Hi: I use a liquid I buy at an automotive repair shop that coats the battery connections. Cheap works well, just remember to use gloves when you apply it as it does not come off your skin easily.
--- On Tue, 12/1/09, Paul Plack <[email protected]> wrote: From: Paul Plack <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Batteries for Backup- Methods To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 12:42 PM Bingo. My solar powered repeater developed charging issues, and when I went to check, it was due to corrosion on the homebrew charge controller's PC board. 73, Paul, AE4KR ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 11:13 AM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Batteries for Backup- Methods Tom and all, I think I’d be more worried about corrosion issues associated with H2S gas mixing with water vapor and creating sulfuric acid (H2SO4) Mark – N9WYS From: Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com On Behalf Of Chris Quirk Well boats usually do not blow up or catch fire from hydorgen leaking from batteries. It is usually from gasoline vapors or leaking propane. The plastic battery box is a corrosion / spill containment issue. . You add to this that hydrogen rises very quickly as it is much lighter than air and you ask the question how much gas would stay in an enclosed area ? My guess is little to none. --- On Mon, 11/30/09, TGundo 2003 <tgundo2...@yahoo. com> wrote:30, 2009, 3:35 PM Thanks to everyone for the feedback so far!

