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What's the best way to store a battery?

I'm pulling the one from my K5.
I don't have a trickle charger, or maintainer.
It needs to sit for about 3 weeks.

Is a maintainer my only option? :dunno:
 
It will be fine. Cars sit all the time for longer than three weeks.

Martin
 
82355 said:
It will be fine. Cars sit all the time for longer than three weeks.

Martin
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That makes sense.

How should I sit it?
I vaguely remember concrete being bad, a draw er something? :dunno:
Should it be on a piece of wood, er plastic/rubber mat, etc?
I know ZERO about batteries.

Well... That's not true.
I know how many CCA's the K5 needs.... :haha:
 
The concrete thing is an old myth. Set it where it won't be stolen or tripped over and carry on with your day.

Martin
 
a myth? I've never heard anyone contradict it before and I don't know enough to argue the point.

I have a low shelf in the garage where I keep a few car batteries. It's up about 3" off the floor on wood. No water will get to it (I've had small floods before) and it's off the concrete. I run a "maintainer" and switch the wires between batteries from time to time.

Also, just started my blazer today after sitting 2.5 months :D Wish my DD could do that :doah::haha::dunno:
 
It used to be true when batteries were made out of material that was did not completely seal in the electricity created. The concrete would give the electricity a path to flow in albeit a weak one.

Do you have a battery charger? I would just give it a full charge as soon as you take it out. Then a couple of days before you need it do it again.

If the battery is older this will help. And it certainly won't hurt anything
 
batteries were wood cased about a billion years ago. it was very true then. and still is if the battery isnt clean. a 'clean' modern battery can sit on concrete all it wants
 
i was told it was temperature difference,cement being always cooler than the air around it. its a school teacher who told me this years ago. sit battery on a piece of 2x4 and it should be ok , i leave them in my jimmy from november too these days just unhook post, if batterys are good theres no problem . when there weak , its different! 10 dollar 1/2 amp charger is ok.
 
Throw the thing where it's not in the way and don't worry. That's what I would do anyway.
 
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