Hi Dave,
As noted - grease will address the issue.
Also consider the environment - is it getting wet...the temperature... Suggest adding a heat-shink sleeve over the connection assembly, if you can.
Be well,
DBN
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On Sunday, September 14, 2014 1:17 AM, "David davidwhess@... [TekScopes]" <TekScopes@...> wrote:
Dielectric grease which is usually silicon based will work. Many contact
lubricants that you would use on a switch like polyphenyl ether would work as
well.
There are lots of inexpensive "tune-up" greases available from automotive stores
which should work fine. If I needed something immediately, I might use zinc
oxide heat sink grease but it tends to leave white fingerprints everywhere.
On Sat, 13 Sep 2014 21:47:06 -0700, you wrote:
Volvos have a resistor module for the low beam lamps that plugs into one of the fuse/relay panels, and the connection between the two is a notorious spot for corrosion. Last year, the headlights went out, and the fault was that very joint. After ordering a new module, I discovered that the original worked just fine after cleaning the contacts, but now it's gone out again. I know there is also some corrosion on the contacts inside the fuse panel (which I don't want to replace-$$$). I think I used deoxit last year, but I'm thinking there might be a better electrically compatible corrosion inhibitor for automotive applications; maybe a gel of some kind? I don't want to use anything that's even remotely conductive.
Suggestions?
-Dave
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