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Default Storing an Auto Battery?

Sure, a fully charged battery can freeze. If it's taken
below -92F.

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"Ralph Mowery" wrote in message
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From one of the battery companies I found this:

Can a battery freeze?
The only way that a battery can freeze is if it
is left in a
state of partial or complete discharged. As the state of
charge in a battery
decreases, the electrolyte becomes more like water and the
freezing
temperature increases. The freezing temperature of the
electrolyte in a
fully charged battery is -92.0oF. At a 40% state of charge,
electrolyte will
freeze if the temperature reaches approximately 16.0oF.