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Old 02-24-2015, 10:57 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RedDevil View Post
You don't want too much heat under the hood for long; the 12V battery suffers when you go above like 40°C - 104°F.
That's cute! The current record for Phoenix is 76 days in a row of 100° degrees or higher and our record overnight temperature was 96°. Arizona heat facts - ABC15 Arizona

Yet people insist that I am doing something wrong when my battery only lasts two years... "Oh no, those should last at least five!"
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