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   =?UTF-8?B?TWlnaHR54pyFIFdhbm5hYmXin to Peter   
   Re: Can somone explain WHY positive firs   
   18 Jan 23 11:18:04   
   
   XPost: alt.home.repair, sci.electronics.repair   
   From: @.   
      
   Peter wrote on 1/18/2023 10:53 AM:   
   > rbowman  wrote:   
   >> "Deionized water and Distilled water are both types of extremely pure   
   >> water, but they are produced in two distinctly different ways.   
   > Has anyone wondered whether the "pure" water will be "leaching" out the   
   > chemistry of the lead:acid plates inside the battery?   
   >   
   > Having owned a pool, all water chemistry tends toward equilibrium, and   
   > dissolved salts (metal and a non metal) are no exception to the rule.   
   >   
   > So the more pure the water, the more it will dissolve a bit of that   
   > lead:acid compound that they slather on the plates between rubber sheets.   
   >   
   > Has anyone thought of that?   
      
      
   Have you thought of using corncob instead of toilet paper? Corncob is   
   cheap, natural and reusable. LOL!!!   
      
   Although deionized water is 6 times more expensive than distilled water,   
   but one gallon goes a long way.   
      
   Use deionized water if you want the best for your lead-acid battery.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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