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EV Ownership => EV Maintenance => Topic started by: tim.moore on January 16, 2007, 07:33:31 PM
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One reason I like to go to meetings is to feed my hypocrodriact (spelling???) nature. Whenever I hear someone had problem I always check my car. I also always tighten my battery terminals and check my water level. Some think this is obcessive, which maybe it is, but look at the first sentence. Hey give me a break, you got guys waxing their muscle cars daily.
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Its always good to get input from others. We all have different types of jobs and experiance.
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i've found that my battery terminals are staying tighter way longer without my (oversized) belleville washers and with the thicker posts on my latest t-125's.
i have a monthly reminder set in my e-calendar (Mozilla Sunbird) for checking/tightening the connections.
On that note, i'm going to the garage to do the work that is past due from Jan 1 :-)
Thanks for the re-reminder :-)
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I used to cover the battery connections with grease to keep them from corroding. Is this still the thing to do? Is there a better cover that regular grease? Is Corrosion still a problem or has someting been added to prevent the corrosion without sealing out the air?
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I used to cover the battery connections with grease to keep them from corroding. Is this still the thing to do? Is there a better cover that regular grease? Is Corrosion still a problem or has someting been added to prevent the corrosion without sealing out the air?
They sell an anticorrosive in the auto parts store, but it just looks like red-colored vasoline (which John Emde suggests).
Corrosion will always occur when you have to different types of metals combined and exposed to air (& charging gases).
It's important keep the corrosion to a minmum, because it will eat away your battery posts and lugs over time AND most importantly, can lead to resistance in the connections. A little resistance generates a lot of wattage (heat) with the high amperages we're drawing.
Combining Watts law P=V *I and Ohm's law V = I * R gives P (watts) = I^2 * R
so a little R gives a lot of P with high I!
Take it from a man that has (unfortunately) melted a few battery posts due to loose connections! :-(
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We sell a battery terminal protectant spray at Car Quest for $4. It goes on a bit tacky but later dries into a protective film. Rich R