Anti corrosion washer for battery post
Has anyone had any experience with these type of washer. They are a "chemically treated" felt washer placed under the battery terminal to prevent corrosion. The fella at West Marine said he uses them ...
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I have used the felt washers but still found corrosion to be a problem. Less than if not using them, but still....
I found two things that seem to do a good job of controlling corrosion in the battery compartment.
I found some copper pieces in the plumbers aisle, sort of a flattened hooked nail looking spike used to attach copper pipe to wood. Attached one each to the top of the batteries with some epoxy. They become sacrificial anodes and corrosion finds them rather than battery compartment metal. Used to use pennies but they corrode away too fast. These spikes are much larger and last a long time.
Use a generous application of electrical conductive grease on the posts.
Works for me.
I found two things that seem to do a good job of controlling corrosion in the battery compartment.
I found some copper pieces in the plumbers aisle, sort of a flattened hooked nail looking spike used to attach copper pipe to wood. Attached one each to the top of the batteries with some epoxy. They become sacrificial anodes and corrosion finds them rather than battery compartment metal. Used to use pennies but they corrode away too fast. These spikes are much larger and last a long time.
Use a generous application of electrical conductive grease on the posts.
Works for me.
