[ausev] Battery Terminal Corrosion - what to do?

[Roy Holder]

I get that a lot too, it does not effect conductivity for me.
I usually brusk off the powder with a stiff nylon brush and vacume it up.

At 09:06 AM 7/29/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 8:37 AM, Rob <rob at zehicle.com> wrote:
>> I was watering the RAVolt's batteries this weekend when I noticed that one
>> of the battery terminals is corroded.  The powered is bluish and there
is no
>> acid splash around the terminal.  Pictures are on my blog:
>> http://ezehicle.com/archives/639
>>
>> Suggestions?  Concerns?
>
>It's Cupric Sulfate ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper%28II%29_sulfate
>
>It's formed by the reaction of Sulfuric Acid (in the air, bubbling off
>from the battery) with the exposed copper of the battery wire lugs.
>On the plus side... It's no longer reactive after forming Cupric
>Sulfate, so it will not hurt anything.  And another positive, is that
>it's the copper lugs that are corroding... and they can be replaced
>much easier than the lead battery terminals.   :-)
>
>I do not think it's a big problem.  If you were really concerned, you
>could re-tin the copper lugs, or put some waterproof paint over the
>lugs and terminals.  Waterproof paint would make it much more annoying
>to change / remove your wiring at a later date though.   :-/
>
>
>-- 
>TTFN,
>Brian "Lasso" Lasseter
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