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CarGuru > Technology > Frozen battery 2 February 2005 18:38:03

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Frozen battery
John W. Bienko 29 January 2005 18:46:55
	Why does one battery freeze in -25C.. whereas another model does not? -- Longing to be closer to to the sun, the wind and the sea! Spiritually at: Latitude 21 degrees 19' 9" North. _!_ Longtitude 157 degrees 56' 31" West. Aloha! ___o_(_)_o___ q
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Mike Romain 29 January 2005 19:42:26 [ permanent link ]
	When the battery is low on charge, the acid turns to water and freezes. A 'friend' just killed my van's battery by leaving the door open at -25 so the battery died and froze. Now all I can get it to read is 6 volts... Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's "John W. Bienko" wrote:> Why does one battery freeze in -25C..> whereas another model does not?> --> Longing to be closer to to the sun, the wind and the sea!> Spiritually at: Latitude 21 degrees 19' 9" North. _!_> Longtitude 157 degrees 56' 31" West. Aloha! ___o_(_)_o___> q
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Don Stauffer in Minneapolis 29 January 2005 19:45:46 [ permanent link ]
	John W. Bienko wrote:> Why does one battery freeze in -25C..> whereas another model does not?> --> Longing to be closer to to the sun, the wind and the sea!> Spiritually at: Latitude 21 degrees 19' 9" North. _!_ > Longtitude 157 degrees 56' 31" West. Aloha! ___o_(_)_o___> q State of charge (specific gravity). It is like antifreeze- freezing point is dependent on ratio of antifreeze to water. In a sense, the battery electrolyte is a mixture of sulfuric acid and water. At low charge, it is mostly water and will freeze at higher temp than one at higher state of charge.
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Bill Darden 30 January 2005 15:08:08 [ permanent link ]
	Hi John, Wet (flooded) lead-acid batteries will freeze at slightly different temperatures with the same State-of-Charge due to the concentration of acid (based of the plate chemistry) and the impurties in the electrolyte. In Section 4.4 in the Car and Deep Cycle Battery FAQ on www.batteryfaq.org, there is a Low Maintenance Battery State-of-Charge Table. Within that Table is a column for Electrolyte Freeze points for the respective battery's States-of-Charge. Please do not attempt to jump start or recharge a frozen battery--allow it to thaw first. Kindest regards, BiLL....... On 29 Jan 2005 14:46:55 GMT, as312@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (John W. Bienko) wrote: Why does one battery freeze in -25C..>whereas another model does not?
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Professor 30 January 2005 16:54:36 [ permanent link ]
	Mike Romain wrote:> When the battery is low on charge, the acid turns to water and freezes.> A 'friend' just killed my van's battery by leaving the door open at -25> so the battery died and froze. Now all I can get it to read is 6> volts...> Consider "charging" your friend.
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John W. Bienko 30 January 2005 17:48:12 [ permanent link ]
	Bill Darden.. thanks for the information. The battery.. a Canadian Tire Motormaster 1000amp.. is the one that froze.. the car was used 7 days before. It is still under warranty.. should I take it back to the supplier and request a replacement? -- Longing to be closer to to the sun, the wind and the sea! Spiritually at: Latitude 21 degrees 19' 9" North. _!_ Longtitude 157 degrees 56' 31" West. Aloha! ___o_(_)_o___ q
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Corky Scott 2 February 2005 18:38:03 [ permanent link ]
	On 30 Jan 2005 13:48:12 GMT, as312@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (John W. Bienko) wrote: Bill Darden.. thanks for the information.>The battery.. a Canadian Tire Motormaster 1000amp..>is the one that froze.. the car was used 7 days before.>It is still under warranty.. should I take it back to the>supplier and request a replacement? When water freezes it expands. When this happens inside an enclosed container, the container either expands with the ice, or breaks. If the container is strong enough to contain the ice when it expands then the expansion will occur internally and to the detriment of things like plate connections. You may find that when the battery thaws, you now have a cracked case. Do like Bill Darden suggested, thaw the battery out and see if it will take a charge. A fully charged battery will rarely freeze so as Bill also said, you need to find out what caused the battery to discharge. Corky Scott
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