If u set a car battery on the ground(dirt,cement,asphalt,etc) will it lose its charge?
No. This is not a factor in the dicharge of a car battery. Read the many correct responses below.
Car batteries used to be encased in hard rubber, a substance that was porous enough that battery acid could seep through it and create a conductive path through the damp concrete, draining the battery. The cases of today’s batteries, however, are made of sturdier stuff that far better contains their contents than those of yesteryear. As well, time has brought technological improvements to the seals around the posts and the vent systems. These days, the problem of car battery electrolyte seepage and migration has been all but eliminated.
Yes on a cement floor yes but not on dirt. Cement floors with cause your battery to drain. Not exactly sure what properties cement has that causes this but it does.
if you put a battery on a cement floor it will drain because the moisture in the concrete forms a ground and will drain the battery from any condensation or dirt/grease that surrounds the battery casing. Set the battery on a stack of newspaper or wood to prevent it from draining. Also a battery is less likely to drain if it is clean.
