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Prepping Discussion => In My Experience... => Topic started by: NT2C on April 23, 2022, 11:21:48 PM

Title: Near Death Experiments in... Batteries?
Post by: NT2C on April 23, 2022, 11:21:48 PM
So, while moving some stuff in the garage today I came across the empty kitty litter pail I'd used to clean out the cab of my old white truck when I traded it.  Pawing through long-forgotten (and replaced) items I came across a pack of batteries at the bottom.

(https://ufozs.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FiU0gkT1.jpg&hash=8a0cfd97b229ce0f9bbf1061b5de86f54fc6c6fc) (https://imgur.com/iU0gkT1)

Wait, does that date say what I think it says?

(https://ufozs.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F3qiRgwj.jpg&hash=49f2b79fc90ebdff4be7fd490358bf8434de3445) (https://imgur.com/3qiRgwj)

Yep, some nearly 11-year-old 123A lithium batteries.  I wonder how well they held their charge?  They spent at least 7 years in the cab of my truck, in temps from well below freezing to well over 100F, then spent the last few years in my garage. 

Let's find out!

(https://ufozs.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FJY5sKZS.jpg&hash=7c2c8a66cf3c9eb2a7b7fc9b36e37515dbc2d932) (https://imgur.com/JY5sKZS)

(https://ufozs.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FmUWgsTE.jpg&hash=e38c827c8e4ac9141648fd49e76e93448300cb9e) (https://imgur.com/mUWgsTE)

How about that?  Full bars on both of 'em!