R89S Battery headed South

[Lynn]

I think this one has finally bit the dust. Although, it was significantly low on water. So, while I am contemplating what to do, I filled it with distilled water and have it on the tender.

Will see if it comes back.

Bought it 18 years ago. Kept it in dry storage until 2012. Filled with acid and charged it up. Guess I was lucky to get 6+ years out of it.

Here is what I am thinking of doing. Tell me if it is a really dumb idea. When I relocated the battery on my Opel GT, I used a Braille battery. Lightweight small battery with lots of power.

Thinking of gutting the R89 battery and inserting a braille battery inside. Not even sure how to do it. I guess the first step would be to empty the acid into something safe and figure out some place to safely dispose of it.

Anyone ever do anything like this?