Batteries...

'Will this burn a hole in my hand if I spill it?' The question I'm glad I don't have to think about on any regular basis wouldn't leave my mind as I carefully squeezed my bottle of sulphuric acid. The box, bottle, and everything else with the whole package reminded me of my chemistry classes in college--only, this was my garage, the temperature warmer than stated I should be playing with the acid, and my money if I ruin anything. Sure I may have been a little paranoid, but I never filled a battery before and this task kept my scoot in the garage, lifeless. All I needed to do was give this Chinese-import battery a blood transfusion. Weird thing is that I was more nervous about doing the battery acid transfusion than a real-life blood transfusion in the hospital--I know how to do those.

Well, after 25 minutes of stressed out cautions to myself, the battery was full. I did it! After following the further instructions, my battery and scooter are now alive again! However, I really don't know if I want to go the cheap battery route again. Sure gives me a little more appreciation for the more expensive closed cell counterparts.