XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: ron@null.invalid   
      
   On Feb 05, 2022, Beeper wrote   
   (in article):   
      
   >>> YOu should definitely get a set of felt washers that go under battery   
   >>> clamps, one red for the positive terminal and one green for the   
   >>> negative.   
   >   
   > Certainly, and be sure to not reverse the felt washers by putting the   
   > green on the positive and the red on the negative. Doing so will   
   > certainly result in anti-depolarionization of accumulated non-ferrous   
   > lead isotopes.   
      
   Actually, the anti-depolarization is only with black felt washers.   
   It doesn't happen with the green ones. :)   
   BTW, back to seriousness.   
      
   Why green and not black?   
   I get it that green is ground while black is negative.   
      
   But the terminal is both so why don't we see black felt washers too?   
   Is it because batteries are often black and green is a prettier offset?   
      
   Ron, the humblest guy in town.   
      
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