HydroGlow- Squid Fishing - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

StinkyMatt · 05-07-2014, 07:04 AM

Silly question....

What is the advantage of keeping the batteries dry?

Been running almost 4 years battery in the hull and no box for it......no problems.

I do spray the battery down with a hose after a trip.

grey zone · 05-07-2014, 08:48 AM

StinkyMatt, your kayak must stay pretty dry inside. I just think it's a bad idea to let anything electrical get wet especially with salt. If you keep a puddle of salt water between the terminals it causes plating and the metal from the positive terminal gets plated to the negative causing it to slowly disappear. The terminals on the 7 amp batteries are thin and if they break off the battery useless. I wipe off any salt build-up I see on my batteries with a little fresh water and then dry them. A quick rinse is not going to cause problems, it's the long term exposure. More important are the electronic connections to the battery or anywhere else. Once they get wet corrision will set into the wires and the disease will travel up them and eventually lead to low to no voltage. If you want your electronics to work well and continue to work well, keep all connections dry.

05-07-2014, 07:04 AM	#1
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	Silly question.... What is the advantage of keeping the batteries dry? Been running almost 4 years battery in the hull and no box for it......no problems. I do spray the battery down with a hose after a trip.

05-07-2014, 08:48 AM	#2
grey zone Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 158	StinkyMatt, your kayak must stay pretty dry inside. I just think it's a bad idea to let anything electrical get wet especially with salt. If you keep a puddle of salt water between the terminals it causes plating and the metal from the positive terminal gets plated to the negative causing it to slowly disappear. The terminals on the 7 amp batteries are thin and if they break off the battery useless. I wipe off any salt build-up I see on my batteries with a little fresh water and then dry them. A quick rinse is not going to cause problems, it's the long term exposure. More important are the electronic connections to the battery or anywhere else. Once they get wet corrision will set into the wires and the disease will travel up them and eventually lead to low to no voltage. If you want your electronics to work well and continue to work well, keep all connections dry.