Ron — were the conductors in the battery cables bare copper (not tinned)? There’s good chance that was the result of the batteries outgassing; the gas is corrosive. That’s part of the reason (along with salt corrosion) that ABYC requires tinned strands in marine-grade wiring.
— Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > On Sep 25, 2017, at 11:19 AM, Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I'm in fresh water and was surprised to find corrosion in the wires of the > battery cables many inches back from the terminals. > Ron > Wild Cheri > C&C 30-1 > STL
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