Battery post corrosion
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Any of you deal with this on the positive terminal on your RCF? I've cleaned it, vacuumed the dust while doing it and sprayed cleaner and protector and it's doing it again. I know you can buy the felt disc to put under a regular shaped posts and it helps. Is there anything out there for this odd shaped battery?
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I'm old school
Vaseline has worked for me for years
You smear it on very lightly on the top of the clean posts after the cables are attached. It lasts until the next time you fiddle with the battery. Also to clean off corrosion, you could get an inexpensive wire terminal brush:
https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=battery+terminal+brush&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=241911362773&hvpos=1t1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14333215082607657351&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030014&hvtargid=aud-589036435099:kwd-3588687285&ref=pd_sl_80oorumbit_e
It fits over the terminal and you rotate it back and forth. I haven't needed to use mine in years.
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It fits over the terminal and you rotate it back and forth. I haven't needed to use mine in years.
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Coat it with dielectric grease. Vaseline is OK but typically melts and runs off when it heats up under the hood. You can get a little tube of dielectric grease for a few bucks, lasts for years.
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I spray my posts with Corrosion X from time to time. No corrosion ever.
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If your terminals are corroding, your battery is junk. The posts have seals to prevent hydrogen from corroding the posts. When the seals fail, the posts and terminals corrode. It is not normal for modern battery terminals to corrode.
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I'll report later what battery i'm using and how long I've had it... doesn't seem like its been that long, but I could be wrong. Gonna try some vaseline when I get home and have it cleaned up better.
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