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Battery Vaseline??
Hi, I just had the battery replaced on my Saturn last summer. It suddenly
died two days ago, and the tow truck operator thought it's a bad operator. But the mechanic is telling me the alternator is fine, and the guy who put the battery in had put vaseline on the terminals, which caused a bad connection. He said that "although they say to put vaseline on the battery terminals, that's the worst thing you can do, because it leads to a bad connection". Is this true?? |
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Battery Vaseline??
"Shiquiliq" > wrote in message
. net... I do that all the time and have been for years; never had a problem... |
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Battery Vaseline??
Many people put grease on it or those chemically treated pads. Vasoline
seems a bit thin to me for the purpose. "Shiquiliq" > wrote in message . net... > Hi, I just had the battery replaced on my Saturn last summer. It suddenly > died two days ago, and the tow truck operator thought it's a bad operator. > But the mechanic is telling me the alternator is fine, and the guy who put > the battery in had put vaseline on the terminals, which caused a bad > connection. He said that "although they say to put vaseline on the > battery terminals, that's the worst thing you can do, because it leads to > a bad connection". Is this true?? > > > |
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Battery Vaseline??
No. It could have had a bad connection, but it wasn't from the Vaseline.
-- Dana Port Kent, NY 2002 Saturn LW300 93 Jeep YJ - I4 - 125k mi. 90 Jeep XJ Ltd. - I6 - 145k mi. --------------- 95 Grand Cherokee Ltd. 91 Grand Wagoneer Ltd. 82 Cherokee 4dr 76 Cherokee 2dr "Shiquiliq" > wrote in message . net... > Hi, I just had the battery replaced on my Saturn last summer. It suddenly > died two days ago, and the tow truck operator thought it's a bad operator. > But the mechanic is telling me the alternator is fine, and the guy who put > the battery in had put vaseline on the terminals, which caused a bad > connection. He said that "although they say to put vaseline on the > battery terminals, that's the worst thing you can do, because it leads to > a bad connection". Is this true?? > > > |
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Battery Vaseline??
From the Facilities Engineer Branch of the U.S. Department of the Interior: 4.2.1. Petrolatum.-Petrolatum (trade the formation of oxides. However, when wet, name Vaseline) is perhaps the first- used joint compound. It aids in preventing oxidation and aids in excluding moisture from connections. It is still useful in making copper and plated copper connections. 4.2.2. NO-OX-ID.- This grade "A special" is a petroleum base compound with higher melting point, higher oxidation resistance, and better weathering characteristics than petrolatum. It is widely used for copper-to-copper or bronze-to-bronze bus connections Basically, the Vaseline will prevent oxidation if the OUTSIDE of the connector is coated in it. Since it is also a poor electrical conductor, putting it BETWEEN conductors is counter productive. Since it will wear or "weather" off, it is only useful for a limited amount of time. "Dana Rohleder" > wrote in message ... > No. It could have had a bad connection, but it wasn't from the Vaseline. > -- > Dana > Port Kent, NY > > 2002 Saturn LW300 > 93 Jeep YJ - I4 - 125k mi. > 90 Jeep XJ Ltd. - I6 - 145k mi. > --------------- > 95 Grand Cherokee Ltd. > 91 Grand Wagoneer Ltd. > 82 Cherokee 4dr > 76 Cherokee 2dr > > "Shiquiliq" > wrote in message > . net... > > Hi, I just had the battery replaced on my Saturn last summer. It suddenly > > died two days ago, and the tow truck operator thought it's a bad operator. > > But the mechanic is telling me the alternator is fine, and the guy who put > > the battery in had put vaseline on the terminals, which caused a bad > > connection. He said that "although they say to put vaseline on the > > battery terminals, that's the worst thing you can do, because it leads to > > a bad connection". Is this true?? > > > > > > > > |
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