[at-l] Telemarketer Saves Hiker

[jbkramer@afn.org (Bryan Kramer)]

I recall that years ago that there was credible advice to the effect
that you could place an exhausted battery in the freezer and take it out
after some time and it would work again for a short while. Maybe 20% of
the original life. Note that this is not using the battery cold but
giving it a cold treatment and then running it at normal temps.

Bryan

> 
> Hmm.  This sounds like urban legend.  Most batteries behave 
> quite the opposite from this.  Which is why cameras and 
> flashlights often fail in cold weather.
> 
> (Ref:  The Backpacker's Photography Handbook, Charles
> Campbell, AMPHOTO Books, 1994.) P. 137:
> 
>    "Maintaining sufficient battery power is the biggest problem
>    in cold weather."
> 
> Car batteries often fail in the dead of winter.  In the 
> Midwest, in winter, car batteries are often kept warm with 
> electric heaters.