Monday, January 02, 2006

Maybe you were wondering too

Q: Does putting a battery in the refrigerator lengthen its storage life? --Lanney A., Sandia Park, NM

A: Storage of batteries in a refrigerator "will not significantly prolong storage life," says Bob Milanese, Director of Technical Support of Duracell Batteries.

Heat can hurt the batteries but, unless the temperature constantly exceed 90 degrees for months at a time, cooling the batteries will have little effect.

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