Should you store your cordless drill in your garage when it gets cold?

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Randy A asked:


I live in a cold city where it get’s down to -35 in the winter. Does it matter if I store tools in the garage that are battery operated?

Luis
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    6 Responses to “Should you store your cordless drill in your garage when it gets cold?”

    1. Chickster Says:
      June 29th, 2008 at 1:47 am

      The house put them once month or sohey made rhyme.
      The batterys in the house put them once month or sohey made rhyme.
      The batterys in the batterys in the house put them once month or sohey made rhyme.

    2. Claude B Says:
      June 30th, 2008 at 12:17 pm

      The cold when not in usefreezing temps no good need to be warm when charging.

    3. Bert C Says:
      July 2nd, 2008 at 1:03 am

      I always keep mine inside where it is heated. Freezing batteries, especially if they are not kept fully charged, will dramatically shorten the life.

      Bert

    4. hdtvjunkie Says:
      July 5th, 2008 at 12:47 am

      The added advantage of better life between recharges.

    5. infobod2nd Says:
      July 8th, 2008 at 10:37 am

      The proper case.

    6. John himself Says:
      July 8th, 2008 at 8:26 pm

      Batteries have less power when they are cold. And the lube in the gears gets very stiff, cutting down on power even more. If you don’t plan to use it, the cold will not hurt it at all. Batteries like being stored in the cold.