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Mudslinger99

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Anybody don't actuall testing to see if setting a Lithium battery(work radio) on concrete has the same bad,killing effects as the old style ?

I have a work radio that will spend most of it's days on concrete floor (unless there proof I shouldn't) Will it kill the battery quicker,causing more frequent charges or even damage to the battery ?

​​​​​I don't want to kill it faster than necessary.
 
Setting any battery on concrete will not harm the battery. It dont matter if its lead acid, gel cell, AGM, LiPo, Tesla, Prius, it don't fucking matter. Find me any slab of concrete on the planet (in solid form) that conducts electricity and I'll kiss your ass.

The old wives tale of setting a battery on a concrete floor comes from the inactivity of the battery. Not being used. So it sulfates and eats itself, thus discharging.
 
It was a issue with batteries made from wood and glass
hasn't been a issue for decades
 
Oddly enough I set mine on concrete and another guy sets his on a home made stand and his doesn't last any longer than mine but he says he's right and I'm wrong :laughing:

I told him I would ask and then test the theory my self when I had more time.
 
Old rubber-cased lead-acid batteries had such an issue, but that was way back before you were listening exclusively to non-mainstream music; even before you heard every type of music way before anyone else here ever did.
 
Keep the top of the battery spotless clean. It's harder for the electrons to escape if they don't have a dirt path to follow.

92 s dime said:
It was a issue with batteries made from wood and glass
hasn't been a issue for decades
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Link to proof or explannation or something...?
 
Exboss that was in the auto electric business for 45+ years says that is a wives tale.
 
It isn't concrete and it never was on any battery.

It is the dust, dirt and other shit that accumulate on top making a conductive path for the battery to drain.

Setting a battery on wood, gold, concrete, or anything will have the same effect. Placing a piece of saran-wrap or something over the top will do the trick unless its going to sit for decades I guess.
 
ExWrench said:
Old rubber-cased lead-acid batteries had such an issue, but that was way back before you were listening exclusively to non-mainstream music; even before you heard every type of music way before anyone else here ever did.
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Glad I got stuck in your memory on my musical attributes :laughing:.

:flipoff2:
 
dntsdad said:
Placing a piece of saran-wrap or something over the top will do the trick unless its going to sit for decades I guess.
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"Work" Radio battery. I use this damn thing every day all 7 days a week :flipoff2:

It is also a USB charger so I'm multi- tasking :laughing:
 
PAE said:
Exboss that was in the auto electric business for 45+ years says that is a wives tale.
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Hard rubber battery cases with wooden separators haven't been the norm for more than 45+ years.

Believe it or not, the world it bigger than your old boss's experience.


The rubber in old battery cases had carbon (slightly conductive) and were slightly porous. Minor discharge to earth ground could occur via surface or ambient moisture completing the conductive path. More likely, sulfuric acid residue accumulation on top + sides of battery (and soaked into the slightly porous rubber surface) provided any meaningful conductive path to an earth ground. With modern polypropylene battery cases, concrete is exactly zero concern.

Internal discharge is unavoidable in a lead-acid battery (entropy never rests), but avoiding high temperatures prevents rapid internal discharge. External discharge is 99.9% due to sulfuric acid residue completing the conductive path between pos. & neg. terminals. When vented lead-acid batteries charge, they emit hydrogen gas and slight amounts of vaporized sulfuric acid. The acid vapor condenses on top of the battery and can extend to the sides. That greasy-feeling fallout is conductive & corrosive, and you don't want it there.

As others have said: keep your battery tops spotless - to prevent discharge and terminal / wiring corrosion.

TL/DR: your ex-boss was right . . .

. . . about batteries made in the past 45+ years

. . . but his grandpa would've called bullshit :laughing:
 
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