, the battery was charged about two weeks earlier, right after my
last trip out. I usually re-charge right away, then I only check it if
it's been a couple of months without use.

Had one to leak after I charged it overnight once, it had a hairline crack
in it.I would at least let the dealer examine it.

"Henry Hefner" wrote in message
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doS asked: "did you just charge the battery before going to the lake?"

No, the battery was charged about two weeks earlier, right after my
last trip out. I usually re-charge right away, then I only check it if
it's been a couple of months without use.

Hell, mine has been to the bottom of the lake dropped, set on gravel and god
knows what else and it still works just fine, go figure


"doS" wrote in message
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Had one to leak after I charged it overnight once, it had a hairline crack
in it.I would at least let the dealer examine it.

"Henry Hefner" wrote in message
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doS asked: "did you just charge the battery before going to the lake?"

No, the battery was charged about two weeks earlier, right after my
last trip out. I usually re-charge right away, then I only check it if
it's been a couple of months without use.

"alwaysfishking" wrote in message
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Hell, mine has been to the bottom of the lake dropped, set on gravel and
god
knows what else and it still works just fine, go figure

I just use mine and then store it in my shed. Seems easier.

Well, after it finished dripping on the weeds, I put it in a plastic
bag and box and took it back. The clerk didn't even want to look at it,
he just traded it out.
And gave me a new receipt so my warranty starts over.
Now I guess I get to figure out the best way to secure it for those
corduroy roads.

Thanks guys!

"Henry Hefner" wrote in message
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Well, after it finished dripping on the weeds, I put it in a plastic
bag and box and took it back. The clerk didn't even want to look at it,
he just traded it out.
And gave me a new receipt so my warranty starts over.
Now I guess I get to figure out the best way to secure it for those
corduroy roads.

The first thing I would do is make sure that the battery is placed in one of
those plastic battery boxes. This will help protect the battery from case
damage.

I'm not sure how your boat is set up, but when I was running a small boat,
the strap for the battery box was secured to the boat. This in turn kept
the battery from jumping around in the boat when trailering.
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