Thursday, January 19, 2012

Is it bad for a car battery to be left out in the cold?

I bought a new battery for my car that I am fixing up, and have not used the battery yet, or even hooked it up. It is just sitting under the hood disconnected for the last month.. It has been pretty cold the past month, with 5 or 6 really cold days... Is this bad for the battery?Is it bad for a car battery to be left out in the cold?
So long as it's not connected to anything it can't go flat and the cold weather won't make a difference to it's performance.



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Probably there's no permanent damage, but your new battery might have lost charge by now and you'll have to charge it before you use it.Is it bad for a car battery to be left out in the cold?
I'm not sure if the cold would drain the battery somehow or not, but to play it safe, I would just hook it up to the car and start it up every once in a while, let it idle for a few mins.
The cold won't hurt the battery much, but if it is not fully charged, that can hurt it! If it is cold enough the acid is not "strong" enough and will freeze, this can warp the battery plates an make prematurre battery failure, possibly even braking plates in extreme situations and shorting out one or more cells! So at least keep it fully charged!



But if you really want to ruin a battery, set it on concrete floor for a couple weeks, -- this automatically makes trash out of most batteries quickly! If it has to sit on floor, put a couple 2X4s or somwething on floor and then set it on there!Is it bad for a car battery to be left out in the cold?
just use a battery charger on it every week. Since the car is not running it has no way to keep a 12 vt charge... Just dont take it out and sit on on the concrete ground as it will ruin it
i dont really think so ithink its fine
well my aunt puts her regular little batteries in the freezer...

i dont know if its the same but apparently the cold helps the battery last longer....

well i hope that helped!
It shouldnt effect the battery too much. It might take a while to get it started or warmed up but it should be fne
Just make sure its not on concrete put something under it. The concrete will drain the battery.
it can be
Shouldn't be.
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