rjwut
rjwut t1_iy54fpx wrote
Reply to comment by rjwut in There are 24 whole hours in the day and yet smoke detector batteries only die between 3am and 5am. by 1upin
Corrected a mistake in my original comment: I accidentally wrote that resistance was decreased instead of increased.
rjwut t1_iy3zz7n wrote
Reply to There are 24 whole hours in the day and yet smoke detector batteries only die between 3am and 5am. by 1upin
Lower temperatures slightly increase the battery's internal resistance, pushing it just past the low power alarm threshold.
rjwut t1_iy6s5ai wrote
Reply to comment by THE_GR8_MIKE in There are 24 whole hours in the day and yet smoke detector batteries only die between 3am and 5am. by 1upin
It doesn't have to get very cold; only slightly colder than during the day.