Cleaning method of battery terminal

　　Author ：Iflowpower – Portable Power Station Supplier

Battery dirt can cause current leakage and shorten battery life. Keeping battery terminal cleaning can not only help extend battery life, but also help save money. Lead or acid batteries or automotive battery 1, contact and evaluation battery.

You don't need to move the entire battery to check or clean. Want to contact the battery, you only need to open the car cover and find its location. Check the ordinary conditions of the car battery.

If the battery housing is broken, you should replace the entire battery. If the battery looks intact, then continue the next step. 2, assess corrosion conditions.

Lift the plastic or rubber cover on the top of the battery and pull to one side. This will reveal the wiring column or connect the wiring clip. Check the battery cable and wiring clips to see if too much wear or corrosion occurs.

Corrosive is a white sediment that looks like gray around one or two battery columns. If you are widely worn, you may need to completely replace the cable and wiring clips, to prevent problems after the day. But if the cable and wiring clamp seem to be intact, there is only a little sediment, you can clean them according to the following instructions.

3, disconnect the car battery. Before you start, you have to disconnect the battery. You need to use a wrench to loosen the nut of the wiring holder.

Once released, remove the negative wiring clamp labeled "-". This is a very important order. Only after the negative electrode wiring is removed, the positive electrode wiring labeled "+" can be removed.

The wiring clamp may be difficult to remove, especially if there is a lot of corrosion. You may need to use pliers to remove them. If you really need any metal tools (such as pliers), be careful not to let the tool touch the frame (or any metal item) and battery.

This will cause battery short circuit. 4, homemade cleaner. Mixed two or three tablespoons of baking soda with about a table of water.

Stir until forming a paste. 5, apply small soda. Apply small soda to the battery terminal.

Please take this step carefully. Although the baking soda is usually very safe, you should carefully don't apply it to other components of the car or you. Once the baking soda is applied, it will bubbber when it produces chemical effects with corrosives.

Apply small soda to a vague way by yourself. You can use old toothbrushes], wet cloth or even you wear gloves. 6, scrape off the sediment.

If your battery terminals have a lot of sediments, you need to scrape them off one by one. You can use the old knife for this step. After you remove most of the deposits, you can use steel wire brush or wire to remove residual sediments.

Most car parts stores also have special brushes for "battery terminal" and "battery wiring clamp", but these tools are not necessary. Ordinary steel wire brush is sufficient to clear the sediment. It is best to wear plastic gloves (dishwashing), especially if you use wire, because you will directly contact the corrosive substance.

7, flush. When you stop bubbling and there is no main sediment that needs to be scraped, you need to flush the terminal. You just need to use a little water.

Be careful not to rinse the small soda to the battery out of the battery, because the small Soviet will nearel and the battery life is shortened. 8, wipe dry. Wipe the wiring column with clean dry.

9. Prevent future corrosion. Some hydrophobic substances, such as Vaseline or grease to now have cleaned clean junction columns.

This will help slow down the speed of corrosion. 10, reconnect the wiring clip. First install the positive wiring clip, then the negative terminal clip.

If necessary, use a wrench to tighten. Once the wiring is fully equipped, you can cover the rubber or plastic protective cover of the wiring clip or wiring. 11, complete.

Alkaline batteries or normal household batteries 1, contact and evaluation batteries. The method of contacting the battery depends on the battery powered by the battery. Usually you need to open or remove the cover of the device to get in touch with the battery seat.

Remove the old battery. Check if these old batteries have cracks and leaks. The leakage is likely to be potassium hydroxide, a strong alkaline substance.

If you find leakage, be careful, remember to put on the skin and eye protection device because the potassium hydroxide is corrosive. Don't use the following methods to remove battery leakage. The following small Soviet cleaning methods apply only to the corrosion of the battery terminal, not the leakage battery.

2, assess corrosion conditions. Check the empty battery holder and whether there is a corrosive product. Slight corrosion seems to surround the black dots around one or two battery terminals or terminals, and more severe corrosion materials are like ash white deposits.

If you find corrosive, please clean it according to the following steps. 3, clean with water. Remove main corrosion sediments with wet soft cloth or cotton swab.

Wear plastic gloves (dishwashing) when cleaning battery corrosion substances. Under fortunate conditions, the battery of the electronic device can be completely removed. If this is the case, you can immerse the entire battery in the water or diluted in a small soda solution.

However, in most cases, the battery holders are attached to the electronic device, you must use cotton swabs to wipe off the corrosion. Be careful not to let the skin touch the white deposit because it has corrosive. Be careful not to let water and electronic equipment when cleaning.

4, clean with small soda. You can make a homemade cleaner, mix a tablespoon of small soda and a teaspoon of water. Stir to form a paste.

Apply small soda to the battery connection with a cotton swab or a small piece of cloth. Once it is applied to the small soda, when it produces chemical effects with corrosives, you can see it bubbling. Although small soda is usually very safe, you should carefully don't apply it in electronic parts or you.

5, rinse. When you stop bubbling and there is no main sediment that needs to be scraped, you need to flush the battery wiring site. You only need to use little water and cotton swabs to do this step.

Be careful not to touch water and any electronic parts. 6, wipe dry. Wipe the battery connection to clean the battery connection.

7. Prevent future corrosion. Some hydrophobic substances such as Vaseline or grease are applied to the clean joint.

This will help slow down the speed of corrosion. 8, reload all things. Put the new battery in a clean battery holder, then close the housing or put the cover.

9, complete. WARNING Automotive Battery is considered a quite dangerous item. The battery will release hydrogen when charging or discharging, so it may explode.

When processed the car battery, please stay away from the fire and avoid any splash of sparks. The battery contains a strong acid or strong base, both burn eyes and skin. Don't try to turn on the battery.

The corrosion around the terminals has corrosive (can cause burn), so careful. Wear gloves and goggles. Carefully use water around electronic parts.

If you feel that you can't keep the electronic device dry when you clean the battery connection, don't try it yourself, let your professionally repair electronic equipment for you. You need to prepare lead or acid batteries or car battery rubber rubber or plastic gloves clean rag water soda steel wire brush or wire brush or steel wire wrench Old knife or other suitable for scraping tools Vaseline alkaline battery or normal household battery rubber or plastic gloves Usage: Can't afford it, cloth or cotton swab, small soda Vaseline.