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Old 12-30-2010, 04:47 PM
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Default Re: Jump your battery with aspirin?
Originally Posted by SRT SIX
Just read about this in Mental Floss magazine and found the following on Reader's Digest on line.

"If you get behind the wheel only to discover that your car's battery has given up the ghost -- and there's no one around to give you a jump -- you may be able to get your vehicle started by dropping two aspirin tablets into the battery itself. The aspirin's acetylsalicylic acid will combine with the battery's sulfuric acid to produce one last charge. Just be sure to drive to your nearest service station."

Anybody tried this or can confirm it's accuracy?
Seeing as the battery has six separate cells, which cells do you omit the aspirin from.
A lead acid battery primarily stores electricity, it cannot produce enough power to start a car using a starter. Some articles said the reaction warmed the battery and that's why it worked.
Having your battery fail is a headache so I think you would be best served by taking the pills yourself.
 
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