Answering technical questions (part I). (Shop Talk).

Outdoor Power Equipment | September 1, 2002| | Copyright

When you are studying for an OPE certification exam, do you often wonder why a certain answer on the sample test questions is the correct one? In this article, I am going to cover several questions that are designed to help you think through and reason out the correct answer.

Question #1: Do batteries freeze more easily when they are fully charged or discharged?

Before answering this question, let's review some battery basics. As you may recall, the electrolyte in a battery is composed of 64 percent water ([H.sub.2]O) and 36 percent sulfuric acid ...

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