Carl's Z

Ok, I'm fixing on buying a new battery. Already have one picked out in my meager budget, but was wondering about storage for my old battery. It's still good, as far as it goes, although the amps are dwindeling (5+ years old). So here's the question...should I store it in the shed with or without fluid in it???
I know to store it on a wood floor (which my shed is) , and I'm gonna cover it with a cardboard box, but I'm unsure if it should have fluid or not. I'd like to have it for a backup for me and my wife, so it should then have fluid and be charged up,


What do you all recommend???

Thanks

Carl

RodMoyes

Batteries don't like sitting around. As far as I know, there is no "good" way to store a battery. I'm sure though, that you would NOT want to remove the fluid. By the way... Little trick for ya, Clear Gatorade works awesome in a near dead battery. It has a lot of electrolytes. Seriously, it works. Now if you want to **** somebody off that you don't like very much... Just drop an Alka Seltzer tablet into their battery. Instantly dead!

Rod.

SHADY280

You Can Buy Inverter Chargers, Or Smart Chargers, Now And Then You Could Leave It Pluged In All The Time, Thats What We Do For The Cop Cars, That Way If One Has A Dead Battery Its Just A Quick Swap. If Not Leave The Fluid In And Charge It Once In A While

Bleach

....exactly, staying charged fully and not being on a cement curface is the best for storage. hooking it up to a trickle charge is best. Even a solar charger would be fine, if you have sun.

NismoPick

Something you Washington people get little of!

jfairladyz

Actually that whole cement floor thing is just a myth. That doesnt really kill the battery. That stems back from when battery cases were made of rubber. Now they're sealed up real good with plastic. We're talking early 1900's since thats been a problem. See what would happen is that the battery fluid would seep through the casing and eventually drain the battery as it conducted through the concrete. The concrete also had to be damp for this to happen. But that hasnt been a problem for long before anyone on this forum was probably ever even born. And I'm talking about the oldest of our member too. It's just an old tale handed down through the generations from back when that claim actually had any merit. You dont have to avoid concrete, you dont have to put the battery on wood. Just keep it charged and everything will be fine.

entropy31

which is why i dont miss t-tops at all. and yeah, a trickle charger is best. any of our cars that dont get driven on a regular basis get put on trickle chargers.

SHADY280

Sun What The $@% Sun, We Had 30 Days Straight Of Rain Just 2 Weeks Back, Then Minus Temps, Now More Rain We Actually Set A New Record Welcome To B.c. I Guess.