> I'm neither a mechanical nor an electrical engineer, but why would this > cause any permanent damage? Someone else asked me this question back channel, so I looked it up on the web to see if what I was told as a kid still holds true. It appears to be mostly an urban legend since today's battery materials don't have the came problems of batteries of yesteryear. There were other explanations that thermal stratification could cause problems (Cold ground would cause the heavy acid to sink, leaving mostly distilled water around the lead plates). All lead acid batteries must remain at full charge to get the most life out of them, so if thermal stratification does drain down the battery, this could contribute to the urban legend living on through to today. I don't sit batteries on concrete because about 30 years ago my dad told me not to... Old habits die hard. <g> Woody *************************************************************************** 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 - 13:16:07 PST
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