Battery acid ate my terminals

[Wingman0121 10+ year member]

This is after I cleaned it off with electrical contact cleaners. go ahead and replace them?

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[MONSONwarrior Premium Member]

I'd say replace.

 

[Rickdod3 10+ year member]

Put it in a glass of coke overnight see what happens.

 

[Rayo 10+ year member]

Had the same thing happen to mine..If you want to stop this from happening again..Get some "Felt Battery Terminal Protectors"..They work..Trust me,and while your at it..Check or Replace any bad Grounds..

 

[Ineed$ 10+ year member]

Just clean them up with a battery brush and apply some terminal protectant this time and they'll be good as new.

 

[outsideshot23 10+ year member]

Put it in a glass of coke overnight see what happens.

coke is some nasty ****.. the old cokes would dissolve whole pennies

 

[Wingman0121 10+ year member]

Another question... is this really caused by the battery leaking(I was using sealed maintenance-free lead-acid battery) or water splashing up onto the terminals and caused DC electrolysis? I switched to an Optima yellowtop and would like to keep this from happening again.

 

[Rickdod3 10+ year member]

coke is some nasty ****.. the old cokes would dissolve whole pennies

Haha I know, id like to see what it would do to that terminal