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Re: Screw connectors to main breaker rusting?
Aloha,
First off, from the looks of it the tape issues could be due to the heating up of the wires during heavy load draw from the battery. Not enough to trip the breaker but might be close. If the connection was loose it will contribute to it. Not knowing more about the robot makes it hard to know for sure
Second, the adapter you are using is more than likely steel, The wires from the connector are copper. We see this a lot here in Hawaii. This is called dissimilar metal corrosion or known as galvanic corrosion.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanic_corrosion
Was the robot stored with a battery left connected?
Check the wire and make sure to clean / cut off the corroded end. And toss that adapter..
Hope this helps
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Last edited by TikiTech : 05-11-2014 at 16:29.
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