Ground melted in my previous amp.

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Meh I can be lazy at times lol

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

Alex, what causes corrosion? Is there a way to prevent it?

Depends on where it's at. Under the hood where wire conects to battery terminals is where we see most electrical wire corrosion.

This is due to many different factors. Yes, moisture is one of them.

At battery terminals, a large cause of corrosion is due to gas venting around the terminals. If there isn't a perfect seal between the battery case and where the terminals poke out, gas does vent from the batteries. The older and more used the batteries get, the worse it is. Rattling around and constant heating/cooling are bad. Vibration is obviously bad, and expanding/contraction of the plastic battery case due to temperature change is bad.

Corrosion is usually much worse with standard vented batteries than AGM's under the hood, because obviously they vent regularly.

We do have "terminal protectant spray" that is supposed to "reduce corrosion buildup". Basically, we spray it on terminals when we install a new battery. The protectant spray doesn't stop the problem of batteries leaking gas around the terminals. It just puts a protective layer on the metal or lead terminals so that corrosion doesn't snowball on them.

If you do have corrosion, surprisingly, hot water is the best way to get rid of it! Take water slightly under boiling (usually as hot as your sink will put out) and dump it all over the area where corrosion is. Wouldn't hurt to add some baking soda to the water too to neutralize any battery acid.

Moisture. Buy good wire and lugs... Copper tinned.

Moisture and poor quality terminals are some of the causes, but there are more minor things too.

a well cleaned tight ground kept dry shouldnt corrode for many years. it's actually a good idea to tape off the surrounding area of where you're sanding to keep it covered in paint and less likely to rust, but aint nobody got time for that, including myself lol

A ground from an amp to the frame shouldn't corrode excessively. At least, it shouldn't corrode more than a wire just sitting out with no electricity flowing through it. If there is corrosion, that's because the connection is bad or it's constantly exposed to moisture or something else that causes that type of metal to corrode.

I wouldn't use that method. I would just sand a bunch and then re-apply paint over everything.

takes 15 seconds to put the terminal down, put tape around the outline, and then sand only where the terminal is.. if thats a lot of work i dont want to know how lazy you are

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[giltyler]

You can put dielectric grease on the conector and that will help prevent corrosion

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, but I wouldn't do that with something you might have to disconnect and reconnect again

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Yeah handling grease a lot can be dirty sometimes.

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

A can of coca-cola takes care of that corrosion too.....and we drink that stuff!!

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

this is horrible. when i've provided everyone with the information and the reason this happens.

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, but I wouldn't do that with something you might have to disconnect and reconnect again

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OMG. thank god you dont work in construction. you get a ****ING rag and wipe it off. lord save us all.

 

[wew lad 5,000+ posts]

/}OMG. thank god you dont work in construction. you get a ****ING rag and wipe it off. lord save us all.

finally something funny lol

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

/}OMG. thank god you dont work in construction. you get a ****ING rag and wipe it off. lord save us all.

I'd rather not do that, and there would still be residue on it unless you took the time to clean in thoroughly with solvent or something.

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

I'd rather not do that, and there would still be residue on it unless you took the time to clean in thoroughly with solvent or something.

SMH. just quit money..

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

SMH. just quit money..

Simply wouldn't be my first choice