Date:         Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:55:02 -0400
Reply-To:     John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Spray or paste to help clean, and keep clean,
              electrical connections?
Comments: To: neil N <musomuso@gmail.com>
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That liquid electrical tape works very nicely if you want to seal up
the connector housing after you're done cleaning. I can get  the name
of it when I get home from work if anyone needs it. Radio Shack has
some spray electrical connection cleaners...

John Meeks
'91 Multivan, '85 GL bits
Northern Michigan
KC8ZFN
Vanagon Rescue Squad
http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm



On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 3:38 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all.
>
>  Anyone know of a spray or paste that would help clean, and keep clean,
>  pins and sockets on electrical connectors?
>
>  Maybe a spray is best as leaving a "paste" of some kind might smoosh
>  around and make contact where it shouldn't.......
>
>  I'm cleaning as best I can, but its delicate.
>
>  Pics:
>
>  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/28pinConnector.jpg/28pinConnector-full;init:.jpg
>  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/28pinconnector2.jpg/28pinconnector2-full;init:.jpg
>
>  Looks like it's designed to take a little splash of water once in a
>  while, but since it supplies power to distributor low voltage side,
>  FI's etc. needs to be "right", and stay "right"
>
>  I may place it in a place other than stock location and put a box around it.
>
>
>  Thanks!
>
>  Neil.
>
>  --
>  Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
>
>  http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>



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