battery question

[Young Ed]

I've noticed over the past few seasons my ground cable in the p15 grows fuzz rather quickly. Today while hooking it back up after the speedometer repair(I actually remembered to unhook it ) I noticed what is possibly a crack at the base of the post. Is this possible? Anyone heard of this? Would this cause my symptom of an always fuzzy battery cable?

[aero3113]

I think it would, the battery can be venting out of the crack onto the cable causing the ground cable to corrode.

Edited April 20, 2010 by aero3113

[greg g]

It might be a sign of a gas leak around the post. clean it up put some black silicone around the post and see it that helps. Some of the growth can be related to an unkown current draw. Over torquing the clamp can move the post eought o break the seal around it.

[Young Ed]

Greg remember my crash? this is the same battery. I thought it had survived but perhaps it didnt survive as well as I thought.

[BobT-47P15]

I suspect you just diagnosed the real problem right there.

[Plymouthy Adams]

late model plastic case..super clean it and expoxy it and make this puppy serve out its life sentence..

[Young Ed]

Tim recommendations on what to clean it with and what type of epoxy? I plan to buy a new one for the 48 and downgrade this one to the 51.

[greg g]

I have some marine epoxy that seems to work well, Like JB weld, Its in a dispenser that looks like a syringe. You squeeze it to get the 2 equal parts to mix. Clean it with some all purpose stuff.