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Battery Corrosion 200

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posted by  Art Benstein on  Sun Nov 15 07:36 CST 2009
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I agree with you JR. But many, especially on 7/9 forum, will not.

I believe a clean lead to lead terminal-to-battery-post joint doesn't need anything in between to promote conductivity. The typical "conductive grease" such as OxGard (zinc ointment) is sold to electricians making dissimilar metal connections with aluminum wire. The grease fills the interstices in stranded cable and inside clamping terminals to exclude moisture and thus slow oxidation and galvanic corrosion. If you stick your ohmmeter probes in a dollop of OxGard or copper anti-seize, you won't get a reading. Know that GB does not need to make any claims for this property as they have a fan club inventing reasons to use OxGard on automotive wiring and other non-aluminum applications.

The vaseline or grease (dielectric grease, Sil-glyde, moly, OxGard, anti-seize, whatever) serves to protect the terminal from corrosion by excluding moisture.
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Art Benstein near Baltimore

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