mineral oil in rv batteries
In Th eMarch issue of FMCA MAg an answer was givin that mineral oil in batteries was harmful. I put in 4 oz. of mineral oil in each cell of my 6 6 volt batteries when I purchased my 2010 Phaeton n...
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RayChez wrote:
There is a pretty good article this month on the FMCA magazine about adding oil to wet batteries, and they do not recommend adding oil. First off your warranty is gone if you add oil mixed with the electrolyte. Plus it also mentions something about oil getting on the lead plates when the water/electrolyte goes down.
My batterie came with oil in it. If I remember, oil was used in batteries a long time ago. I only added water once, and very little. I had them for 4 years now. I do not think that oil on the plates would be an issue as it uses much less electrolyte than my standard batteries.
