PSA: If you have a lithium battery jump pack, don't leave it outside in the cold

I know, the Bomb Cyclone, it's cold.

If you park outside, bring your jump pack inside with you. Lithium batteries don't like the cold either.

 

How cold?

 

What happens to them? Is it a temporary issue or permanent damage? Ie after they warm back up, are they “good as new”?

 

Thanks OP!

 

Never had a problem leaving it in the car. If this was the case electric vehicles would be destroyed. Big nothing-burger.

 

Normally a quality pack will recover after it worms back up, not only the lithium cells themselves, also the circuitry of the jump pack.

Cold temp would decrease the battery efficiency, at the worse moment.

If you want to jump start a cold car at -16, I'd rather do it quickly.

 

LoL, your in Texas.

 

Those negative temps can really do them in for sure. Not sure how e-vehicles will do either, E.g.Prius, etc.

https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/news...m-ion-battery-materials-degrading-performance

 

Good PSA. I needed to jump someone after camping in the teens and the battery pack didn't do a thing but jumper cables worked with no problem.

 

I have an Amazon one so I make sure to not leave it in freezing temps lol

 

What temperatures ??

When your inside and outside temperatures are both below zero F??

 

https://lithiumhub.com/its-cold-outside-even-for-your-lithium-battery/

https://www.continentalbattery.com/blog/how-does-cold-weather-affect-lithium-ion-batteries

"Simply put, cold weather will decrease the lifespan of your lithium-ion battery because it will require charging more often. Lithium-ion batteries have a certain number of charging cycles before they are no longer usable; so, how you store your batteries when you aren’t using them is important."