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The steel nuts, bolts and washers on my battery bank rusted quite badly. Will my new brass nuts and bolts corrode too?

By Julian

Youtuber, shed dweller, solar charge controller aficionado

11 thoughts on “Workshop battery clean up”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars DAVID GREGORY KERR says:

    What about using heavy duty wire like that used for house wiring.

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars L Stein says:

    When I saw your vid on the little 220v DC – AC inverter I thought you were going to use it to distribute your batteries charge as an AC supply. It would be more efficient.

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Peter195267 says:

    I had my second battery system charging from my main system, with thin wires, didnt check them for a month and i lost 7 of my 2volt cells. I wouldn;t do that Julian. Just my 2 bobs worth. Cheers

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mark Hall says:

    As well as the resistance of the cables the voltage difference is small between two sets of fairly well charged batteries

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jay Wenden says:

    Hi Julian, not sure if you're aware but those 'standoffs' are actually heat set inserts (great btw) you use a soldering iron to push them into a slightly tight hole in plastic and they melt in and bind very well when they cool ( instantly) and let you add a decent thread to the plastic

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars CaroMan says:

    What are the lowest temperatures you hold the batteries ?

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Alen Domijan says:

    Why dont you measure if there is any current coming in to these batteries?

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Adam Bryant says:

    Whats the total current output of the battery bank?
    All cables connected to the batteries should be able to handle the max output +some extra incase of a fault.
    It should also be fused!

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Adam Bryant says:

    They're not standoffs, they are threaded inserts for plastics.

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars horse1066 says:

    “Temporary” is definitely a feature of this channel.. 😉

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Carl Franz says:

    Anyone else get the willies watching him work, one handed, without protection, with amperages that are… er… ah… heart stopping?

    Or is it just me…

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