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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I believe that the granular nature of Quick
Coat is the result of having dry baking soda mixed in with the
reddish "grease/wax". It was this combination (and perhaps other
ingredients in the "special sauce") which provided for the good corrosion
resistance performance of this product (and the need to really squash those
granules when tightening the connections). Getting down to _bright metal_
(probably accomplished ultimately by wire brush) during every
connection (or reconnection) is one key for long lived continuity and maximized
battery performance.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill Loesch<BR>Solar 1 - Saint Louis Solar<BR>314
631 1094</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 04, 2009 4:24
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] Strings and
series of batteries</DIV>
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<DIV>Interstate battery sells a goo called quick coat. (By quick cable). seems
to work pretty good. The only problem I've had with it is that it can dry out
and get waxy so you need to be sure you clean it all off and reapply it if you
need to interrupt the connections. (and don't forget to torque). db<BR></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Dan Brown<BR>President<BR>Foxfire Energy Corp.<BR>Renewable Energy
Systems<BR>(802)-483-2564<BR>www.Foxfire-Energy.com<BR>NABCEP
#092907-44<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>-------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches]
Strings and series of batteries<BR>From: Mendocino Solar Service
<msolar@mcn.org><BR>Date: Thu, December 03, 2009 9:48 pm<BR>To:
RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><BR><BR>Everybody has
their favorite goo. Ours is Burndy Penetrox, a thick gray paste that we
apply with an old toothbrush and work it on good so it's not too thick but
everything's well covered. It's much thicker than Vaseline so it never melts
or runs. One bottle lasts us a year or two. Terminals that are many years
old look like the day they were applied.<BR><BR>Bruce Erickson<BR>Mendocino
Solar Service<BR>PO Box 1252<BR>Mendocino, CA
95460<BR>707-937-1701<BR><BR><BR><BR>On Dec 2, 2009, at 10:08 AM, Michael
Welch wrote:<BR><BR>> My (now retired) C&D flooded batteries came
with a can of a dark, grease-like paste that was supposedly electrically
conductive and that had a higher melting point than Vaseline. It did a good
job of protecting the interconnect bars and the cable end connections. Maybe
C&D sells this stuff, but I could not find it on their web site.<BR>>
<BR>> North Texas Renewable Energy Inc wrote at 07:02 AM
12/2/2009:<BR>> <BR>>> Petroleum jelly does work as you say to keep
oxygen away from the metal surfaces but its melting temperature is
relatively low making it not a long-term solution.<BR>>> A device I
saw used on an industrial battery bank years ago used a solid brass alloy
device. A small oblong plate fits over the battery post, lies flush on the
battery case, then the battery cable is attached. A machined brass
dome-shaped cover fits snugly over the plate and is attached with small set
screws. A grease fitting on the top is where you squirt in special
non-corrosive 'grease' until it leaks out around the battery cable
opening.<BR>>> If the cable/terminal connection is good & tight
the connection should not corrode or loosen for a decade or more. The device
is no doubt pricey but should last for the life of the bank on a quality
installation.<BR>>> I have not ever seen this device advertised, or
even thought about it until I read Dicks posting. It sounds like it's worth
the investment for an enclosed flooded battery enclosure where fumes will
accumulate.<BR>>> Jim Duncan<BR>>> North Texas Renewable Energy
Inc<BR>>> 817.917.0527<BR>>> ntrei@earthlink.net<BR>>> <A
href="http://www.ntrei.com" target=_blank>www.ntrei.com</A><BR>>>
********************************<BR>>> <BR>>> ----- Original
Message ----- From: "Richard L Ratico"
<Richard.L.Ratico@VALLEY.NET><BR>>> To:
<re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><BR>>> Sent: Tuesday,
December 01, 2009 5:00 PM<BR>>> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Strings and
series of batteries<BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>>> Perhaps off
topic, it's been said here previously by others, but is
worth<BR>>>> repeating, good old Vaseline, coating all exposed
metal surfaces at battery<BR>>>> terminals, totally eliminates the
corrosion issue. It's benign, inexpensive and<BR>>>> available
everywhere.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
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