Author Topic: Battery Terminal Goop! (Read 14784 times)

oliver90owner · « **Reply #15 on:** January 01, 2009, 06:47:19 PM »

Stan, that could be a long term experiment if thE stuff works in this application.

I recently bought 3 cans of 'carlube' spray grease for chains etc. It weighs about 425g including the can - 400ml size. Good job they were only 20 or 40p each (Woolworths closing down sale).

I could grease up a 3 furrow plough (from my bucket) for less than the cost of one of those cans at the full price! In fact for a lot less.

It is like the grease bucket. I fill my gun very irregularly but it is at insignificant cost compared to the 400g grease cartridges. I just have to store my grease bucket and keep it clean (and I would have to replace my perfectly seviceable grease gun).

I know batteries are a high capital investment but I really wonder how much longer they last if cared for properly with vaseline brushed on the terminals, over the plethora of can-recipes available - each claiming to be better than the rest.

Regards, RAB

lendusaquid · « **Reply #16 on:** January 01, 2009, 08:00:28 PM »

Dont waste your money.Vaseline tried and tested for years.

LowGear · « **Reply #17 on:** January 03, 2009, 05:21:33 PM »

Has anyone ever experimented? One post clean vs. one post coated with goop?

Does one post, positive or negative, bleed more than the other?

Casey

compig · « **Reply #18 on:** January 03, 2009, 05:45:18 PM »

It's always the positive terminal that oxidises in my experience.
Case to terminal sealing quality is the issue , I've known some batteries not to suffer the problem at all. For example , the Fiam battery currently on my Citroen daily driver has no terminal coating but there is no oxidation. I doubt GEL electrolyte batteries would suffer the problem either.
The worst culprits in my experience are cheap far east made motorcycle batteries and the old rubber cased , bitumen sealed types.

Stan · « **Reply #19 on:** January 03, 2009, 06:50:43 PM »

The big high capacity ones such as the lead acid 2volt cells I've got that are rated at 30amps draw down for 8 hours have so much load on them that they outgas a lot and despite the protective "rock" outgas screens do have some problems.
Stan

LowGear · « **Reply #20 on:** January 03, 2009, 11:36:58 PM »

Stan, Is this primarily a positive terminal problem for you too?

I haven't had the problem since I started buying expensive batteries. A Peugeot 504 cured me of the cheapski battery habbit. My name is Casey and I've been goop free for over 15 years.

Casey

Stan · « **Reply #21 on:** January 04, 2009, 06:07:53 AM »

Nope, my batteries swing both ways

Stan

SHIPCHIEF · « **Reply #22 on:** January 05, 2009, 04:32:03 AM »

It seems to me on the car that it's usually the negative terminal that gives trouble.
At work, we have a can of copper goop that looks like antiseize the the electricians paint on all the battery terminals. Expensive.
Boeing T-9, I've used. Expensive, but worth it if preserving an aluminum aircraft or boat. I never tried it on a battery.
The felt O ring comes from the auto parts stores in red and green....Why? I thought they were treated special for each post? They do seem to work, but when you are servicing a battery bank, you need a CHEAP system that works, due to so many connections.
You know I'll be trying Vasaline or plain grease on the cars after reading this thread!
As for Poof can products: there are some that can't be beat. Kroil is one. Spray cable and chain lube is another. WD40 is horribly misused, but still fantastic! Brake cleaner and electric contact cleaner (same-same) is a miricle! I love rattle can etching primer spray paint. On the other hand, I'm apalled at the amount of old-dangerous Hazmat left overs I've taken to the Hazmat Dump days the local govenment has put on. My dad had a pickup truck full of the stuff that we took down after he died. Some of it smelled flat illegal by today's standards!

PS I think Battery terminal spray preservative products DON'T WORK. Just a personal experience. I don't know about the spray terminal cleaners, I've got one of those wire brush cleaner tools, which has the blade thingie on the other end. It's the S**t!

oliver90owner · « **Reply #23 on:** January 05, 2009, 07:07:22 AM »

plain grease

Don't be using any old grease. Typical grease is oil in a filler/carrier and can/will separate, so can cause problems with connectivity. Vaseline has no filler, so is much the better route.

Regards, RAB

lowspeedlife · « **Reply #24 on:** January 06, 2009, 11:33:03 PM »

I have a can of the felt pads, that fit over the post, with a heavy red grease in them that I bought from bowman/barnes distributors 20 years ago. (they sell nuts, bolts, battery cables, just about any consumable an auto repair shop would use) They outlast the batteries, I have reused them when replacing batteries on several occasions.
The part number is 21949 (again 20 years old). bowman/barnes is in cleveland, ohio.
Scott R.

Stan · « **Reply #25 on:** January 07, 2009, 02:54:39 AM »

So are these felt pads just plain felt? Couldn't they be cut from a piece of old felt hat? Or are they saturated with magic gorilla snot or something?
Stan

LowGear · « **Reply #26 on:** January 07, 2009, 08:40:06 AM »

I think I read somewhere that it was Gorilla snot. This zoo was supporting the entire primate exibition with gorilla snot as I remember.

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