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06-10-2011, 04:35 PM
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I am Batman
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Coast
Posts: 1,765
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Just a quick one for everyone really.
As some of you may or may not know, this week I whipped the rocker covers off the car to check my rattling noise. Part of the procedure is to disconnect the battery. As it had been a while since I did this last I noticed a small amount of crystals on the positive terminal underneath the red terminal cover. As I soon discovered there was quite alot of deposit under this cover so I cleaned off the terminal and found:   one very knackered connector! Might be worth checking your cars after all this wet weather we have been having and re grease the terminals to prevent this from happening. the oxidisation is caused by metal on metal contact, moisture and an electric current. it gradually eats away at the connectors if not cleaned off. The terminals need sealing with Vaseline or grease of some description to prevent moisture from getting to the contacts. Now replaced with a new terminal block!! |
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Battery terminals
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