Quote Originally Posted by Daox View Post
As I said, I've seen this may times. As long as the connection between the connector and battery terminal are good (which they probably are or you would be having problems), everything is fine. The problem comes from battery electrolyte seeping up between the lead terminal and plastic casing. This causes corrosion but has doens't normally cause problems between the connector and battery terminal. Notice how the corrosion is on the outside of the connector, not the inside. Cleaning it up isn't a bad idea, but I can pretty much gaurentee if you clean it up now it'll be right back to the way it is now in a couple of months.
Sounds good, but what about the power issue with my radio going in and out?