Re: [Chrysler300] Battery storage question

[Andy Mikonis <r41hp@xxxx>]

I think it's all a crapshoot. This fall I pulled a
group 27 Interstate battery out of my G and replaced
it for preventative maintenance. I put the old one in
my '61 New Yorker driver. Since this winter has been
mild, I'm still driving the NYer. In March, this
battery will be 9 years old(!), and it's cranking the
NYer over in sub-freezing temps. I've never put
anything but tap water in it and never pulled it out
of the car in winter. I don't remember it ever being
dead.

I'm not advocating this type of battery care. I admit
I brought the new G battery inside for the winter...

--- Bob Merritt <rcmerritt@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Everything you ever wanted to know about batteries
> can be found at:
> 
> http://www.uuhome.de/william.darden/
> 
> 
> Conventional wisdom says batteries have to be
> regularly used in order to get
> maximum life. Like your C, my old car batteries
> don't see much use. I buy
> economy batteries for $35/each, expect them to last
> three years and at 3
> years replace them whether they are still good or
> not -- to me the expense
> of $12/year is a bargain to avoid battery problems.
> 
> RRrrCM
> 
> 
> > Winter has been so mild this year in the Wisconsin
> northwoods I delayed
> removing the battery from my C until today. I
> normally charge it at this
> time and store it on wood blocks in the basement
> until spring. Is that good
> procedure for prolonging battery life? Should it be
> recharged in the
> spring? I don't get to drive my C much and only put
> on a few hundred miles
> a year.
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 


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