Re: best way to store a battery
[Re: mickm]
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What Challenger said. Might toss it on Craigslist & get some quick cash out of it rather than months later coming back & expecting it to be good. They definitely do go bad
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Re: best way to store a battery
[Re: RapidRobert]
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What Challenger said. Might toss it on Craigslist & get some quick cash out of it rather than months later coming back & expecting it to be good. They definitely do go bad
hmmm... not a bad idea. didn't think about that.
thanks for the thought!
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Re: best way to store a battery
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From what I have been told, do not store on concrete, block it up on wood.
So, what's the deal with concrete?
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Re: best way to store a battery
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From what I have been told, do not store on concrete, block it up on wood.
I picked up one of those solar panel/trickle chargers for $20. Fully automatic, won't over-charge.
It sits in a South side window all winter and once a month I rotate the three batteries that I have. The oldest battery has got to be 7 years old now and still works like brand-new.
Dummy-proof and way better than the plug-in 1 amp charger I had.
20 bux well spent.
+1. I have about 6 years old, did a load test on it and passed no problem
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Re: best way to store a battery
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From what I have been told, do not store on concrete, block it up on wood.
I picked up one of those solar panel/trickle chargers for $20. Fully automatic, won't over-charge.
It sits in a South side window all winter and once a month I rotate the three batteries that I have. The oldest battery has got to be 7 years old now and still works like brand-new.
Dummy-proof and way better than the plug-in 1 amp charger I had.
20 bux well spent.
that sounds like a good idea. i was thinking it may just be better to sell it, but that sounds encouraging. i have a window i can set up for this, so that should work.
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Re: best way to store a battery
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From what I have been told, do not store on concrete, block it up on wood.
So, what's the deal with concrete?
What I learned from a physics/chemistry teacher way back, two things.
First, when the battery runs over it spills on and makes a mess of the concrete.
Second, the battery is usually grimy & dust covered and often collects condensation being on a cool/cold floor. The slight amount of moisture will allow an extremely small amount of current to flow and discharge the battery. When its dead it is usually in January and the battery will freeze and split open, making the mess from point # one much, much worse.
Valid points? First one yes, 2nd is open for debate.
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Re: best way to store a battery
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From what I have been told, do not store on concrete, block it up on wood.
So, what's the deal with concrete?
What I learned from a physics/chemistry teacher way back, two things.
First, when the battery runs over it spills on and makes a mess of the concrete.
Second, the battery is usually grimy & dust covered and often collects condensation being on a cool/cold floor. The slight amount of moisture will allow an extremely small amount of current to flow and discharge the battery. When its dead it is usually in January and the battery will freeze and split open, making the mess from point # one much, much worse.
Valid points? First one yes, 2nd is open for debate.
Indeed. The debate includes some who firmly believe the "concrete can drain a [clean] battery" claim to be a wives tale. Even so, some insulating wood sure isn't going to hurt anything...
Down to just a blue car now.
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Re: best way to store a battery
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04/03/12 01:56 AM
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I store them on wood and try to slow charge once a month. As several have posted, it will still deterioriate with time.
The right kind of battery maintainer can help... an inexpensive "trickle charger" that always provides a current weather the battery needs it or not will hurt and may be a safety concern. I've never messed with them for that reason.
The trickle chargers you can buy these days for 20 bucks have an automatic shutoff to stop the current when the battery is full. I don't see any harm in running one of those all the time. My buddy permanently installed one of those in his rv so when he's in there the odd time using the 12v lights or radio he can still keep the battery topped off automatically.
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Re: best way to store a battery
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It sits in a South side window all winter and once a month I rotate the three batteries that I have. The oldest battery has got to be 7 years old now and still works like brand-new. Dummy-proof and way better than the plug-in 1 amp charger I had. If you connect all the positives together and all the negatives together...in Parallel....you won't have to keep rotating them....they will all charge at once......
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Re: best way to store a battery
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From what I have been told, do not store on concrete, block it up on wood.
So, what's the deal with concrete?
What I learned from a physics/chemistry teacher way back, two things.
First, when the battery runs over it spills on and makes a mess of the concrete.
Second, the battery is usually grimy & dust covered and often collects condensation being on a cool/cold floor. The slight amount of moisture will allow an extremely small amount of current to flow and discharge the battery. When its dead it is usually in January and the battery will freeze and split open, making the mess from point # one much, much worse.
Valid points? First one yes, 2nd is open for debate.
Thats the best explination I've heard yet, and is plausible. Batts definately drain through current draw outside of the case. I just fired up my race car yesterday, The batt was unhooked, in the car, since october , And it started and ran like I shut it off an hour ago. No Charger, but 35 degree garage.
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Re: best way to store a battery
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College Chemistry teacher told me there is no chemical reaction with a battery sitting on the concrete floor ....they usually go dead due to neglect from sitting on concrete floor..
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