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On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 00:25:08 -0400, c186282 wrote:

>    Hmm ... IS there some use for dead batteries ? Most just throw 'em in
>    the trash, but they ARE full of chems and metal salts and such ....

When I was a kid I salvaged the carbon core out of D cells. They were good 
for making a arc lights. Didn't even get electrocuted. The big ones were 
even better but I can't remember what they were called. iirc they had two 
screw terminals.