battery storage

[Wayne Cox]

At 06:24 PM 3/23/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>What is the proper way to store a battery?

* For a car or any other lead acid battery, charge it completely (storing
them discharged can cause deterioration, and raises the freeze temp of the
electrolyte)
* Fill the water level in all the cells.
* Clean any crud off the top (it can be conductive and run the charge down)
* Don't let it freeze (expansion of the water can damage the case or plates.)

That's about it.  The crap you've probably heard about "don't leave them
sitting on cement" is bullshit urban legend.

    -Wayne  91 NK2k,  93 NX2k,  92 SE-R-Parts-Car