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Rolls says a battery discharged to SG 1.190, will freeze at -12F.
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According to Wings book, that would take 4 or 5 years, maybe, in your climate. Your climate is better than most for storing batteries long term.

From a fully charged state, if the battery top is clean, nothing is connected(that could increase self discharge), a good battery in your climate would take at least 2 years to self discharge to maybe 70% state of charge. That wouldn't freeze in Fairbanks Alaska.

I have the same problem in that my batteries are not all easily removed. I give them two rides on the ladder, one up, and one down,4 or 5 years later.

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