On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:04:38 -0600, Don Foreman
wrote:

On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:49:49 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:41:29 -0800, "SteveB"
wrote:

I bought a 12v. battery, a deep cycle marine, for a little bass boat I have.
The battery is three years old now at least and has not ever been used.

I need a battery to spin my newly bought welder and figured this one would
be okay to get it going. But how long do you think it will last after that?
Should I just put a charger on it and try it? The battery has actually
spent a winter at below zero temps, but no signs of cracking or dry cells.


Steve

This is a joke, right?

Gunner

Batteries do fine in subzero temps if they have any charge. A
discharged battery might freeze and crack, but Steve sez no cracks. I
leave my batteries in my boat outside over winter in MN. Winterize
boat with fully charged batteries before Hallowe'en, usually have at
least half-charge left in April. They usually last at least five
years. I replace 'em after five so I don't know how much longer some
of them might have gone.


Pretty much what I was thinking, given that a host of people live in
places where it freezes in the wintertime, with boats etc etc

Gunner



"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner