battery storage
 

I live in the colorado area. gets cold of course in the winter.

is it okay to store lipo and ni-mh batteries in the garage?

was just curious on proper storage when not in use, and temp withstanding in mind.

thanks.

jd

RE: battery storage
 

I know the nicads in my rechargeable electric fillet knives go bad after freezing. I'm sure in a discharged state too. I plan on removing
all my nicads from all my planes shortly. Khelsea

RE: battery storage
 

Check out this series of articles on batteries. I think you'll find what you need.

http://www.masportaviator.com/ah.asp...ID=164&index=0

RE: battery storage
 

Batteries don't mind the cold of a garage (though they can be effected in flying in very cold weather). They'll self-discharge about 2% per day if you just leave them set. I leave mine in the cellar on a wall-wart plugged into an appliance timer to jab them for 30 minutes (NiCads) or 45 minutes (NiHM) every day. That way they're always topped off. A couple of us in the local club(s) fly year-round. Skis turn the winter world into one big airstrip. Frozen lakes are perfect fields, too.

Last year we had bare & taxiiable ground every month of the year. Global warming I guess. Best part is: no bugs.

RE: battery storage
 

thank you.