William Sommerwerck wrote:
"Charles" wrote in message
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"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message
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It is not generally considered a good idea to store batteries in a
refrigerator, unless they are sealed in moisture-tight wrapping. The low
relative humidity tends to cause them to dry out otherwise.

Any reliable sources for this?

"I read it somewhere." It's almost common sense.

It would make common sense to me to believe that the relative humidity in
a refrigerator would be pretty high.

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