>From: "Robert Woodard" <woodardr_at_tidalwave.net> >For those buying the small motorcycle batteries for their kayak, you should >also take the same care you would for storing a full size battery, such as >not sitting it on a concrete floor for any length of time... > >Woody I'm neither a mechanical nor an electrical engineer, but why would this cause any permanent damage? I've heard car mechanics (who should know better)talk about the floor wicking the electrical energy from the battery. But neither terminal is in contact with the floor, and I believe concrete is more an insulator than a conductor in any case. The only thing I can imagine is that if you leave a battery on a cold concrete floor, its thermal conductivity will cool the battery, slowing down the chemical processes in the battery and thereby reducing its output, at least until it is warmed up again. But would this be a bad thing for storage (I store my spare flashlight batteries in the fridge just so they will not prematurely "burn up"). Or am I missing something here (often the case)? Philip Torrens N49°16' W123°06' *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Feb 01 2000 - 08:12:54 PST
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