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> Friends: About every two months when starting the Ospreys Nest the
> starting solinoid just clicks. I have to check the battery banks and
> find each time that the ground terminals are corroded. I clean off the
> terminals and connections and I can start the boat. Both battery banks
> are on the same ground wire to the engine block. Question: What causes
> this and what is the cure or prevention.
>
> Thanks:
> Andy Anderson.
>
It sounds like you have lead-acid batteries and inadequate ventilation. You
need to keep those terminals dry and improve the ventilation for the sake of
your wiring and safety from hydrogen build up. There is a spray sold by
auto supply stores that puts a film over the terminal to seal it. I've
never tried it but it would be a good place to start.
Colin Foster,
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