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Posted by vitzarus on August 09, 2007 at 09:19:42 from (67.72.98.89):
In Reply to: battery posted by kendak on August 09, 2007 at 07:34:41:
I used to deal with batteries. The way it goes is that the water is an electolyte, an acid. In a charged battery there is a fight of sorts between this acid and cell plates which of course allows the output to occur.Normally this acid doesn't freeze but left unattended the ratio changes to more like water and can freeze.Even before freezing there are chemical and physical changes to the plates do to the fact the medium is not what it was.Plates warp short out etc.Then a good freeze and this medium does expand internally and break these plates. Often on small batteries you can see the sides buldged out. That is a dead giveaway it's already dead.
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