If refrigerating spare batteries makes them last longer then why is cold weather so hard on car batteries?

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it is harder to extract the electricity from a cold batt and a frozen batt could explode.of automotive type

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There is a huge difference between Liquid Type Batterys and Dry Cells (One being the Fluid can Freeze).

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Big difference between a refrigerator and a freezer. Temperature wise one is much colder.

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Regards above... ALL batteries(things) can freeze.

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But that is close to the point. With the lowering of temperatures
chemical reactions slow down... so batteries(chemical electrical storage device) 'last' longer BUT do not 'work' as well.

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Makes sense?

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there different type of battery's all together,one is dry cell,and one is wet cell this is why cold effect car battery's there wet cell ..good luck hope this help,s.,have a good x-mas.

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Don't think refrigerating batteries is good idea, I'd keep the at room temperature at least

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Actually heat is what kills the car battery,and the heat in the warmer months keeps the engine warm and easier to start.During the winter months the oil gets thicker and causes the battery to work harder,the battery may have been on its last leg in the summer when the heat was bad,and now that it's winter the car needs more power to start but it wont cause the heat zapped the battery in the summer.

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there is a big difference between a flashlight dry call battery and
a lead acid wet cell car battery. the water in a car battery can freeze even if it is in a car. the dry cell life can be extended by cooling. not a car battery.

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