On Monday 09 September 2002 07:03 pm, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: > On Mon, Sep 09, 2002 at 08:05:57PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > | also sprach Joe Hendrix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.09.09.2003 +0200]: > | > Seal them in bags so they stay dry and store them in the freezer. They > | > should stay charged quite a bit longer. > | > | Anyone ever done this? > > No, but it sounds reasonable. Batteries create electricity as a > result of a chemical reaction. Chemical reactions are slower when the > environment is cold, thus putting the batt. in a freezer will slow > down the reaction. Effectively you are looking for a "pause" button > on the reaction until you are ready to use the battery, and slowing > the reaction with a cold environment is the closest you'll be able to > come. > > HTH, > -D
i've had a store of [originally 24] lithium 3 volt desktop batteries in the freezer for about two years. the most recent one i pulled one from that stock was about three months ago, to replace a dead one in a friend's box, and it appears to be as fresh as the first one i put in one of my own machines back when i got them. so, although i'm not talking about laptop batteries, in my experience, the theory holds. ben -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]