King Louie is a supporting character from the 1967 Disney animated feature, The Jungle Book. Louie is an orangutan, inspired by Rudyard Kipling's classic novel. Louie did not appear in the book, however, because orangutans are not native to India.
Quick Answer. Overfilling the battery, poor design of the vent cap, age and distortion of the gaskets can all cause battery terminal corrosion. Nitrogen gas is emitted by the electrolyte in the battery. Material in the battery terminals and cable ends reacts with the nitrogen gas, and corrosion begins to form. Keep Learning.
Cleaning Corrosion and Build Up in Car Batteries. Remove the battery cables from the battery terminals. Loosen the nut on each cable clamp. Remove the cable clamp from the negative terminal, marked with a -, followed by the clamp from the positive terminal, marked with a +. Reverse the procedure when replacing them.