Aalice.471 net.space utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!mhtsa!alice!sjb Thu Feb 4 21:52:44 1982 Re: dead batteries Yes, it seems that a little contamination (some aluminum compound) clogged up one of its aspirators. These are the little holes that drain the cell of water. Subsequently, the cell flooded and that's what caused it to be finally shut down.