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gabe Forums Junkie Location: Perth Registered: June 2002	Re: battery relocation Tue, 08 June 2004 00:10 This is how they are all done.......but its not right. Electrolysis is a chemical reaction that takes place between two dissimilar metals, with current flow between them. In our case, there is a point at the front of the car (earth point), and a point at the rear (earth point). There is current flow between these two points. As the electrons move along the chassis (always the same route, the path of least resistance), each electron is replaced with another from the battery. As the electrons move between the dissimilar metals, some of the sacrificial metal (more positive of the two), actually travels to the less positive of the two. In effect one metal gets eaten away (corrodes). Ive seen 316 stainless steel turn to swiss cheese in a matter of hours with only a 1.5 Volt battery and shit all current passing through it. Thats stainless steel too..... The same thing happens on your positive battery post. You have a lead post and a brass clamp, you will notice a buildup of furry crap all over the post, this is actually the clamp getting eaten away. A mate who lives near the beach (and does a lot of beach driving) had a 'line' of corrosion under his landcruiser from the rear earth point to the front earth point. The salt water (due to its high conductive nature) made this situation worse. Its why aluminum boats are coated in a layer of zinc, to protect the boat, the zinc (being the sacrificial metal in this instance) will corrode first. I realise most dont do it this way but having seen many instances of metal corroding under this condition, I wasnt taking any chances.......plus I got the cable for free..... [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	battery relocation	EVOSTi	Sun, 06 June 2004 13:12
	Re: battery relocation	Cool1	Sun, 06 June 2004 13:15
	Re: battery relocation	Simon-AE86	Sun, 06 June 2004 13:19
	Re: battery relocation	takai	Sun, 06 June 2004 23:17
	Re: battery relocation	Sigmeister	Mon, 07 June 2004 03:41
	Re: battery relocation	shinybluesteel	Mon, 07 June 2004 04:04
	Re: battery relocation	Cool1	Mon, 07 June 2004 05:34
	Re: battery relocation	Sigmeister	Mon, 07 June 2004 05:56
	Re: battery relocation	Cool1	Mon, 07 June 2004 07:55
	Re: battery relocation	EVOSTi	Mon, 07 June 2004 11:03
	Re: battery relocation	Cool1	Mon, 07 June 2004 11:10
	Re: battery relocation	EVOSTi	Mon, 07 June 2004 11:21
	Re: battery relocation	Cool1	Mon, 07 June 2004 11:29
	Re: battery relocation	Cyber-punk	Mon, 07 June 2004 20:51
	Re: battery relocation	Cool1	Mon, 07 June 2004 21:12
	Re: battery relocation	Cyber-punk	Tue, 08 June 2004 06:14
	Re: battery relocation	takai	Mon, 07 June 2004 22:39
	Re: battery relocation	Cool1	Mon, 07 June 2004 22:55
	Re: battery relocation	takai	Mon, 07 June 2004 23:02
	Re: battery relocation	gabe	Mon, 07 June 2004 23:29
	Re: battery relocation	Norbie	Tue, 08 June 2004 00:00
	Re: battery relocation	improvedae86	Tue, 08 June 2004 00:20
	Re: battery relocation	gabe	Tue, 08 June 2004 00:22
	Re: battery relocation	Cool1	Mon, 07 June 2004 23:27
	Re: battery relocation	takai	Mon, 07 June 2004 23:32
	Re: battery relocation	gabe	Tue, 08 June 2004 00:10
	Re: battery relocation	gabe	Tue, 08 June 2004 00:12
	Re: battery relocation	Cool1	Mon, 07 June 2004 23:39
	Re: battery relocation	takai	Mon, 07 June 2004 23:44
	Re: battery relocation	Cool1	Mon, 07 June 2004 23:49
	Re: battery relocation	improvedae86	Tue, 08 June 2004 01:31
	Re: battery relocation	oldcorollas	Tue, 08 June 2004 03:58
	Re: battery relocation	TurboRA28	Tue, 08 June 2004 05:27
	Re: battery relocation	oldcorollas	Tue, 08 June 2004 05:39
	Re: battery relocation	Cool1	Tue, 08 June 2004 05:49
	Re: battery relocation	Cool1	Tue, 08 June 2004 05:43
	Re: battery relocation	TurboRA28	Tue, 08 June 2004 05:49
	Re: battery relocation	Cool1	Tue, 08 June 2004 05:50
	Re: battery relocation	YelloRolla	Tue, 08 June 2004 05:55
	Re: battery relocation	Norbie	Tue, 08 June 2004 05:59
	Re: battery relocation	oldcorollas	Tue, 08 June 2004 06:22

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