Fact or fiction about life of batteries in hot areas
Just curious...I was told yesterday that batteries in cars/trucks only last about 5 or 6 years in AZ heat. "Sitting in hot weather cooks them and shorten their lives". Fact or fiction?
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There is nothing stopping a person from modifying the specific gravity of a flooded battery in hot climes. For Phoenix, Tucson, Blythe, Needles, adjusting the specific gravity from say 1.285 to 1.265 would almost DOUBLE float life on any flooded battery. Similar results could be expected in south Florida.
The performance will sag proportionately with temperature. I wouldn't advise folks who live in areas that dip long periods to sub freezing temperatures to consider this option. TROPIC BLEND ELECTROLYTE is a fact of life in warm climates.
For a shipment of L16s that went to Barrow we adjusted specific gravity to 1.310 this allowed the customer to greatly reduce fuel consumption trying to keep the bank +30F warmer.
The performance will sag proportionately with temperature. I wouldn't advise folks who live in areas that dip long periods to sub freezing temperatures to consider this option. TROPIC BLEND ELECTROLYTE is a fact of life in warm climates.
For a shipment of L16s that went to Barrow we adjusted specific gravity to 1.310 this allowed the customer to greatly reduce fuel consumption trying to keep the bank +30F warmer.
