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From: car377@drutx.UUCP (RogersCA)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Cold Weather (sux)
Message-ID: <1736@drutx.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 23-Oct-86 11:01:54 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 23 11:01:54 1986
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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.

If you decide to use a trickle charger indoors, be sure there is adequate
ventilation.  When a lead-acid battery is overcharged, electrolysis causes
the production of an explosive mixture of hydrogen and oxygen gas.  

Chuck Rogers @ ATT-ISL,Denver