When I was a child, my mom and grandparents kept our batteries in the refrigerator. i do this to this day.?

Question

my friend keeps hers in the freezer. are both ok to do? why is this done?

Answer 1

Because batteries will loose charge over time. The colder they are, the slower the ambient drain.

Answer 2

The first poster is correct. You are actually giving your batteries longer storage life. The average storage time of batteries is 3 yrs. at room temperature. I had a large volumn package of AA batteries in my fridge for over 5 yrs by the time I used the last two. They were as strong as new after all those yrs in the fridge.

I have never kept batteries in the freezer. Modern batteries are no longer made using wet paste electrolytes like yrs ago. Then, freezing would shrink and crack the paste killing the battery. As long as her batteries work, no harm done.

Answer 3

I think that's a good idea for what they call "heavy duty" batteries, but the only time I see those is when they're included in the package with a remote or something like that. The superior and more common alkaline batteries have such a long shelf life anyway, chilling them is unnecessary unless you're storing them for life in a bomb shelter.

Answer 4

Just after the second world war, we used to put our batteries into the oven and give them a really good warm up. It seems it used to recharge them. DON'T TRY IT in case they explode but they were different then...............

Answer 5

I do this!
It makes the batteries last longer.

Answer 6

They last longer and the freezer is best.

Answer 7

I do it, too. Guess the cold preserves the battery life. I think so.

Answer 8

They have a longer shelf life that way.