On Mar 20, 1:12�pm, Don Foreman wrote:
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:37:44 -0500, "*" wrote:

Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote in article
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I have heard that if you sit a battery on the ground or concrete that
it
will lose its charge faster. �Is this true?

If the ground or concrete is cold enough to freeze it, yes. �Otherwise,
that's just an old wive's tale.

LLoyd

It was actually true of the old hard-rubber cased batteries.

Electrons WOULD leak through the porous case to ground - eventually
discharging the battery.

It is NOT true of today's batteries.

Correct. �-


B.S.!
If that were true batteries sitting in a metal battery holder in the
vehicle would discharge.
My personal observation on the subject is that batteries with the
older vent caps in time built up a deposit of sulfuric acid droplets
on the top as a result of charging.
When the battery was placed on a cool surface like the ground or a
cement floor the battery cooled down and moisture condensed on it and
joined the acid to form a conductive path from the + to the --
terminal.
I verified this with my multimeter.

(Sorry Don, I enjoy your posts, you usually have the best
information.)

Engineman