Battery in fridge

has anyone had problems after putting their battery in the fridge due to condensation or anything else? Taking it out and just putting it on the table is still better than putting it in the fridge right?

 

You're supposed to put it in a ziploc bag first.
And no, the fridge is better since it slows down the chemical reaction that causes batteries to wear out more than just having it out of the laptop. However, if you don't want to do that, just put it in a drawer so that way it will stay as cool as possible.

 

thanks, ive decided to put it in the fridge with a ziplock bag, is there anything i can do to prevent extra dust from going into my laptop from the back (theres some openings now that the battery is gone)

 

hehe that's a good question. I cut/fold out a cover with a piece of A4 paper, it's not 100% sealed, but it blocks most of the openings.

 

paper.. why didnt i think of that

 

Yes I agree but with my experience with Psych rometrics my suggestion is put the bag with the battery inside but leave open until it reaches temp then seal. I say this because a bag containing air at 70F and 50% RH when brought down to 32F will reach the dew point and the water vapor inside the bag will liquefy or become ice crystals. Unless you can vacuum pack follow my advice. I also think bag is a good idea because of sublimation, crystals could form on a the unprotected powerbrick. Yes I know about frost free freezers but when talking about my laptop no chances are acceptable.

OK the two of you? I want to say my response is meant to be good natured not jerky so take as such please. I read iamallama post and thought, good question and scratched my head. Then I read stew's post and thought, hey not a bad idea. This is were the amusement came in. I then realized the notebook is about the opposite of a closed system so what is the benefit of "protecting"? You have fans that have the purpose of pumping CFM's thru the guts of you notebook, I might add I would think more important than the port for battery?

I guess I am asking would it not be prudent if your unprotected batt port accumulates much dust passively to consider opening up your case that would thru active cooling solution accumulate dust in more critical places? Sort of the protecting the batt port is a bury your head in the sand approach.

Like I said I am amused not certain I am correct just asking questions and all.

 

Don't forget to use it in a while. Storing it for months without using it is not a good idea as far as i know.

 

I personally put my batt into the fridge with it sealed in a plastic bag. I occassionaly take the battery out when I need to bring my laptop out of my house. From my experience, the battery will have condensation and it's very cool after you take it out of the fridge. Leave it in the opening for a hour or 2 for the water to evaporate and the temp to drop to room temp.

The battery is working fine for me. It's health is still 100% after like nearly 1 year.

O! Dont forget to keep your battery charge level to 50% when keeping it in a fridge, this should help to prolong your batt life. The laptop companies do this when storing batteries.