Long-term storage. Need advice...

Originally Posted by MacCool Cold weather has no intrinsic effect on a lead acid battery, other than the fact that cranking a cold engine takes a little more power. ...

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04-18-2014, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MacCool

Cold weather has no intrinsic effect on a lead acid battery, other than the fact that cranking a cold engine takes a little more power. ...

The output of a chemical battery (not just lead-acid) is dependent on temperature. Put that and the fact that a cold engine is harder to crank together and Winter can "kill" a battery. Add in some age and things just get worse.

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