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From: kpmartin@watmath.UUCP (Kevin Martin)
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Subject: Re: Storing Batteries
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Date: Thu, 25-Oct-84 15:13:50 EDT
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>	If I may tag along on your question, Dave, I have heard that
>you should "never ever never" store a lead-acid cell on cement.  This
>will cause it to discharge.  For the life of me, I can't think of a
>reason...  Anyone heard of this before, and know of a reason???
>Phil Gunsul

Actually, I expect this advice is for the sake of the cement, not the battery!
A lead-acid battery (once in service for a while) almost invariably has leaked
some electrolyte onto its outer case, so the battery will spend the
winter eating a small depression into the concrete.