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Yonuh Adisi FSO

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Battery terminal question
07/03/09 at 13:52:58

You know how they make those weird looking cloth type washers for car batteries to stop corrosion of the batt terminals?

Does anyone know if they make them for bike batts?

I have been having trouble with terminal corrosion, it actually gets so bad that it robs me of the ability to fire the sparkplug. But once I clean it off, the FireLizard works perfectly again until the corrosion builds up again.

Any ideas on how to stop or at least retard this occurrence?

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Re: Battery terminal question
Reply #1 - 07/03/09 at 14:04:05

Yonuh Adisi FSO wrote on 07/03/09 at 13:52:58:

You know how they make those weird looking cloth type washers for car batteries to stop corrosion of the batt terminals?

Does anyone know if they make them for bike batts?

I have been having trouble with terminal corrosion, it actually gets so bad that it robs me of the ability to fire the sparkplug. But once I clean it off, the FireLizard works perfectly again until the corrosion builds up again.

Any ideas on how to stop or at least retard this occurrence?

Add a bit of salt to the terminal lol Just kidding. Have you tried cleaning the battery connectors with a rust gel? I would think this would work and then just make sure to clean it off good. If it is still pissing rain tomorrow I may do some maintenance on the Savage. I will try this rust gel as well and let you know.

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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: Battery terminal question Reply #2 - 07/03/09 at 14:10:43 A friend of mine actually suggested melting a little bit of Vaseline and pouring it carefully over the terminals (after cleaning them up of course) then when it cools and solidifies it will have gotten into all the tight spaces providing a moisture barrier. I have yet to try this however.
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Reply #3 - 07/03/09 at 14:20:20

I no longer use the washers, but instead use this electrical terminal protector. My terminals never corrode after applying this product. I've used the old homemade potions that others suggest, and the washers and sprays available at auto supply stores, and none of them worked like this. Its expensive, but worth every penny and goes a long way.

http://stormcopperstore.com/no-ox-id-a.html?gclid=CJfFwICyiJsCFRkWswodfS--ow

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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: Battery terminal question Reply #4 - 07/03/09 at 14:29:00 Thanks Gort, I'll look into it. Much obliged.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Battery terminal question Reply #5 - 07/03/09 at 14:29:34 A less spendy approach would be to clean it up & wipe on some liquid electrical tape, available in a can at Harbor Freight. I dont use their brush, I use a wire.
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Reply #6 - 07/03/09 at 14:29:34

Well, here we go with the someone told me . . .

If you put grease on there, that does OK until things get hot (like in the summer time) then it runs and melts off. It is also very greasy, it is after all, grease.

They told me to shoot it with spray paint. It goes one as a liquid, gets into all the nooks and crannies and then dries hard to seal it.

I had a friend that worked on electric fork lifts and they had some official batter terminal protector that he gave me. Spray it on and it foams up, then settles down to a hard, plasticy finish. I have no idea what it is other than Raymond (the folk lift co.) battery terminal protector. That works about as good as anything. But I have had OK success with the grease and paint as well.

Yonuh, ride over and I will give you a spray! Wink

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Re: Battery terminal question
Reply #7 - 07/03/09 at 14:31:41

prechermike wrote on 07/03/09 at 14:29:34:

Well, here we go with the someone told me . . .

If you put grease on there, that does OK until things get hot (like in the summer time) then it runs and melts off. It is also very greasy, it is after all, grease.

They told me to shoot it with spray paint. It goes one as a liquid, gets into all the nooks and crannies and then dries hard to seal it.

I had a friend that worked on electric fork lifts and they had some official batter terminal protector that he gave me. Spray it on and it foams up, then settles down to a hard, plasticy finish. I have no idea what it is other than Raymond (the folk lift co.) battery terminal protector. That works about as good as anything. But I have had OK success with the grease and paint as well.

Yonuh, ride over and I will give you a spray! Wink

North Carolina is a bit far for me at the moment. Wink

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Battery terminal question Reply #8 - 07/03/09 at 14:35:43 http://www.noco-usa.com/pdf/Noco-Catalog-Chemicals.pdf
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: Battery terminal question Reply #9 - 07/03/09 at 14:40:17 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/03/09 at 14:35:43: http://www.noco-usa.com/pdf/Noco-Catalog-Chemicals.pdf Thanks Justin, I will peruse that later.
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: Battery terminal question Reply #10 - 07/03/09 at 14:45:46 Yonuh Adisi FSO wrote on 07/03/09 at 14:40:17: justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/03/09 at 14:35:43: http://www.noco-usa.com/pdf/Noco-Catalog-Chemicals.pdf Thanks Justin, I will peruse that later. Just looked at the catalog, where is the price list or do I have to call for pricing?
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Re: Battery terminal question
Reply #11 - 07/03/09 at 15:35:44

Yonuh Adisi FSO wrote on 07/03/09 at 14:31:41:

prechermike wrote on 07/03/09 at 14:29:34:

Well, here we go with the someone told me . . .

If you put grease on there, that does OK until things get hot (like in the summer time) then it runs and melts off. It is also very greasy, it is after all, grease.

They told me to shoot it with spray paint. It goes one as a liquid, gets into all the nooks and crannies and then dries hard to seal it.

I had a friend that worked on electric fork lifts and they had some official batter terminal protector that he gave me. Spray it on and it foams up, then settles down to a hard, plasticy finish. I have no idea what it is other than Raymond (the folk lift co.) battery terminal protector. That works about as good as anything. But I have had OK success with the grease and paint as well.

Yonuh, ride over and I will give you a spray! Wink

North Carolina is a bit far for me at the moment. Wink

But you can't say I didn't offer! Cheesy

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Re: Battery terminal question
Reply #12 - 07/03/09 at 15:38:43

prechermike wrote on 07/03/09 at 15:35:44:

Yonuh Adisi FSO wrote on 07/03/09 at 14:31:41:

prechermike wrote on 07/03/09 at 14:29:34:

Well, here we go with the someone told me . . .

If you put grease on there, that does OK until things get hot (like in the summer time) then it runs and melts off. It is also very greasy, it is after all, grease.

They told me to shoot it with spray paint. It goes one as a liquid, gets into all the nooks and crannies and then dries hard to seal it.

I had a friend that worked on electric fork lifts and they had some official batter terminal protector that he gave me. Spray it on and it foams up, then settles down to a hard, plasticy finish. I have no idea what it is other than Raymond (the folk lift co.) battery terminal protector. That works about as good as anything. But I have had OK success with the grease and paint as well.

Yonuh, ride over and I will give you a spray! Wink

North Carolina is a bit far for me at the moment. Wink

But you can't say I didn't offer! Cheesy

Of course I can, it would just be a lie though. LOL But thanks for the offer though I do appreciate it.

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Gort

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Reply #13 - 07/03/09 at 16:04:21

A clarification about grease melting. Grease melts at the temperatures the manufacturers allow them to melt at. For example, Mobil 1 grease melts at 356 degrees. Every 'grease' product's melting point is different.

This electrical corrosion treatment 'grease' does not melt on my motorcycle's battery terminals, and I have ridden my bike through 105 degree desert, and once its on, nothing ever corrodes under it.

http://stormcopperstore.com/no-ox-id-a.html?gclid=CJfFwICyiJsCFRkWswodfS--ow

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Re: Battery terminal question
Reply #14 - 07/04/09 at 07:26:40

Yonuh Adisi FSO wrote on 07/03/09 at 13:52:58:

I have been having trouble with terminal corrosion, it actually gets so bad that it robs me of the ability to fire the sparkplug. But once I clean it off, the FireLizard works perfectly again until the corrosion builds up again.

Any ideas on how to stop or at least retard this occurrence?

Look very closely at your battery around the terminals. If the seal around the terminal is cracked and allowing some acid to leak out, you're in the market for a new battery. I know of no way to re-seal these points.

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