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johnl
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I know only a little about chemistry, but am curious as to what makes up the white/blue crystalized corrosion that sometimes gets into the terminals on car batteries? What reaction is happening, etc. Also, does the polarity of the terminal favor the reaction, one any more than the other + vs - ?
I have truck where the positive battery terminal is corroded on the outside. On removing it the cable itself broke open and you could see the corrosion had actually progressed through the cable under the insulation for quite a distance. The cable looks to be copper. In between the individual strands the corrosion surrounds each wire, kind of cool, but then again I have to replace it, no longer a good enough conductor to carry starter current ;)
In contrast, the negative cable is perfectly clean.
I have truck where the positive battery terminal is corroded on the outside. On removing it the cable itself broke open and you could see the corrosion had actually progressed through the cable under the insulation for quite a distance. The cable looks to be copper. In between the individual strands the corrosion surrounds each wire, kind of cool, but then again I have to replace it, no longer a good enough conductor to carry starter current ;)
In contrast, the negative cable is perfectly clean.