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Article #14232Re: No Batteries in Freezer? (was: Re: AAAA batteries?)
From: Brian D Hall
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1991 02:36
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1991 02:36
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In article <1991Jun13.161542.14899@ariel.unm.edu>, ee5391aa@triton.unm.edu (Duke McMullan n5gax) writes: > In article <4730@guppie4.UUCP> svoboda@motcid.UUCP (David Svoboda) writes: > >From article <1991Jun10.012020.19382@ariel.unm.edu>, by > ee5391aa@triton.unm.edu (Duke McMullan n5gax): > > >+ Rodeo Schlock has their battery card, which can keep you in smoke detector > >+ batteries at no additional charge for years to come. (Store `em in the fridge > >+ ...NOT the freezer!) > > > Why not? > > Well, I'm told (I've never tried it) that colder freezers will freeze some > liquid components of some batteries. Other batteries likely would be un- > affected. > > That's what I've heard. Does anyone _know_? > > > d Freezing DRY CELL/ALKALINE batteries will keep them more or less indefinitely. What you are effectively doing is preventing the chemical reaction that produces the voltage from ever happening. It will not harm your batteries. Just make sure you give them enough time to thaw before you intend to use them. NEVER FREEZE ANY BATTERY WHICH CONTAINS WATER (obvious reasons). In addition, placing batteries in a cooler (not freezing) will prolong the life of the batteries. Brian Hall
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!news.nd.edu!mentor.cc.purdue.edu!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!en.ecn.purdue.edu!bdhall From: bdhall@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Brian D Hall) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: No Batteries in Freezer? (was: Re: AAAA batteries?) Summary: Freeze 'em. Message-ID: <1991Jun14.023602.20342@en.ecn.purdue.edu> Date: 14 Jun 91 02:36:02 GMT References: <1991Jun10.012020.19382@ariel.unm.edu> <4730@guppie4.UUCP> <1991Jun13.161542.14899@ariel.unm.edu> Distribution: na Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network Lines: 31