this has been a thing of worry,
when i was still younger whenever our car battery charger brought back our car battery when my dad wasnt around he always advised us neva to put it on d floor, that we shoud place a plank on the floor first,


now that am old, mechanics and battery charger still do dis same practice,



pls nairalanders shed more lyt on this cos i bliv its just highly lugrubious, what will placing the car battery on a bare floor do to the battery?

#Ewulehwu

They believe placing it on the ground will discharge the voltage...

They applied the "ground connection" theory in a wrong way

Siena: A battery left on a concrete floor will deplete over time, the depletion rate is accelerated if the floor is cold.

The same storage method is practiced here too, only dead, unserviceable batteries are placed on a concrete or stone floor.

sorry but, what of a sandy ground

It's a myth:

Car batteries used to be encased in hard rubber, a substance that was porous enough that battery acid could seep through it and create a conductive path through the damp concrete, draining the battery. The cases of today’s batteries, however, are made of sturdier stuff that far better contains their contents than those of yesteryear. As well, time has brought technological improvements to the seals around the posts and the vent systems.

These days, the problem of car battery electrolyte seepage and migration has been all but eliminated. Says battery manufacturer Yuasa, "Nowadays, containers are made from a solid plastic that does not allow any current to flow through it, so the batteries do not discharge, even if they sit in a few inches of water."

Interestingly, some experts (including Car Talk's Click and Clack) believe that storing car batteries on concrete floors might actually be a better idea than keeping them on shelves or other surfaces because the cold of the floor works to slow the self-discharge (leakage) rate.

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/battery.asp

I don't really have an answer for this
Hardly do i bring out my car battery from the car except it requires a change which is
done once in two years if I'm not mistaken; so whatever surface to place the battery is immaterial to me

I also hate it when my mechanic wants to jump-start a car using my battery

Lilimax: I don't really have answer for this
Hardly do i bring out my car battery from the car except it requires a change which is
done once in two years if I'm not mistaken; so whatever surface to place the battery is immaterial to me

I also hate it when my mechanic wants to jump-start a car using my battery

choi, u ar using a CAR, me na MOTOR i de drive, and most tyms i giv battery charger my battery

Lilimax: I don't really have an answer for this
Hardly do i bring out my car battery from the car except it requires a change which is
done once in two years if I'm not mistaken; so whatever surface to place the battery is immaterial to me

I also hate it when my mechanic wants to jump-start a car using my battery

Your post did not answer the question.

Now we know you have a car that you replace the battery every 24 months.

Denn:

Your post did not answer the question.

Now we know you have a car that you replace the battery every 24 months.

Siena: A battery left on a concrete floor will deplete over time, the depletion rate is accelerated if the floor is cold.

The same storage method is practiced here too, only dead, unserviceable batteries are placed on a concrete or stone floor.

This is news to me. Thanks for the explanation. My question is how exactly does the depletion occur?

Seun: It's a myth:

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/battery.asp

Seun, do you mind sharing your car experiences with the boys in here? We never see you in this part of town

Seun: It's a myth:

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/battery.asp

its the boss himself

Actually it's not a myth. Heard of earthing before? Its when a charged body looses its charge to the earth. They have the right concept but it's somewhat wrong because the battery is encased in a plastic insulator.

discharge occurs due to accelerated increase in the batteries internal discharge rate, caused by temperature differential between the bottom of the battery that is in contact with the floor and the top that is in contact with the open space surrounding the battery.