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From: jp@faron.UUCP (Jeffrey Picciotto)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Cold weather (sux)
Message-ID: <670@faron.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 22-Oct-86 07:14:17 EDT
Article-I.D.: faron.670
Posted: Wed Oct 22 07:14:17 1986
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Reply-To: jp@faron.UUCP (Jeffrey Picciotto)
Organization: The MITRE Coporation, Bedford, MA
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>> How cold can it get before the battery is in danger? 
>
>...  A trickle charger
>is a good investment, even if you ride regularly, because batteries seem
>to discharge faster during the winter.
>
>Keeping the battery indoors can also help a lot, since batteries put
>out a lot less juice when they're cold.

I commute from Nashua to Bedford, Ma (~20 mi one way) all winter (cos I don't
have a car yet).  What I found out last year was that when it started getting
really cold (like December'ish onwards) my battery would die overnight.
In fact, on more than one occasion I rode into work in the morning and by
late afternoon I'd need to be jumpstarted to get going.  (Running up and
down the parking lot pushing the hunk of *(&#^ worked pretty well, but was
alot of effort).

Anything to keep your battery warm and happy is probably worth it.

--jeff
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jpicc@Mitre-bedford.arpa

hoping for a car before christmas