Reply With QuoteI would.
In order for a battery to freeze in all but the most extreme conditions, it had to be dead to start with, and there is a good chance it has case or plate damage as well.
A charged battery won't freeze until somewhere around -90 degrees.
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I would.
In order for a battery to freeze in all but the most extreme conditions, it had to be dead to start with, and there is a good chance it has case or plate damage as well.
A charged battery won't freeze until somewhere around -90 degrees.
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we have seen the teens, but no lower temps.
Yeh, I was thinking battery must have been very low on charge to freeze,, So 3bank charger must have gone bad..
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sounds like time for new battery and onboard charger
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I ordered a 3bank charger from minnkotaoutlet.com , but desided to play with battery a bit. Its defrosted/thawed and charger is on it. It appears to be taking a charge ( voltage is slowly rising)
I am pretty sure batt will be replaced prior to any water trips.. But Hey, this is new experiance to me, and since no-one that has replied ( with same experiance) I plan to charge and maybe take battery to auto store that test batteries for free...??
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Catfan said it, a frozen battery has to be dead to freeze, now I will say I have seen a battery freeze, not leak but give a person all kinds of trouble , and one way to tell if it has ever frozen is set it on a bench and look at the ends or short sides, if they are bulged out, some where in it's life it has frozen but a fully charged battery with ground wires removed won't freeze
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A battery stored, with wire disconnected will discharge.. I forget exact amount but its something like 7- 15% a mth!!!
A fully charged battery (12.5) may not freeze untill -72 but a batt at lower voltage , than can be restored thru recharge will freeze at much higher temps. Again I forget exact figures. (11v/10v at 0 deg?) I don't remember if I ever read at what voltage a battery cannot be "brought back up to charge"
I did see the water/ acid frozen in this battery, Its not that I don't appreciate your input. I was just wondering if.... Anyone here has actually brought one back
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Sometimes they will come back from the dead. But they usually dont provide the power they were designed to.
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Bingo.Originally Posted by SCOTTY1094
The freezing isn't as much a concern as the fact that it was dead before hand. That isn't good for a battery at all.
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