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Old June 19th 17, 12:58 AM posted to rec.autos.tech
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Default Using Vaseline on Battery Terminals

On Sunday, June 18, 2017 at 1:42:10 PM UTC-10, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> In article >,
> > wrote:
> >Grease is good but it has a chances to reduce the charging power.whereas, Vaseline it won't it allows proper power to charge quickly.

>
> So what is "grease" that makes it different than "vaseline?"
> --scott
>
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."


My guess is that any kind of grease would work on a battery terminal - even dielectric grease. The terminals usually get flakey because of corrosion between the contact areas. Anything that seals off those areas to air is a good thing. The most important thing is that the grease does not melt at the working temperatures.
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