Mike,
Without immersion,, that connection should not develop much more than a surface corrosion from galvanic reaction, using dielectric grease should keep that to a minimum. If you seem to be getting excessive corrosion from the stainless steel bolt, try a brass bolt instead. Because brass is closer to copper on the anodic index, there should be less of a reaction. And as others have stated, if it really becomes a problem, remove the buss bar and use your other instrumentation for current tracking.
Fair winds,
Eric
Marina del Rey
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> "As to the Buss bar, isn't it a "slip over" the negative wire? I don't believe it's connected directly to a terminal."
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> The Paktrakr current probe IS designed to slip over a wire normally. However, it does not slip over 2 AWG sized wire which is what I have for the battery wiring and motor wiring. So unfortunately I have to install the optional copper bus bar and slide the current sensor over it to use the Paktrakr current function. If it were just a little bit bigger it would be fine. But, otherwise I have no complaints about the Paktrakr and I'm glad I bought it. Very convenient to check on the individual battery bank voltages.  It would be perfect if the current sensor would fit over the 2 AWG wire though. I'll probably install it anyway but, I'd still rather not have had the connection and corrosion worries if I could have avoided them.
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