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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I had the "Hot Setup" in the Sierras thanks to a friend who was an employee of a large propane distributor.
LPG block heater and a 120 vac water pump "pushing" coolant through the LPG heater and through the vehicle heater. I used a Magnetek 775-2 charger to keep the batteries up and flipped the manual heater switch to low speed with the heater adjusted to defrost through the dash vents. It burned propane and it used 120 volt power - back in the 70's, perhaps twenty dollars a month and the gas and power needed to be disconnected and reconnected every time I used the pickup. That and lighting off the heater made this a definitely heavy-intensive hands on deal. But the pleasure of instantly starting the engine in -20F temps, and an 80F cab and ice free windows was nice.
BATTERIES!
How does a person judge the relevance between sub zero operation, short trips, high battery loads, versus boiling hot summer temps. Comparisons are fraught with incompatible components.
LPG block heater and a 120 vac water pump "pushing" coolant through the LPG heater and through the vehicle heater. I used a Magnetek 775-2 charger to keep the batteries up and flipped the manual heater switch to low speed with the heater adjusted to defrost through the dash vents. It burned propane and it used 120 volt power - back in the 70's, perhaps twenty dollars a month and the gas and power needed to be disconnected and reconnected every time I used the pickup. That and lighting off the heater made this a definitely heavy-intensive hands on deal. But the pleasure of instantly starting the engine in -20F temps, and an 80F cab and ice free windows was nice.
BATTERIES!
How does a person judge the relevance between sub zero operation, short trips, high battery loads, versus boiling hot summer temps. Comparisons are fraught with incompatible components.
