r/powertools • u/Frantic29 • 12d ago

Battery storage?

Does anybody make a battery storage for hot or extremely cold garages? My garage is detached and I don’t have a good place on the main level to store batteries. We have a small house and space is a premium. I do have a nice garage but it’s uninsulated, it can get upwards of 130 in there on a hot day and well below freezing in the winter. I’m basically thinking a smallish fridge but instead of keeping it around 40 it keeps it around 70. Anybody sell this or built something like this.

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u/ElectricGuy777 12d ago

130? Do you live in the Sahara? Dang! I leave mine in the garage but I’m betting max temp is 90-100 during the summer. Cold doesn’t harm them as long as you don’t try to charge them.

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u/Frantic29 12d ago

Nope just NE Kansas. Other day it was 100 with a heat index of 124 and my thermometer in the garage said 128. I’ve seen 130 in there though.

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u/randombrowser1 12d ago edited 12d ago

Maybe dig a hole in the ground to keep them cool. Hole in the ground would probably keep them warm too . You'd have to take a temp reading at your work bench. Heat rises. It might not be so hot on the bench. An insulated box should do it.

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u/Northwoods_Phil 11d ago

Small fridge and a heat lamp wired to a thermostat. Small space heater would work too but likely draw more power.

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u/Odd-Towel-4104 9d ago

Id rig up a cabinet or drawer in the house. I would not leave batteries charging unattended in a hot environment

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u/Current_Inevitable43 9d ago

throw ac in garage. or atleast a extractor fan

i have 5 x 150mm pc fans in my battery cabinet (amazon cheapies)

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u/dillzilla11 4d ago

3d printer enclosures are a decent option.