Re: Help with cleaning small miltipin connectors.

"Dave H." <hopefuldave@xxxxxxxxxxx> opin'd thus:


"Blabber" wrote...
Anyone have any ideas on how to remove silicon dielectric grease from
small
multipin bike connectors? I'm looking for something that I can soak the
connector in or spray on (since the pins are too small to clean directly).
Thanks for any advice.


Whatever you use, get that silicone crap away from anything electrical!

Silicones subject to arcing decompose, leaving a residue of silica (yep,
sand, like on sandpaper) - if this is between mating surfaces or contacts it
wears away any protective plating or contact material, and also embeds
itself in the base metal so that it can carry on wearing away (for instance)
your nice expensive non-repairable switchgear...

You can buy mineral greases designed for electrical contacts which don't
cause this problem - the yellow or red stuff sold for battery terminals is
pretty good, waterproof and corrosion inhibiting.

What are you babbling about? Silicone Dielectric Grease is exactly
what you WANT on electrical connections that are subject to the
elements. Yeah, like connections on motorcycles. See
http://tds.loctite.com/tds5/docs/DIEG-EN.pdf for more details . . . .

pooder was here feeling greasy

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