CH> Going to use PVs as well, for a hybrid totally solar system. If the 
olar
 CH> boiler generates enough heat, I might even use it as a furnace to melt
 CH> lead and zinc, and well as distill the acid, and recycle batteries as
 CH> well, "killing several birds with a single stone"!
 AC> Wear a mask! The vapours of lead and zinc are cumulative 
 AC> poisons. And distilling acid seems a health hazard. Maybe take 
 AC> up serious Yoga and learn to function without breathing! :-)
I need to get some more info on that one of these days,  as I suspect that 
working at that battery store for almost three years has possibly had some 
cumulative effects on my health,  I'm not sure.
I *do* know that there were times when there was a fair amount of lead dust 
around,  and that there were at least some occasions when I was breathing 
sulfuric acid vapors...
Not fun!
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