Batteries on concrete?
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From: Corona, CA, USA (So. Cal)
Batteries on concrete?
We have a debate going here at work. Whats the deal with setting batteries directly on concrete. Is there some magical force in the composition of concrete that drains the battery? Or is this a wives tale?
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99 4x4 XLT supercab 5.4L Flareside, Deep Wedgewood Blue/Med. Graphite w/Captain Chairs, Pioneer DEP-4000, Tint, K&N, Bedliner, 3" Catback w/3 Chamber Flowmaster, Superchip, 285/75/16 BFG A/T on American Racing Python wheels, Stull Billet Grill, Clear Corner Lenses.
'00 Expedition XLT, Silver w/Dark graphite interior, 5.4L, Stull Billet Grill, 2/4 Drop and some other stuff. All in all she'll stay stock. Ok, maybe a Flowmaster 50 series soon.
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99 4x4 XLT supercab 5.4L Flareside, Deep Wedgewood Blue/Med. Graphite w/Captain Chairs, Pioneer DEP-4000, Tint, K&N, Bedliner, 3" Catback w/3 Chamber Flowmaster, Superchip, 285/75/16 BFG A/T on American Racing Python wheels, Stull Billet Grill, Clear Corner Lenses.
'00 Expedition XLT, Silver w/Dark graphite interior, 5.4L, Stull Billet Grill, 2/4 Drop and some other stuff. All in all she'll stay stock. Ok, maybe a Flowmaster 50 series soon.
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It's an old mechanics tale. Talk to any good Electrical Engineer, and after he/she gets done laughing, go on to the one about the alligators in the sewer. Sorry, it's just not true.
We have had some discussions on how this legend could have started. Some of the possibilities we "thought up" were:
The battery was about dead already, that's why it was on the floor and not in the car, truck, tractor, whatever.
The battery had very little capacity left in it, but since it wasn't in a vehicle with charging system anymore to keep it topped up with what little charge it would hold, it bit the dust.
Most places people pulled batteries out had concrete floor (if we had wood driveways, streets, and garage floors, would we be saying "keep it off the wood?").
Etc., etc.
JM2C (just my 2 cents!)
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We have had some discussions on how this legend could have started. Some of the possibilities we "thought up" were:
The battery was about dead already, that's why it was on the floor and not in the car, truck, tractor, whatever.
The battery had very little capacity left in it, but since it wasn't in a vehicle with charging system anymore to keep it topped up with what little charge it would hold, it bit the dust.
Most places people pulled batteries out had concrete floor (if we had wood driveways, streets, and garage floors, would we be saying "keep it off the wood?").
Etc., etc.
JM2C (just my 2 cents!)
[This message has been edited by Granpa (edited 03-31-2000).]
[This message has been edited by Granpa (edited 03-31-2000).]
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Both batteries for the boat sit on a concrete floor all winter and come springtine, June around here, they don't need a charge. Concrete is non-magnetic nor conductive. Sounds like the old "go get me a green nitrogen blanket." hehe
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I have read things on this, at one time it apparently was true per DELCO. Since going to plastic cased batteries, it no longer applies. Unless you have a 20 or 30 year old battery, sit it wherever you want.
