Why you shouldn't bury a car battery in the ground
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Why you shouldn't bury a car battery in the ground

Batteries are made from materials that don't conduct current and are completely sealed, so it's nearly impossible to fully discharge them if you place them in contact with cement or any other material.

Batteries are an important element for vehicles, without them, the machine simply would not work, so it is important to take care of them and not do anything that could jeopardize their lifespan.

When you stop using the car for a long time, the batteries are depleted from non-use. The moment we have to disable it in order to be able to load it correctly, at the moment when we have the need to put the battery on the floor.

There is a belief that if you put the battery on the ground, it will be completely discharged and that's not true. 

Energicentro on his blog explains that Batteries are assembled in plastic boxes called: Polypropylene. The plastic material is highly resistant to current flow, so there is no possibility of current leakage from the battery to ground. We are talking about a battery that is externally dry and without traces of moisture.

Many other people, including mechanics, recommend not putting the battery on the ground because it will drain. 

Nevertheless, wherever they rest, batteries lose energy by their very nature, without communicating with external agents, at the usual approximate rate of 2 percent per month, but they are affected by ambient temperature.

Floor cement or pure earth or whatever is not a conductor of electricity, and neither is a battery box, so discharge is not possible. AS WELL AS

In any case, it is best to take care of the car battery, as it is the heart that is responsible for the operation of the entire electrical system of your car. Its main function is to energize your car's brain so that it can then interact with the engine and other mechanical parts needed to propel the car forward.

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