Buy a battery at the junkyard. They can be as cheap as 20 bucks. Sears has some new batteries for as little as 50 bucks. Don't short a battery, you can get burned, start a fire, or have the battery explode in your face. Never assume it's dead, assume it can always hurt you.
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