Battery Scrapping - Finding Lead - Scrap Metal For Beginners Tips and Tricks!

Are dead batteries worth anything? You better believe it! If you're making some money scrapping metal, you're gonna want to be recycling batteries. Lead recycling and scrap batteries add up quickly, making them one of my favorites in scrap metal recycling. It may seem simple but you may have some questions about scrapping old batteries so here's my best guide on the subject, by request. What kind of batteries can you scrap for money? Lead acid batteries yes, what about LiPo batteries? NiCad batteries? NiH, Li-Ion, alkaline? Where do you find other scrap lead? We'll cover it all right here.
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[@denisgorbushin5129]

This battery reconditioning program exceeded my presumptions. It worked on any drill battery, several AA and AAA batteries batery.repair and any camera battery. The steps are simple and the act itself is exciting to do. No matter what type of battery you`ve got, it is sure to function again!

[@thubprint]

Oh reconditioning them would definitely get better value out of them. I think that’s why the batteries sell for higher than the lead content, they get recycled and reconditioned somewhere down the line

[@sharkscrapper]

Good video and thank you for emphasizing the dangers of dismantling lead/acid batteries. Hopefully you'll have saved someone harm, or at least their clothing 😆 One consideration, at least in some US states is that Pb batteries can be considered "controlled" items with limits placed on how many batteries yards can buy from peddlers on each visit. In Florida the limit is 2.

[@thubprint]

I had no idea! It’s so interesting to me learning about the regulations on scrap in different regions. Florida seems particularly strict in a few different ways

[@sharkscrapper]

It's all about theft mitigation here in Florida. We also controls on HVAC ACRs, Catalytic Converters, industrial backflow devices and anything rail road related.

[@andrewbell8135]

Your videos are great, (your a natural at presenting information) especially for younger people starting out in scrap collection. Good on yer. They should be included in the national curriculum! ha...

[@brianspencer6955]

That Canada post scale is SO COOL! Definitely keep the crate and everything for it.

[@thubprint]

That's the plan!

[@benbrock4589]

I scrapped an entire room full of lead sheets lining an x-ray room, tons of lead!!

[@thubprint]

Ohhh I’d love to get that job sometime!

[@bpdmining]

If the voltage is above 12v to 13v it doesn't mean the battery is always good. It may not have any amps to turn over the engine. best way to check is to charge it full then put it in a car with the multimeter set to read 12v. While reading the multimeter try to start the car if the voltage drops past 9v the battery is toast and wont hold up much longer. Most people find out the hard way when they cant start the car once it gets cold out. That battery that reads 12.2v seems like it has a dead cell.

[@TheST1G86]

I have learned so much, in the last 13 mins.

[@Lateralus46and2]

Here in the states, there are places that will pay between $4 & $5 per pound, for Lithium-Ion batteries.

[@Leighspring]

Where at?

[@cuscrapping]

Yes...would love to know where! 👍

[@jq7323]

@@Leighspringthe batteries on the inside of the packs ( usually 18650 ) are used in tons of different things.

[@mbburry4759]

Where?

[@mbburry4759]

@@jq7323 no kidding. Scrap means it is used and likely end of life

[@othername1000]

I've been clickbaited. Unfortunately the Wranglerstar rule requires me to unsubscribe. I like the videos but I can't contribute to misleading thumbnails, there's just too much dishonesty here on KZbin.

[@vincedibona4687]

18¢ a pound for LA battries in my neck of the woods. They are a quick $7 bill. I find them at apartment complex trash receptacles, 2-3 a month.

[@ijazghani312]

Brother I enjoy your way of talking 😃

[@danielcrewe732]

Make it so number one

[@jimkomola787]

Down in the states, you can usually get around the same rate for Lithium ion batteries as you can for lead acid. Check with your buyer!

[@thubprint]

I’ll keep askin them!

[@TheTimshady337]

Good to hear. I have about a ton of SLA batteries. Glad I hate throwing things away

[@thubprint]

Nice! Should be some decent money in those!

[@Mynameis7nad]

Dont forget to top off all the batteries with water before you bring them in. Even the sealed ones. There is usually a plate that pops off and plugs on each of the chambers that can be pulled off and put back on after adding a few pounds of water. It might not be worth it if you're bringing 1 battery, but when you have a stack amd you can add 20 lbs of water to the dry cells...

[@mcdouche2]

New York Times Sept 2031. 'Handsome Guy that had a moderately Successful KZbin Channel dies of Liver Cancer. He had no Family.'

[@diymaster101]

You should open them and taking lead out it sells better here i open all the time to make solder wire after melting it in ingot

[@jessewilson8676]

The very old lead from stain glass and roofing leaf …often has a fair bit of silver in it.

[@HeyItzBradHD]

I am an alarm service engineer and I change battery's every single day, Save about a months worth

[@biohaz360]

What would you do if the best price close to you is only 12 cents a pound for lead acid batteries?

[@glasshalfempty1984]

This is the problem I'm running into. I can't turn in a battery for $0.12 a pound when he's saying you can get like $10 per freaking battery.

[@Mr_guernsey_explorer180]

The last battery's I took in to local yard here last year I had 5kg short of half a ton which got me 249£

[@Cougar1212]

Lithium Farrah Fawcett batteries. They da bomb !!

[@justinfroat2406]

You’re fun to watch, but it would be nice if somebody actually explain the science between the lead panels and how to turn lead oxide back in the lead.

[@mysterybuyer3738]

I stack my batteries for way later. There is too much lead to only get $10 or so. I think the junkyards are practically getting lead for nothing.

[@huckstirred7112]

In Saint Peters Mo. pure lead go's for 35.cents a LB. . Lead acid battery go's 15 cents a pound . bust holes in every side with a claw hammer when drained smash it with a sledge hammer

[@michael16219]

Could cut the lead posts off also for extra in the end

[@anthonyo4038]

Try recycling a dead battery at an auto parts store because they will give you store credit if you find one

[@vincent2993]

U r really good at this KZbin thing

[@thubprint]

Thank you! I have a lot of places I’d like to improve moving forward, but I appreciate the encouragement 😄

[@curtispederson9390]

Where do you find a scrap yard that pays much for a Battery ????

[@josefontes3726]

Great

[@Kangsteri]

That anode, red lead was sold 30$ / pound, 7 years a go. So you might check your pricing and buyers accountability again...:D

[@joestreet7036]

If I take a car battery to scrap yard I get about 2 bucks however some parts stores give in store credit for battery cores for 10 bucks.thats what I do with my car battery but must be car batterys.anything smaller I'm better of to take apart and melt down

[@thubprint]

Your scrapyard only gives you $2??? That’s brutal, I probably wouldn’t go there anymore

[@anthonyo4038]

Another Q in mind is, what about a battery pack from an electric vehicle?

[@DonKuanWP]

Those are usually Lithium batteries if I'm not mistaken.

[@ijazghani312]

Thanks 🙏

[@robwaterfiled6168]

$4 for car and $6 for truck batteries, may '24 Australia

[@manlikekeylo-g242]

£500 a ton here in uk lead acid bats

[@jayr9810]

Li-ion laptop batteries will get at least double or more compared lead acid batteries from most electronic recyclers, cell phone batteries don't pay as much but still more than lead ones. Don't toss alkaline batteries in the trash, most home improvement big box stores will recycle them for free.

[@thubprint]

Huh.. well none of the electronics recyclers in Canada pay anybody, so it sounds like we’re missing out!

[@allfather5150]

Please do not throw batteries into the trash. Even just 2 or 3 batteries can create a spark that could lead to a box fire in the garbage truck. Once a truck starts burning there is a 50/50 chance that the truck is a total loss and a 25% chance that the driver is injured or killed.

[@samboheena]

ruined some $150 motorcycle jeans removing a battery that was leaky! such a bummer.

[@glendagassett5925]

Looking for Georgia 😉👋

[@curtispederson9390]

Here its like 12 cents a lb.

[@makincash3337]

Thub. I will pay to watch how to put a 6in x 6in hole in a gasoline car tank. Thanks just subd

[@thubprint]

😂 I’m sure there’s a right way and a wrong way!

[@TheSleepingonit]

Loosen the bolts from a driveshaft on a truck. That happened to me, it flew off on the highway and punched a hole in my gas tank

[@mattmccarthy6686]

Lead paint use paint houses

[@kennkeck1963]

Sad brought 760lbs of batteries to scrap yard and made 26 bucks I was beside myself wtf 16 cents a poun?? Waste

[@tomtroy3792]

Lead will make you go crazy? Maybe that's what's wrong with m🤔😶😐

[@juanbezuidenhout2906]

The price for lead is more then the price for the complete battery.Your story is mixed up.

[@skunksrules6]

10 to 15 dollars a piece........NO WAY!! NOT EVEN FOUR DOLLARS A PIECE TODAY!

[@thubprint]

Yeahhh, this one could’ve aged better 😆 I do speak in Canadian dollars however, but they’re still way down

[@jimothyblumberg3854]

If there is mercury in a aa batery, I'm sorry but there is no way the casing will contain it until it stops becoming mercury. What are we waiting for? What's that thing called.. quantum something or other. Barring that it's not going to transmute... that we are aware of. You know something? haha.. sorry. but am I wrong

[@thubprint]

I don’t think you’re wrong, it won’t ever stop being mercury. I’d just read somewhere that the safest place for spent alkaline batteries is in a landfill. Could be bad advice though 😅

[@jimothyblumberg3854]

@@thubprint I'm curious enough to look into that when I have the time. I wonder if for whatever reason a landfill is just the lesser evil.

[@bitsofeverything8385]

Whole friggin vid and the battery unopened.

[@artaxerxes2363]

do you have to act so goofy while making your videos.

[@twowheelfarm9024]

Actually useless

[@thubprint]

What would you suggest that would make it more useful?

[@lessweet3093]

1 place I found lead was in the keys of an electric piano, a block about the size of a dice/key...

[@garybrown9719]

I made some dumb bells will some 2 fruit cans it was 68 lbs

[@dr.a006]

It’s like finding a heavy $10 bill. Free easy cash!

[@TheSleepingonit]

Lead is still used in roofs, mainly around the chimney, at least in the US

[@thubprint]

I didn’t know they still used it!

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

I still find it but I have never seen it used in 40 years.

[@johno1544]

Lead flashing is definitely still used on chimneys were it meets the roof. I Installed it many times a few years ago alot more then copper flashing for the same purpose.

[@sub4nothingnovideoz768]

I've quit my job and now I'm collecting car, truck, buses, aeroplanes, machines etc batteries.

[@thubprint]

That’s a bold move! I wish you all the best. You’ll have good days and bad ones, so I hope you’re putting some money away on the good days 👍

[@zerocool7772]

Legendary bro. I'm a stay at home dad, due to our location only my missus could find a job, so everyday me and the kids go hunting for scrap, it's awesome for bonding.

[@letstrythisagain5096]

How’s it going.

[@E-BikingAdventures]

Ha ha. Plumbing. That's what you think. Brass has 2-4% lead. And it doesn't mix well and migrates towards the surface. We are still being poisoned by lead plumbing.

[@JacobafJelling]

Don’t be shy to be a teacher. Yea, some of this shut is complicated. But you got me into scrapping man. And I thank you

[@brianspencer6955]

Actually, check to see if local recycling or ewaste places will take your non rechargable alkaline batteries. There is a place by me that recycles them.

[@supersneakusa4492]

Canadian Tire pays $20 for a car battery ....

[@justingraham1650]

I legit had 19 car batteries! And I didn't get $10 to $15 for mine. Even though this was 2 years ago. I'm only getting 15 cent per pound on my car batteries

[@glasshalfempty1984]

same problem I'm running into.

[@jamessaville5766]

chill soul

[@MattClarke-ue6kw]

Shirt tucked in. Pants JACKED up

[@handduggraverdronline]

I have a coat that looks like your hoody. Same thing happened to mine as yours. Battery are definitely nasty

[@thubprint]

Yup! Gotta have work clothes for a reason haha

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

Other then being poisonous, lead is great! Great element!

[@citysideimprovements8876]

This video is like the world's slowest merry go round

[@bellwethertrucking3650]

Another thing about scrapping boats are the "sacrificial anodes". In freshwater boats it's usually magnesium, brackish are zinc and saltwater anodes are usually aluminum. All of these will work in any type of water, but some erode faster than others

[@deliuna3469]

The batery is made out of batery ps love yo vid

[@deliuna3469]

@Liam McNieve THE BATTERY IS MAFE OUT BATTERY

[@clems6989]

Forget the batteries, I want that old scale !!

[@thubprint]

That one is a bit of a treasure 😁

[@rolfpoelman3486]

Now there are collection points in retail services for the 1.5 volt batteries. To prevent fires in the compactor garbage truck.

[@rolfpoelman3486]

A scrap yard refuses to take them because of explosion and fire.

[@brandonc5680]

Good tips on lead acid batteries. Also good advice on alkaline batteries. I was recently told to bring my AA Durocell/Energizer batteries to the fire station and I was doubtful of that device. I've always thrown them in the garbage and now I know it should be fine. They can cause a mess once they start leaking or even can start a fire if all together in a bin or something.

[@edwardloduca5975]

I'm pretty sure you can keep the together in bins so long as they are not compromised and the terminals are taped.

[@scrapitaus]

I just subscribed, and took in 200kg of led batteries

[@bryceholohan7901]

howdy head panda!! great video!!! I must say that Canadian postal scale in his original box was really amazing!! I’m a big antique Collector and that’s he is just a great part of Canadian/Postal history! my Mailbox is a 1942 American Bridgeport castings mailbox!!

[@kevinraines4318]

best tip is if they are not sealed top up with water be for you take them in and get paid for the water ass well

[@dns938]

Just like hot water heaters in the winter, fill them up with water and let them freeze and then scrap them

[@dns938]

Even though they are sealed there are still caps on them you can take off and fill them up, look at a sealed battery you can see where to put a utility knife to open them up

[@kevinraines4318]

@@dns938 years ago we was getting a lot of aluminium of one job mid winter and raining want to a scrap yard they weight you then sent you about 400 yards down a lane with a bend in it to the aluminium shop after the 1st time they had paid us for a 45 gallons drum of water we let out when we want round the bend think we had over 60 loads so they had a lot of water

[@geofffalbo5900]

Good place to find lead acid batteries is to go your local fire alarm service company. Fire alarm systems and emergency lighting all have battery backups and are replaced frequently. Most companies enjoy the free pickup and give them to you, but you might have some companies request money in return because they know the scrap value. Just make sure you are turning a profit.

[@thubprint]

That’s a great idea!

[@jamielacourse7578]

Save yourselves the b.s, the burned clothing and skin and just take them in whole. And it's toxic.

[@huckstirred7112]

lay down a bed of lime or baking soda and smash them with a sledge hammer . Then they go from 15 cents a pound to 35 cents a pound . You can also do it at night on your neighbors black top drive way and save the cost of baking soda o

[@ariesmariano4592]

Wow very nice ideas to scrap battery.I like your video you are awesome

[@thubprint]

Thanks!! I’m trying to get better all the time, just thought it would be good to explain things as best I could 👍

[@Andrew-jm4tp]

Blessed is he who profits from the fruit of the alley garbage pile.

[@thingsofsuch]

The only other battery, some ARE COLLECTED FOR SILVER CONTENT, are button/cell batteries. Not the Lithium cells like a 2032 or 2016, but others, if you like time wasted and toxic chems, these dumb things is are the for teh yoo.

[@Marcel123-l8h]

I take it to a automotive store for a 10 dollar gift card because my yard pays .10 per lb

[@joshuamorris9050]

Marcel the creator like autozone?

[@huckstirred7112]

Lead acid batteries 11/13/2020 is 15 cents a lb. Pure lead 35 cents a pound . kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqnZkKSjjah3htU

[@Marcel123-l8h]

@@huckstirred7112 not worth the time and clean up

[@Marcel123-l8h]

@@joshuamorris9050 autozone,napa,advanced auto parts,oreillys

[@thingsofsuch]

Here is another very common and ultra crap battery, below even alkaline! It is ... HEAVY DUTY! I was told long ago they are made from corn. They be trash!

[@zerocool7772]

Bro I've got two pallets full that I've found out at my local dump just in the last 6 months, thanks for this video.👍

[@pheyman1526]

I found a way to make money on lithium ion batteries. Become a professional firefighter, When those go off your overtime will be through the roof lol.

[@theaussienurseflipper.8113]

29 cent per kg here in Australia $1.19kg for lead. Melt them into lead bar and $10 a lead. And you cannot buy sulfuric acid here in Australia. U can filter and boil it to get string acid.

[@Alex-ee5pl]

*BOIL THE BAT* *BOIL THE BAT* *BOIL THE BAT* *BOIL THE BAT* BOIL THE BAT*

[@3hub5386]

In Florida or at least Daytona beach, Fl. They limit you to scraping 2 car batteries a MONTH! 2. Sorry, but that is ridiculous. More or less, these idiots go around and instead of stealing cars themselves,radios, or rims being the usual i guess you could say. To nowadays the batteries and catalytic converters for scrap purposes. So for people that sre trying to scrap 100 percent legally are being punished crazyness lol

[@ripvanwinkle9648]

That jumper box might have been perfectly good, just needing a replacement battery. A quality one isn't cheap, so I was cringing as you ripped it up and cut the connectors off of the battery despite them being simply bolted on. I just replaced the battery in mine; it wasn't a breeze, but not difficult, either.

[@randyrussell4331]

Your funny 😊10-15 dollars a piece actually 10 cents a pound I took in 332 pounds of batteries got $ 33.20 That was on 11-4-2023 not worth messing with.😮

[@rolfpoelman3486]

9:00 Why is the whole unseparated battery worth way more than the lead? It's as if the acid and plastic is worth more than the lead. Or just a deterrent to acid and plastic being tipped into the garbage bin at home?

[@jamesmcknight6440]

Use sodium bicarbonate or baking soda to neutralize sulfuric acid or battery acid if you get it on your clothes before washing

[@albertsparrow9485]

Scrap battery prices low soft extracted lead prices high... In the US.

[@RUSTYCHEVYTRUCK]

Can confirm, lost lots of pants changing batteries during my autozone days

[@2stroketime348]

I used to tear em down make boat loads of cash then my scrap yard got new employees now they say it's dirty lead so I stopped 😒

[@vegasjoe2315]

I could learn anything from this dude

[@jerryjennyc5352]

Yay hi thub, panda here! J crewe pandas

[@danielcrewe732]

Hello j Crewe

[@terrysookhoo2528]

They also use lead to body fill cars for dents long ago

[@shutterstock-j9]

how much does lead is produce in 20000 kg of scrap lead battery

[@angleseye-waste-computerre5000]

Lithium Ion batteries, such as those from laptops and portable hoovers, containing 18056 lithium batteries are favoured by hobbyists that build cells for electric vehicles, 'power walls' etc. Each laptop battery contains between 4 and 6 of these cells typically. Cheers Thub!

[@thubprint]

Yeah, those 18650s are everywhere! I’ve seen the power walls, but a person could also test them and rebuild cordless tool batteries or laptop batteries. I didn’t want to get into it because it would make the video too long and unfocused. That and I don’t know the first thing about it haha! They come in different load ratings, and I wouldn’t want to leave people thinking they’re all the same.

[@stingermagnetadventures994]

Don't forget power wheels batteries as well

[@TEXAS-SMITH]

Sigh. You didn't take it apart. Bummer!

[@sudeshgomindasenevirathne9564]

thnx