harold1946 wrote:
It is not unusual for battery bays or under hood temperatures to exceed 180 F.
In what part of the battery industry were/are you engaged?
This is the problem with quoting "facts" out of context.
Batteries don't STAY at those kinds of temperatures in consumer applications except when being actively charged.....usually.....so you are combining two circumstances that will almost never occur together; very high temperatures and no charging.
In my opinion simply stating "some new batteries will self-discharge at 40% a month" is grossly misleading because the conditions that would cause that will almost NEVER be encountered.
I am/was an Electronics Engineering Technician for about 50 years, although not specifically in the battery industry.
