You can thank the epa for that. There are zero primary lead processors left in the US.Yea there was a need for it. $230 for a freaking battery. On an engine a crank start would probably turn over.
The Last Lead Smelter In The US Closes Because The Hippies Won
We've the news today that the last remaining primary lead smelter in the US is to close. Probably a good idea and the reason it's closing is simply because we don't need it any more. In this sense the hippies have won and a good thing too. St. Louis-based [...]
www.forbes.com
Here is another link talking about how this is affecting the ammunition industry.
Last U.S. Lead Smelter to Close, Ammunition Manufacturing to Feel Effects
After the Herculaneum smelter closes its doors in December, entirely domestic manufacture of conventional ammunition, from raw ore to finished cartridge, will be impossible...
www.ammoland.com
I have to chime in on the battery prices.
There are still less expensive batteries and I hat to say it Walmart Value Craft line.
They were 49 and now I think 59 bucks or maybe a bit more.
I have been using them in my cars after the very expensive ones finally quit .
5-7 years from expensive and I have got 6 months from very expensive ones.
I have had my Value Craft ones for more than 4 years still going strong.
I drained one to the point of No power No dome light 5 times now.
In my corolla.
I keep forgetting to turn off the ac clutch toggle switch.
Slow drain all night with clutch electro magnet engaged.
Keeps on trucking after a 9 hour charge on my 4 amp charger that trickles off the amps as it gets more charged.
Yea that draining can't be good.
But that cheap battery hangs in there.
I do not mind I forget to flip the switch as this is a wonderful test for seeing if a battery can hang in there.
I like tests.
I have 3 other vehicles I can drive though and my electric bicycle is still working.
There are still less expensive batteries and I hat to say it Walmart Value Craft line.
They were 49 and now I think 59 bucks or maybe a bit more.
I have been using them in my cars after the very expensive ones finally quit .
5-7 years from expensive and I have got 6 months from very expensive ones.
I have had my Value Craft ones for more than 4 years still going strong.
I drained one to the point of No power No dome light 5 times now.
In my corolla.
I keep forgetting to turn off the ac clutch toggle switch.
Slow drain all night with clutch electro magnet engaged.
Keeps on trucking after a 9 hour charge on my 4 amp charger that trickles off the amps as it gets more charged.
Yea that draining can't be good.
But that cheap battery hangs in there.
I do not mind I forget to flip the switch as this is a wonderful test for seeing if a battery can hang in there.
I like tests.
I have 3 other vehicles I can drive though and my electric bicycle is still working.
Yea there was a need for it. $230 for a freaking battery. On an engine a crank start would probably turn over.
Hunter Battery Warehouse. Got one for my truck for $70 installed. Been using them for a couple of decades now. My grandmother has been using them for even longer. I have never had an issue with their batteries. Typically outlast my vehicles.
What will this do to the military's stock of ammo?You can thank the epa for that. There are zero primary lead processors left in the US.
The Last Lead Smelter In The US Closes Because The Hippies Won
We've the news today that the last remaining primary lead smelter in the US is to close. Probably a good idea and the reason it's closing is simply because we don't need it any more. In this sense the hippies have won and a good thing too. St. Louis-based [...]
Here is another link talking about how this is affecting the ammunition industry.
Last U.S. Lead Smelter to Close, Ammunition Manufacturing to Feel Effects
After the Herculaneum smelter closes its doors in December, entirely domestic manufacture of conventional ammunition, from raw ore to finished cartridge, will be impossible...
From the article
Whatever the EPA’s motivation when creating the new lead air quality standard, increasingly restrictive regulation of lead is likely to affect the production and cost of traditional ammunition. Just this month, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that will ban lead ammunition for all hunting in California. The Center for Biological Diversity has tried multiple times to get similar regulations at the federal level by trying, and repeatedly failing, to get the EPA to regulate conventional ammunition under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
What is clear is that after the Herculaneum smelter closes its doors in December, entirely domestic manufacture of conventional ammunition, from raw ore to finished cartridge, will be impossible.
That was under Obama. That was and is a National security threat.
The article is 10 years old. I guess it takes a long time to use up the stock pile.
I recently purchased batteries through a large chain parts store. List price at $186. My net price $90.
My friend that was with me told the clerk to run it on his "business account" as a cash customer.
My friend saved me a lot of money.
My friend that was with me told the clerk to run it on his "business account" as a cash customer.
My friend saved me a lot of money.
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Over the last 20 years, I personally haven't seen any correlation between the price of a battery and its life. Feels like a crap shoot.
