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18 years ago
From: (DaveC)
Why are you worrying about corrosion?Did your drill cease working?In all electrical installations and transmission and distribution cables, copper and aluminium is used.Both form a small oxide layer on the surface that comes in contact with air, that protects the metal beneath.
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------------ The contacts of concern in the original thread were battery terminals and clips. Sulfuric acid and copper produce copper sulphate which can cause problems. The vasolene trick works- make the contacts first then smear the vasolene. Side terminal batteries and sealed batteries don't have this problem.
P.S. It's not only a lead acid batttery problem. I had to throw out a TV remote that had not been used for some time because of severe corrosion at the terminals.
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