Re: Vaseline - do you still use it?
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Originally Posted by FairmontGS
So what actually causes battery posts to start covering themselves in white phosphorous powder? I'm no electrician and it's always interested me. My 3 yo FomMoCo battery in the FG is doing it continuously. I wash it off with soda water.
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Its lead oxide, passing DC current through lead causes this.
Never breathe it in either, its seriously bad for your health
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