Basically I agree about the low melting point of Vaseline, but I see it as the canary in the coal mine: your batteries and connections shouldn't be getting that hot! Anything over 85 degrees and the cycle life of the battery drops fast. I switch to grease, when I think I might encounter higher temps (like on my car battery)
R. Walters [email protected] Solar Engineer On Dec 2, 2009, at 6:07 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Yes, I hate Vaseline - it has a melting point of around 105 deg F, so even a > moderatly hot day will cause it to drip all over the place - except onto the > terminals it is supposed to protect. > > .................................................................................................. > Northern Arizona Wind & Sun - Electricity From The Sun Since 1979 > Solar Discussion Forum: http://www.wind-sun.com/ForumVB/ > .................................................................................................. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar" > <[email protected]> > To: "RE-wrenches" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 5:27 PM > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Strings and series of batteries > > >> Another YES for silicon. We have used it for years. A very thin coat will >> last a long time. I have seen the gooey mess for heated vaseline more than >> once. >> >> Larry >> > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [email protected] Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
