if you drop a car battery and battery acid spills how are you still able to recharge the battery or is it junk

Question

i droped it.

Answer 1

You can recharge it but you need to fill it with electrolyte, not water. Water is used to replenish the water that evaporates from the battery during normal use, since only the water evaporates and not the acid you use distilled water. In your case the acid has been lost so it needs to be replaced, if you can get some, refill the battery and recharge it and it will be fine as long as the case didn't crack or one of the plates come loose. Depending where you live it might be tough to buy battery acid, it is considered meth ingredients in some places.

Answer 2

First of all, a JUMP is not intended to act as a battery, it's intended to "BOOST" the available power. If you try to start a car JUST off the booster cables (jumper cables) you're not going to have any success. If you left a door open all night and drained the battery completely then you won't be able to start the car without charging the battery first, which will take several hours. But if, as you say, all the lights come on then it's not a battery problem. It could be a loose connection on the battery or on the starter or even a bad ground going from the battery negative terminal to the engine block. OR you could have a bad starter. Since you believe the battery is the problem you didn't describe any other conditions that would clue us in on what the real problem is. All anyone here can do is guess. If you have a volt meter or know someone with one, check the battery voltage before you do anything else. If the voltage is above 12 volts then things are looking good for the battery. Next, turn all the lights on, all the electrical, everything you can think of. Check the voltage again. It should still be above 12 volts. But if it goes down to 11.8 or even slightly lower, the battery may still be good. But if it falls below 11.5 then the battery is either a factory defect or is not charged properly. And stop taking battery terminals off while the engine is running. That's not good for any of the electronics. It DOES prove the alternator is giving a charge but it doesn't indicate if the alternator may be slipping on the belt. If it slips on the belt then the alternator can't recharge the battery. Eventually the battery will be so depleted it can't start the car again. AND putting a dead battery on an alternator can damage the alternator. The battery can draw more current than the alternator is rated to handle. You may end up blowing out the alternator. But that's not common. Not rare either, but it does happen Start checking voltages and grounds and the connection to the starter. After you have more information, if you haven't solved the problem post another question. Be thorough describing what you did so we can rule out things that aren't going to be the problem. Some important information is what type and age the car is. Some cars have starter relays that are powered through low amperage fuses. If the fuse or relay is gone the car won't start no matter WHAT the voltage is on the battery. If the car makes a clicking sound, if it tries to turn over, if it turns over rapidly but doesn't fire - there's lots you need to tell us or we can't help you. Sorry. Hope this helps. 'av'a g'day mate. '')

Answer 3

If you don't have anymore acid or cant get any you can used distilled water, providing there are fill plates for acid. If it is a maintanence free battery with no fill plates the battery wont last long. Don't try to charge an empty or low battery, it will overheat and possibly explode. Make sure the battery is not damaged from droping it because if it leaks the acid will damage anything it touches, except plastic.

Answer 4

If not much liquid has spilled out then the battery is still good. If a lot has spilled out then take it as a core to Advance and get a new one. Also, on older batteries all you had to do was pop the top caps off them and pour in new distilled water up to the mark. Good luck.

Answer 5

It depends on how much spilled out. If the battery has removeable caps, remove them and see if the liquid is up to the indicator mark. If not, fill each cell to the mark with water. It doesn't have to be distilled water, tap water is fine. If it doesn't have caps, go get a new one.

Answer 6

If you try to recharge it might blow up cause battery acid is flammable

Answer 7

its junk because now the batteries can explode