Of battery terminals & grease

On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 11:35:43 AM UTC-7, micky wrote:
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> I wouldn't use non-conductive grease on a battery post because the
> connection will not always be as tight as it should be.
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> They sell small envelopes of dielectric grease at the parts counter of
> consumer autoparts stores, like Pep Boys, Autozone.
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You don't recommend non-conductive grease but recommend
dielectric grease? A dielectric is non-conductive, by
definition.

I don't go anywhere near my batteries with baking soda. I don't let
mountains of oxide build up, either. Put grease on after assembling
connections. It is to keep air out. Flux brush and petroleum jelly.
Whatever.

On 02/26/2015 12:52 PM, m II wrote:
> On 15-02-24 11:36 AM, Fester Bestertester wrote:
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>> Are they nuts? Grease between terminal elements?
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>> What grease--if any--is best, inside or outside the terminal connection?
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> The only purpose of the grease is to keep the elements out of the
> connection. Clean terminals and clamps thoroughly. Use baking soda mixed
> in water if there is any encrustation and keep the resulting froth out
> of the battery cells. Dry with a paper towel then smear everything with
> Vaseline and reassemble. Tighten. wipe any excess forced out Vaseline
> off. It's worked for thousands of users for the last few eons. A few
> posters seem to think 'dielectric grease' means conducting...it doesn't.
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> In the electrical field there is an anti-oxidant grease called No-Alox
> or Penetrox. It's a greasy paste with what may be metallic particles in
> it. The only purpose of that is the same as above..it keeps
> moisture/oxygen out of the joint to prevent aluminium or copper oxides
> from forming. Those are non-conductors, as is the anti-oxidant paste itself.
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> mike
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