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Re: Car Batteries die in the Winter - Why?

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From: baylor
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 17:49
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In article <92350.120917FFAAC03@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be>, <FFAAC03@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be> writes:
>Too bad.  Just when you need a stronger battery because of the higher
>viscosity (is this an English word?) of the oil in your motor,
>it gets weaker.  Tsss.
>
That's why they make 10W40 oil. It's supposed to have a more constant
viscosity over a wide range of temperature than a "single weight" oil.

More annoying: I just realized that this probably means my smoke
detector will ALWAYS give off the "my battery is low" beep in the
wee hours of the morning. !@#$%%$^$&&*!!
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From: baylor@NEBULA.SSD.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
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Subject: Re: Car Batteries die in the Winter - Why?
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