Battery Shelf Life

[Cap'n Refsmmat]

Why do batteries have a shelf life, for, say, 6 years? Why can't you let them sit there indefinitely and then use them?

 

 

Please, don't make it too complicated for me to understand.

[JaKiri]

The question is more why you think they would last forever.

 

Everything fades, its just a matter of time.

[YT2095]

Why do batteries have a shelf life' date=' for, say, 6 years? Why can't you let them sit there indefinitely and then use them?

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because of internal resistance. each battery contains conductive material and a corrosive, that corrosive will eventualy decay the plates (electrodes + and -), with use this occurs much faster, but even without use, it can and does occur but at a much slower rate due to internal resistance being very high, but non the less it`s still there. If a battery could be made without internal resistance, it would have an indefinate shelf life, sadly there`s no such beast (in the commercial market).

 

hope that helps a little

[Cap'n Refsmmat]

The question is more why you think they would last forever.

 

Everything fades' date=' its just a matter of time.[/quote']

That's not an explanation. It's just saying, "Because nothing lasts forever."

 

 

Thanks, YT!