Re: (ET) battery terminal question

["David Roden" <etpost drmm net>]

You might try cleaning it up one more time, then coating both clamp and 
post 
with petroleum jelly (such as Vaseline).  Then make sure you get the clamp 
good and tight.  Be careful not to twist the post when you tighten; use 
two 
wrenches if possible.

I find that Vaseline works just as well as any colored gunk from the auto 
shop, at about one-tenth the price or less.  You may even have some in the 
medicine cabinet already.  I don't recommend that you tell your 
Significant 
Other what you're using it for, though, as that can generate some 
opposition. ;-)

Normally I put a light coating of Vaseline on the outside of the terminals 
after tightening the clamps.  But in this case it may help to put it 
inside.

If you have some, a perhaps better glop for the purpose is NoAlOx, 
Penetrox, 
or similar grease used on aluminum wire when making electrical wiring 
connections.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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