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Old 07-28-2013, 10:19 PM   #11
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Re: Automotive myths

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Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter View Post
Ive heard the old yarn about concrete and batteries since I was a little kid. Fortunately my dad taught me to reason through things and make my own opinions.

If the concrete would make a circuit through the battery case and drain the charge, imagine the light show it would put on when you mounted it in a metal battery tray which really conducts electricity.

Steel > concrete at conducting electricity.
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Or put it in your aluminum john boat and go fishing in a salt water cove. Ever see a battery burn right through the bottom of a john boat? Me neither.
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