I have for years refrigerated all my batteries in
storage, with no problems.
--- HI100@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Dear OMers,
> I have been talking with yet
> another manufacturer of 357
> silver oxide cells. (Not Energizer or Duracell etc),
> who will remain nameless
> as they were very honest about some issues with
> their cells. It appears
> unlike the Energizer cells these cells have much
> shorter shelf life. These
> cells loose capacity slowly in the first year ~2%
> and then accellerate loss
> and after about 4 years they loose capacity rapidly.
> According to the
> importer this is a result of chemical degradation
> not sealing but it is
> probably both. This means it probably pays to
> refrigerate (not freeze) cells
> like this if the cells are to stored for more than 1
> year. If you do this it
> probably pays to store the cells inside an insulator
> like polystyrene foam to
> minimize thermal cycling from the door opening and
> the compressor cycling.
> This is both a thermal expansion issue and a
> condensation issue. Bottomline,
> the Energizers still look the best choice and don't
> need refrigeration for
> long term storage.
>
> Regards,
> Tim Hughes
> >>Hi100@xxxxxxx<<
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