Scotchfil Electrical Insulation Putty

KROGOTH

KROGOTH

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It always bothered me when I lifted the seat to see the battery terminals exposed. I found this Electrical Insulation Putty that I cut and basically molded onto the terminals to protect from moisture and also prevent any accidental shorting. Has anyone ever had any experience in using this? What are your thoughts?
 

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KROGOTH

KROGOTH

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hehe... nice pic of Ray...you are right. I will need to get better pics. But you get the idea, its thim and moldable like thin putty. Very strong
 
KaptinAmerika

KaptinAmerika

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I took the picture and lightened it up and can kind of see what you did. Looks kinda like the terminal covers in a car. Was this just some stuff you found layin around or did you buy this stuff? If you bought it what is it and where did you buy it at?
 
KROGOTH

KROGOTH

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Yeah I took the pic with my cell phone...no flash. Will do better tomorrow.
No I did not find it laying around. We use it to cover electric motor terminals for 300 HP motors. It does the job right. This black electrical grade, rubber based, self fusing insulating putty is supplied in tape form. I used the one that comes in a square box and is layered in blocks. I should have done this a long time ago.
 
KROGOTH

KROGOTH

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Right no need for a case. They also have the blocks instead of the tape form.
I will try and get better pics tomorrow.
 
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Eric

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you can buy it @ homedepot or lowes in the elect dept.. I keep some on each of my service vans. never thought of using it on my battery terminals.. never had a need for it,, but it should work.. I use it on spilt bolt elect connectors,, I always keep a roll or 2,, note after using wrap the putty with 3-m elect tape.. this keep the putty from getting hot & sticky 7 everything getting stuck in it..
 
REMorris

REMorris

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There is nothing for the battery terminals to short against. I have to replace my battery once a year as I suspect you will need to, so IMHO this is a waste of money that can be used to buy chrome.

Richard
 
HDLARRY

HDLARRY

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I've been using the 3m insullation putty type products since the early 70's in the electrical trade. It's a good product but might be a little soft for protection from sharp or pointed items. Our seats do not qualifiy as sharp or pointed objects.
 
KROGOTH

KROGOTH

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Ok here is a better pic. And the name of the insulation is Vinyl Mastic Pad. Same brand company. We use it on 460 Volt systems. Better to have things protected than exposed
 

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Roaddawg

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I'm happy to hear this stuff exists. Last night I removed my seat to hook up the battery tender and noticed that a thick wire that runs to a 40 amp fuse was completely broken off. It appeared that the wire broke at the connector attached at the positive terminal. There was also an indications that it must have been shorting or arcing. This probably explains why when I was riding, the tach would suddenly go beserk, from shutting off completely, racing up and down or flashing so fast that it looked like strobe lights. Plus, I had noticed that when I tried starting the bike, it sounded odd, kind of like wanting to crank over, but only doing about a tenth of a crank then nothing. On the second attempt it would work, but once riding the tach did it's weird thing.

So, last night I purchased the proper size connector, soldered it up, heat shrink everything and was wondering about finding something I could cover the terminal with. Now I know. What a great site!
 
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