Battery terminal corrosion

AzPete · 07-04-2012, 09:13 AM

'96 TXT Series...stock...36v...all batteries are the same age (1.5 yrs) and read equal and proper voltages both charged and discharged from use.

The problem is one battery has a positive post that gets corroded real fast. It is battery number 4 in the setup going positive to ground.... There is no swelling of the battery either.

I clean it, use di-electric grease, verify no cable slop or looseness, nut fits tight....even swapped cables and nuts....nothing else wired to that battery.....still shows corrosion in about 1/3 of the time anything else shows.

scottyb · 07-04-2012, 01:35 PM

Check if the cell close to that post has more than the rest or too much water in it.

AzPete · 07-04-2012, 08:13 PM

Nope, they are all real close in level.

I see no indication of overflow either.

Could that post be loose in the battery case?

JohnnieB · 07-05-2012, 03:57 AM

If that is the positive post on the Left-Rear battery, that is the first to corrode on my setup also.

If we are both having same/similar issue, we can pretty much eliminate battery and cable faults.

Maybe it is something subtle, like airflow.

AzPete · 07-05-2012, 07:18 AM

Rear drivers side battery positive post.....it shows long before any other corrosion.

Maybe the "stocky driver" issue.....lol

JohnnieB · 07-05-2012, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AzPete

Rear drivers side battery positive post.....it shows long before any other corrosion.

Maybe the "stocky driver" issue.....lol

Or maybe there's more "gassing" in that area.

Anybody else notice the battery post boxed in red being the first to corrode?

rocknrone · 07-05-2012, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnieB

Or maybe there's more "gassing" in that area.

Anybody else notice the battery post boxed in red being the first to corrode?

JohnnieB, I have 8 six volts, 2 are in the bagwell, and that is the only post in my whole pack that has ever had any corrosion, even though I've got the other 2 in the back.

sonnysmith · 07-05-2012, 08:53 PM

I have 125 in my fleet and that batt. is the one that gives the problems.
Even when coated,It will still corrode more than any of the others.
I have the cart boys clean them once a week.

gornoman · 07-05-2012, 09:11 PM

You guys get corrosion???

Not me!

smokey tennis shoe · 07-05-2012, 10:13 PM

Thanks Gorno

07-04-2012, 09:13 AM	#1
AzPete Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Panama City, Fl. Posts: 401	Battery terminal corrosion '96 TXT Series...stock...36v...all batteries are the same age (1.5 yrs) and read equal and proper voltages both charged and discharged from use. The problem is one battery has a positive post that gets corroded real fast. It is battery number 4 in the setup going positive to ground.... There is no swelling of the battery either. I clean it, use di-electric grease, verify no cable slop or looseness, nut fits tight....even swapped cables and nuts....nothing else wired to that battery.....still shows corrosion in about 1/3 of the time anything else shows.

07-04-2012, 01:35 PM	#2
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,408	Re: Battery terminal corrosion Check if the cell close to that post has more than the rest or too much water in it.

07-04-2012, 08:13 PM	#3
AzPete Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Panama City, Fl. Posts: 401	Re: Battery terminal corrosion Nope, they are all real close in level. I see no indication of overflow either. Could that post be loose in the battery case?

07-05-2012, 03:57 AM	#4
JohnnieB Techno-Nerd Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Virginia Posts: 19,654	Re: Battery terminal corrosion If that is the positive post on the Left-Rear battery, that is the first to corrode on my setup also. If we are both having same/similar issue, we can pretty much eliminate battery and cable faults. Maybe it is something subtle, like airflow.

07-05-2012, 07:18 AM	#5
AzPete Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Panama City, Fl. Posts: 401	Re: Battery terminal corrosion Rear drivers side battery positive post.....it shows long before any other corrosion. Maybe the "stocky driver" issue.....lol

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07-05-2012, 08:53 PM	#8
sonnysmith Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Conway,Arkansas 72032 Posts: 775	Re: Battery terminal corrosion I have 125 in my fleet and that batt. is the one that gives the problems. Even when coated,It will still corrode more than any of the others. I have the cart boys clean them once a week.

07-05-2012, 09:11 PM	#9
gornoman Stay thirsty my friends! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Suburban Chicago Posts: 24,286	Re: Battery terminal corrosion You guys get corrosion??? Not me!

07-05-2012, 10:13 PM	#10
smokey tennis shoe Gone Wild Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Indio, CA The Desert! Posts: 1,263	Re: Battery terminal corrosion Thanks Gorno

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