PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-436
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 436
MARCH 1989
Lead-Acid Bateries .±²
I
echanics, it's time to go to work
when you see corrosion on or around
batteRies in a battery box. The longer
you wait the worse it gets±
Corrosion is that gray-white powdeR
that sHows up on battery posts, cables,
clamps and anything near the battery± It
eats through paint and iNto Metal parts.
·
At the fiRst sign of coRrosion, scrub
the battery connections wit²
V2
pound
6
of baKing soda, ³S³
³810´00´µ³4¶
³³18,
MixeD in a gallon of wateR± Use
a bristle brush, not a wire one± ´eep
the battery fµller caps scRewed in tight
while you scrub± This keeps baking
soda out of the battery. Baking soda
will neutralize the acid in the battery's
electRolyte¶ ·inse oFthe soda solutioN
with plenty of clean water¶
P¸ll the batteries if corrosion has
M·R ¸9
THE
1aA±²n THI lL:t³EN
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spread to any Metal parts, or is on the
base of the batteries. Soak metal paRts
in the baking soda mixtuRe and then
scrub them w¹th a wire brush to get
oF rust and loose paint. Wear goggles
to pRotect your eyes.
Get inside the box and scr¸b everyº
thiNg, especially the co»ers where cor¼
rosion h½des± ·inse with lots of wateR
and then dry everything completely±
M·R ¸¹
7
Be¾re you put the batteries back in,
touch up bare spots¿ Bare metal parts
neeÀ to be treated with a coating com¼
pound, either epoxy, ³S³
8010º00´
»5»´4³³1,
or bituminous, ³SÁ
8030¼
00¼µ»0¼5141½
Use the same coating
that's on the metal± If you switch coaÂÃ
ings, you have to sand or bu» oF the
old stuF be¾re you put on the new±
Äor More on corrosion, read up on
battery PÅ in TÅ
»º³¾40´µ00¼¿4À
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