Re: battery can freeze?
[Re: rapid67rt]
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01/02/13 08:16 PM
01/02/13 08:16 PM
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zrxkawboy
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They will freeze if they're discharged.
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Re: battery can freeze?
[Re: zrxkawboy]
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01/02/13 08:20 PM
01/02/13 08:20 PM
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my high school car wouldn't start one day in some extreme cold weather. at first, nothing. thought "great, battery's dead" but noticed the dome light was on. turned on headlights and they came on. thought "that's weird" and tried again. this time I got a slow moan out of the starter.
then tried again and it cranked faster but still no start.
third time, it fired right up.
best I can figure is that it was so cold that it didn't have enough amps, but as I was putting load on it and discharging power, that it warmed up enough to start making more amps until finally it was warm enough to start the engine.
am I right in my theory or not, I have no idea. all I know is what happened. it may have just been dumb luck.
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Re: battery can freeze?
[Re: 70Cuda383]
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01/02/13 10:28 PM
01/02/13 10:28 PM
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6PakBee
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Quote:
my high school car wouldn't start one day in some extreme cold weather. at first, nothing. thought "great, battery's dead" but noticed the dome light was on. turned on headlights and they came on. thought "that's weird" and tried again. this time I got a slow moan out of the starter.
then tried again and it cranked faster but still no start.
third time, it fired right up.
best I can figure is that it was so cold that it didn't have enough amps, but as I was putting load on it and discharging power, that it warmed up enough to start making more amps until finally it was warm enough to start the engine.
am I right in my theory or not, I have no idea. all I know is what happened. it may have just been dumb luck.
I don't know. I read somewhere that if it's cold enough to bring the brass monkeys in that before you try to start the car, turn the headlights on hi beam for about 15 seconds, shut them off, and then try to start. Sounds kind of like the same thing.
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Re: battery can freeze?
[Re: rapid67rt]
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01/02/13 10:34 PM
01/02/13 10:34 PM
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School me please? Discharge? Is this a sign that its going bad??
When a flooded lead acid battery is discharged (dead) the electrolyte (acid) concentration is very weak (mostly water). Sulfuric acid has much lower freeze point than water. That is why a dead (or very weak) batt can freeze.
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Re: battery can freeze?
[Re: Pacnorthcuda]
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01/02/13 10:55 PM
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Back in my youth my Old Man used to bring his battery in at night so it wouldn't freeze. This was back up in NW Indiana in the early 70's FWIW.
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