BUNDYS GARAGE BUNDY HERE HEY TODAY WE ARE
GOING TO DO SOME CAR BATTERY MAINTENANCE
AS YOU CAN SEE
WE DID AN AIR FILTER ON THIS CAR NOT TOO LONG
AGO AND NOTICED THE CAR BATTERY HAS QUITE A BIT
OF CORROSION AROUND HERE THE BATTERY
TERMINALS ARE COULD USE SOME MAINTENANCE
ONE THING I WANTED TO SHOW YOU GUYS JUST A
COUPLE THINGS YOU CAN CHECK HERE
I HAVE A DIGITAL VOLT METER IT READS
ALTERNATING CURRECT DIRECT CURRENT SO ONE
THING YOU CAN CHECK WITH IT IS STATE OF
CHARGE SO WE CAN CHECK THE STATE OF CHARGE
OF THIS CAR BATTERY GO AHEAD TAKE THE RED
LEAD RIGHT THERE GO TO THE NEGATIVE BATTERY
LEAD
THE BATTERIES AT 12.68 A GOOD CHARGE FOR A
CAR BATTERY IS 12.6V ANYTHING ABOVE 12.6
THIS IS ACID THAT'S ON TOP OF THE BATTERY
SO BEST PRACTICE IS TO WEAR CLOTHES YOU
DON'T CARE ABOUT WHEN YOU WORK ON BATTERIES
CAUSE ACID WILL EAT THROUGH YOUR CLOTHES
ONE THING I WANTED TO SHOW YOU IS
YOU CAN HAVE A SURFACE CHARGE ON THIS
BATTERY I WAS SHOWING THE OWNER THIS
BUT PLASTIC SHOULD NOT BE CONDUCTIVE
SO RIGHT HERE I'M ON PLASTIC YOUR NOT SEEING
VERY MUCH BUT WHEN I HIT THIS LIQUID
YOUR SEEING A VOLTAGE OF ABOUT 8.47 VOLTS
DEPENDING ON WHERE I GO ON THE BATTERY
IT'S EITHER HIGHER OR LOWER
GOING BACK TO THE FULL VOLTAGE ON THIS
NEGATIVE 12.69 VOLTS
8.51 VOLTS
8.12 VOLTS
SO THIS IS BASICALLY A DIRECT SHOR NOT A DIRECT
SHORT BUT IT IS A DISCHARGE ON YOUR BATTERY
CAUSE YOU HAVE THIS CAR BATTERY HOLD DOWN
CLAMP RIGHT HERE
AS YOU CAN SEE
SO THIS THIS CLAMP IS GROUNDED SO THIS LIQUID
AS IT GETS CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE METAL IS
ACTUALLY IS GOING TO MAKE A DISCHARGE
A PLACE FOR THE VOLTAGE TO DISCHARGE INTO
THE CAR SO WE NEED TO CLEAN THIS UP
WE NEED TO CLEAN UP THE THE BATTERY TERMINAL
POSTS AS WELL TO DO THIS WE WILL ACTUALLY
PULL THE CAR BATTERY AND CLEAN IT UP ON THE
GROUND ONE THING TO NOTE IF YOU GUYS DIDN'T
WANT TO REMOVE THE BATTERY YOU COULD
ACTUALLY CHEAT BY GETTING SOME COKE
MAKE SURE IT'S DIET THOUGH CAUSE IT WON;T MAKE
IT STICKY BUT IF YOUR IN A RUSH YOU COULD
ACTUALLY JUST POUR COKE ON THIS BATTERY
AND WASH IT OFF WITH WATER THAT IS A THAT
IS A TRICK I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE DO
NOW THIS IS JUST A GOOD THING TO PRACTICE
WHEN YOUR REMOVING A BATTERY AND INSTALLING
A BATTERY YOU ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU
TAKE THE NEGATIVE BATTERY POST TERMINAL OFF
FIRST AND THEN WHEN YOUR INSTALLING IT
PUT IT ONE LAST SO FIRST OFF LAST ON
IF YOU PUT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL ON
FIRST AND THEN YOU PUT THE POSITIVE ONE ON YOU
COULD RISK GETTING A SPARK AND CAR BATTERIES
OFF GAS HYDROGEN AND I'VE NEVER SEEN IT
HAPPEN BUT I'VE HEARD OF EXPLOSIONS
HAPPENING IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD THING TO DO
BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU TAKE THIS BATTERY
CLAMP OFF IT IS METAL YOU NEVER WANT
TO STICK ANYTHING METAL BETWEEN THE POSTS
CAUSE IT WILL FUSE WELD ITSELF
SO GET THESE OUT OF THE WAY OUR BATTERY HAS A
HANDLE
GOT THE BATTERY OUT OF THE CAR YOU CAN SEE
ALL THIS CORROSION ALL THE ACID UP HERE THIS
BATTERY IS FULL OF IS FULL OF SULFURIC ACID
AND WHAT HAPPENS OVER TIME YOU'LL GET
BUILD UP AND RESIDUE ON HERE SO OBVIOUSLY
THIS IS A ACID TO STOP AN ACID FROM HAPPENING
YOU NEED A BASE SO WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO USE
BAKING SODA AND WATER MIXED IT AT A 50/50
LEVEL SO WE'VE ALREADY GOTTEN THAT MIXED UP
AND AH
GUYS GO HERE
YOU COULD USE A BIGGER BRUSH IF YOU WANT
WE'RE JUST GOING AROUND USING AN OLD
TOOTHBRUSH
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAN HEAR IT BUT YOU
CAN ACTUALLY HEAR THE
HEAR THE BAKING SODA EAT THE ACID
TRY NOT TO GET THIS ON YOUR HANDS OR YOUR
CLOTHES THIS IS NEUTRALIZING THE ACID AS WE GO
NOW IF YOU REALLY WANTED TO GET CRAZY
YOU COULD ACTUALLY POP THESE TOPS OFF AND
THIS IS ACTUALLY A POST DOWN INTO EACH
INDIVIDUAL CELL THERE'S 6 CELLS INSIDE THIS
BATTERY 2 VOLS EACH WHICH MAKES IT A
12 VOLT BATTERY AND IF THESE ARE LOW
WHEN YOU LOOK DOWN THERE YOU COULD
ACTUALLY ADD DISTILLED WATER TO BRING
IT UP TO THE CORRECT LEVEL AFTER WE GET DONE
DOING THIS WE'LL PUT SOME WATER ON TOP OF
IT WASH ALL THIS ACID OFF
JUST BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU GUYS DO THIS IF YOUR
DOING IT IN YOUR GARAGE CAUSE THIS ACID WILL
LEAVE A STAIN ON CONCRETE
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE IT OVER IN THE DIRT
ON TOP OF A BAG
ALRIGHT PUT SOME OF THAT WATER ON
SEE HOW MUCH BETTER THAT LOOKS
SEEMS TO BE THE WORST AROUND THE POSTS
SO THE BAKING SODA MIXTURE THAT WE HAVE IN
HERE IS 50/50 OF WATER AND BAKING SODA
JUST APPLYING IT TO THE BATTERY ALRIGHT
BRING SOME MORE WATER IN
IF YOU GET ACID ON YOURSELF WHILE YOUR DOING
THIS AND IT STARTS TO HURT YOUR SKIN GET SOME
GET SOME BAKING SODA AND APPLY THAT BAKING
SODA DIRECTLY TO YOUR SKIN IT WILL
NEUTRALIZE THE ACID THE NEXT THING YOU WANT
TO DO IS WERE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THESE
POSTS AS YOU CAN SEE THESE BATTERY POSTS HAVE
SOME CORROSION AND SOME OXIDATION ON THEM
WE NEED TO CLEAN BATTERY POSTS
WE HAVE THIS TOOL RIGHT HERE THIS IS ACTUALLY
A BATTERY POST CLEANING TOOL SO YOU USE
THE INSIDE HERE YOU MOVE IT UP AND DOWN LIKE
THIS
AND IT GETS THAT BATTERY POST NICE AND CLEAN
AND ON THE INSIDE RIGHT HERE YOU HAVE THIS
METAL CHRISTMAS TREE IS WHAT I LIKE TO CALL
THEM AND THIS IS USED FOR
GETTING THE CORROSION OFF THE BATTERY POST
ON THE BATTERY CABLE YOU CAN ACTUALLY WORK
THIS ON THE INSIDE OF THE RINGLET TO GET THAT
NICE AND CLEAN AS WELL
AS I'M TURNING IT I'M WORKING IT UP AND DOWN
AS WELL TO GET THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE
BATTERY POST
NOW I'LL PULL OUT THE CHRISTMAS TREE
WORK THE TOP
ON SOME HONDA AND ACURA APPLICATIONS
THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL IS ACTUALLY
SMALLER THAN WHAT THE RINGLET IS ON THE
CABLE SO THEY SELL WHAT THEY CALL A
BATTERY POST SHIM AND YOU ACTUALLY
PUT THAT ON TOP AND THEN YOU PUT THE
BATTERY CABLE ON TOP OF THAT AND IT
BASICALLY MAKES THE BATTERY POST JUST A LITTLE
BIT WIDER SO THAT THE YOU ACTUALLY ABLE TO GET
THE CABLE TO THE RINGLET TO SECURE ONTO THE
POST I'LL PUT A PICTURE OF THAT UP RIGHT NOW
SO NECT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL PUT A LITTLE BIT MORE
WATER ON
JUST WIPE DOWN THE SIDES THERE'S SOME ACID
DOWN THERE ON THE BATTERY
JUST CLEAN THE BATTERY AS WELL AS POSSIBLE
YOU SHOULD BE WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES
WHEN YOU DO THIS SAFETY GLASSES
AND CLOTHES YOU REALLY DON'T CARE ABOUT
LIKE THAT UGLY SWEATER YOU GOT FROM
YOUR GRANDMA LAST CHRISTMAS OR SOMETHING
WHILE WE'RE HERE WE'RE GOING TO CHECK
FOR A SURFACE CHARGE AGAIN
PUT THE POSITIVE LEAD TO THE POSITIVE TERMINAL
NOTHING
JUST A LITTLE BIT WHICH IS ACCEPTABLE
PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE WATER
WE'RE NOT SEEING ANY OF THE HIGH READINGS
THAT WE WE'RE BEFORE WE CLEANED THE
BATTERY
JUST SAW IT JUMP UP THERE YOU GO 7.35 VOLTS
SO THERE MIGHT BE SOME ACID UNDER THIS STICKER
STILL
6.56 VOLTS
SO IF YOU DIDN'T CARE ABOUT THIS STICKER
YOU COULD ACTUALLY PULL IT OFF
LET'S TRY IT AGAIN WITH THE STICKER GONE
WE'RE GOOD TO GO
THAT'S HOW YOU CLEAN THE ACID OFF A CAR
BATTERY GET THE BATTERY POSTS GOOD
WE'LL GO BACK TO THE VEHICLE
PUT IT BACK INTO PLACE
SO HERE IS THE BATTERY CABLE THE BATTERY CABLE
TERMINAL IT'S ALSO A LITTLE BIT CORRODED
SO LIKE I SAID WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE METAL
CHRISTMAS TREE
TURN IT
CLEAN BOTH THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE
CABLES
IT'S ALSO A GOOD IDEA IF YOU HAVE CORROSION ON
YOUR BATTERY TRAY IF YOU CAN TAKE THAT
OUT WASH THAT OFF DO THE SAME THINS THAT
WE DID ON THE CAR BATTERY 50/50 WATER AND
BAKING SODA CLEAN THAT UP I'VE ALSO
SEEN THEM SO BAD WHERE I ACTUALLY HAD TO PULL
ONE OUT AND SPRAY PAINT IT BLACK
CLEAN UP THE TERMINALS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE
NOW I JUST GOT STABBED BY THE METAL TREE SO
IF YOU WANT WEAR SOME GLOVES AUTO PARTS
STORES SELL A I DON'T WANT TO SAY A KIT
BUT IT'S A SPRAY IT'S A COATING THAT YOU CAN
ACTUALLY PUT ON THE TERMINALS WHICH IS
SUPPOSED TO STOP OXYGEN FROM GETTING TO
THEM SO YOU DON'T EXPERIENCE CORROSION
BUT THEY REALLY DON'T WORK YOU CAN PUT THEM
ON THERE IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER BUT
THEY REALLY DON'T DO ANYTHING
THE OWNER JUST TOLD ME THAT THIS CAR
ACTUALLY HAD IT AND AS YOU CAN SEE
IT DIDN'T STOP CORROSION FROM HAPPENING
SO ONE COULD CALL THAT A GIMMICK THAT
PARTS STORES USE FOR YOU TO SPEND MORE MONEY
THERE ARE THE STORE ALSO ANOTHER THING TO
NOTE IS IF YOU HAVE A CAR THAT'S HAS A STEREO
THAT HAS A SECURITY CODE
WHEN YOU REMOVE THE BATTERY YOUR GOING TO
HAVE TO RESET THAT STEREO FOR IT TO WORK
AGAIN SO JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THAT
CODE ON HAND TO GET YOUR STEREO WORKING
AGAIN SO I HAVE BUDGET BOB WITH ME
WE'RE JUST TAKING A LITTLE TIME WE FIGURED
YOU PULL OFF THIS BRACKET YOU DON'T WANT
TO PUT A DIRTY BRACKET BACK ONTO THE
CAR BATTERY AND JUST CONTINUE TO PUT
MORE ACID BACK ON SO IF YOUR GOING TO DO
THE JOB CLEAN EVERYTHING AROUND IT
JUST DOING A THROUGH JOB IF THAT'S REALLY BAD
YOU CAN SPRAY PAINT IT SO LIKE HE'S TAKING THE
TRAY OUT RIGHT HERE YOU CAN SEE CORROSION AS
WELL
SO HE'S JUST WORKING ON THE TRAY RIGHT NOW
AS WE'RE USING THE TOOTHBRUSH HE NOTED WEAR
GOGGLES CAUSE THIS STUFF CAN SPRAY IN YOUR
EYEBALL DON'T PUT YOUR HAND UP TO YOUR EYE
YEAH YOU KNOW WHAT MY HANDS WHICH I
SHOULD HAVE GLOVES ON COVERED WITH ACID
IF I GET SOMETHING IN MY EYE AND I PUT MY HAND
UP THERE THEN I''M GOING TO TRANSFER
BATTERY ACID TO MY EYE
I WON'T BE SEEING WELL FOR AWHILE YO YOUR
NAKED OPUS BOB YES SIR
GET HER CLEAN
AND EVEN IF YOU WANT YOU GUYS HAVE TIME
YOU CAN ACTUALLY LET THIS DRY AND SPRAY PAINT
IT BLACK OR YELLOW OR ORANGE OR PINK FOR
OUR FLAMBOYANT FRIENDS THE HOLD DOWN
CONNECTING ROD CLEAN THE BOTTOM OF THE
BATTERY TRAY HERE AGAIN GET AS MUCH ACID AS
WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE YOU CAN SEE
WHERE IT'S EATEN THE PAINT AWAY ON THE SILVER
SECTION WE HAVE SOME RUST WHICH IS GOLD
LOOKING THERE ORANGE ON THE BACKSIDE
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A CHEMICAL REACTION
HERE IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE IT WAS SOLDERED ON
BURNED INTO THE THE METAL IT'S SO FAR
SO THAT'S MOST LIKELY THAT'S CAUSED BY THE
SURFACE CHARGE ALL THAT ACID THAT WAS
SITTING ON TOP WAS A STRAIGHT CONNECTION
SO BASICALLY ALL ELECTRICITY WAS RUNNING
THROUGH HERE FROM THAT LIQUID ACID FROM HERE
TO GROUND AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED OVER
TIME
IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO CHECK THIS ONCE A YEAR
TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT YOUR BATTERY
THE CONDITION OF IT ANOTHER THING I LIKE TO DO
ON A MONTHLY BASIS IS I ACTUALLY HAVE A
NOCO GENIUS CHARGER AND I ACTUALLY CONNECT
THAT ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO MY VEHICLES
THIS IS A LEAD THIS IS BASICALLY A WET BATTERY
LEAD ACID BATTERY
ONE OF THE TIE DOWNS FOR THE CAR BATTERY
IS ACTUALLY LONGER SO JUST MAKE SURE
YOY GET THE CORRECT ONE ON THE RIGHT SPOT
IF YOU REPLACE A CAR BATTERY AND YOU CAN'T
THESE HOLD DOWNS TO TIGHTEN ALL THE WAY
UP YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET A PIECE OF WOOD
AND PUT IT BETWEEN THE HOLD DOWN AND THE
BATTERY ITSELF BATTERY CABLES ARE CLEAN
PUT THE POSITIVE ON FIRST NEGATIVE LAST
NEGATIVE FIRST ONE OFF LAST ONE ON
ONCE THE BATTERY CABLES ARE TIGHTENED DOWN
DOUBLE CHECK IT TRY TO PULL THEM UP
THIS ONE IS STILL A LITTLE BIT LOOSE
THIS MIGHT ACTUALLY BE A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR A
BATTERY POST SHIM IF YOU GET THIS ALL THE WAY
TIGHT AND IT'S STILL LOOSE LIKE THIS
YOU CAN BUY THEM AT O'REILLY AUTOZONE
THEIR LESS THAN $3 BUCKS
SO YEAH IT'S STILL LOOSE
GET A BATTERY POST SHIM FOR THAT
LET'S FIRE IT UP AND MAKE SURE WE'RE GOOD TO GO
SO THERE WE GO CAR BATTERY NICE AND CLEAN
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