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Originally Posted by Skybird
You are kidding me...?!  Lithium batteries in the refrigerator...??
That goes against everything that is usually said about it, plus that a cold lithium battery looses up to 40% of its capacity as long as it has niot warmed up again. In winter my bike battery loose 1/4 - 1/3 of their normal capacity, due to the cold (the battery cannot spend all of the storeed power if it is cold, it is a temporary effect only, but still limits the range of the bike). Also, the usual advice is to not store them below 10°C, since long storage below that mark could reduce their longevity in lifetime.
Below 10°C, on bike I pack my battery in neopren to support it defeating the cold (it warms itself over time when spending power, of course, but their is still wind form driving, and mopisture, rain, snow cooling it from the outside).
You are kidding me, right?
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No, once out of the fridge I let them warm up to room temp, (this is Australia) never had a problem, would be different if I froze it!! Hmm, I wonder!
Edit: Just took a 3.7v Li battery out after being in there over a year, measures 3.75v