After you clean your cables do you put dieelectric grease on them. The Autozone people told me helps to keep corrosion away.

John --- Our mechanic recommended that as well. We haven't gotten around to tracking it down, but clearly should....

I used to use Vasoline on my electric car batteries. Word in the electrical vehicle crowd was that it works just as well and is lots cheaper. You'll probably get bits of lead in your jar though, so keep a separate jar for the batteries.

Anna Try mixing a little backing soda in water.I use an old windex squirt bottle.It really eats away at any corrosion even the stuff that wicks its way up into the cables.Dielectric grease is sometimes listed as brake lube in my auto parts store.My favourite for cables is just a spray can of white grease. Rein

I have used for years Lynx battery terminal protection spray. All autoparts stores should have it. It's red in color. Just clean everything and spray it all over.

De --- I remember someone else recommending Vaseline, but managed to forget about it. That does sound much cheaper....

Rein --- Interesting to use baking soda, which is alkaline. Most people around here recommend pouring a coke on the terminals, saying the acid eats away at the corrosion. We don't drink soft drinks, though, so never gave it a try. Baking soda, though, we have in the kitchen. Maybe we'll try that next time.

Marco --- Sounds like another good option!