Anti-corrosion washer ?

[T.Hanson]

One battery is fine, the other is a constant Chia Pet fuzzy farm on the negative cable. Have to clean it every two months.

What's an Anti-corrosion washer ? A felt thingy ? What keeps making corrosion snow on one battery, not the other ?

[munkeeboi83]

One battery is fine, the other is a constant Chia Pet fuzzy farm on the negative cable. Have to clean it every two months.

What's an Anti-corrosion washer ? A felt thingy ? What keeps making corrosion snow on one battery, not the other ?

An anti-corrosion washer is a little treated felt ring to prevent corrosion that you have on your battery terminals. Usually you can get them from Autozone or Kragen for a dollar or so. Red for positive and Green for negative. I would also use a small wire toothbrush or even an old toothbrush if you don't have one and clean up the corrosion before putting everything back together. You want to have a clean metal surface. Then spray on a light coat of your favorite lubricant to protect the battery terminals from corroding. (I like to use silicone based lubricants, other ppl like to use WD-40 or Mystery Oil). The main point is to "lube it up" and you won't have to worry about anything else down the road.

[Lenny D.]

While you're at it, I'd wash the entire battery case with baking soda and a toothbrush. It foams and neutralizes the acid. Rinse and dry.

Wet, dry over and over and you'd be surprised at how a sneaky little path can develop over time from the - to the + side of the battery along the horizontal surface causing enough voltage to 'leak' to cause battery drain - AMHIK. Electrons want to flow! But we have to make them stay in their predetermined paths.

[GripGreg]

So, too much washing causes a connection between the terminals? Wow! What T-Hanson means is just one word differance-terminals. Thanx for the tips, but, what causes the chia pet on just one terminal? And why does the oiled felt gasket slow down the process? HUMM? Greg

[GripGreg]

Lenny, what's AMHIK?? Also, it just hit me, the street isn't whatever you thought, but, is it Jena? Just East/(toward the quarter) of Napoleon? Am I right in my directions? If yes, it starts at Claiborne & goes north. I think!
I emailed Chris. Did he get back to you? Just curious. Greg

[Lenny D.]

So, too much washing causes a connection between the terminals? Wow! What T-Hanson means is just one word differance-terminals. Thanx for the tips, but, what causes the chia pet on just one terminal? And why does the oiled felt gasket slow down the process? HUMM? Greg

I didn't say that. But let me clarify. When the battery case gets wet (splashing from rainwater, etc.) and dries over and over a film of debris will accumulate (except maybe in Arizona ). That's what I apparently failed to communicate.
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Oiled anything slows down the corrosion process, and only one terminal getting corroded means that one has less inhibitors on it.

And yes, Jena is one block west from Napoleon.

[wkohler]

AZ checking in here to say yes, we get the film of debris, too.