At 05:57 PM 1/18/2007, Anthony Egeln wrote...
>Sam,  "Cleaning grounds" comes up a lot as advice for electrical
>problems, but I've never seen specifics on what or how to clean.  Do
>you mean disconnect the wire and clean both ends with a
>solvent?  Emery cloth?

Crocus cloth works well if the contacts are visibly corroded. For the
big grounds, you want to have clean metal, but also need to protect it
from rust - two opposing goals.

Anytime I suspect contact problems, I clean the contacts well and use
some Caig DeoxIT. (
http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?&DID=7&WebPage_ID=116&CFID=232779&CFTOKEN=90256241
).

Good stuff.

I also cover weather-exposed connections with lithium grease,
dielectric grease, or synthetic (Mobil1) grease, depending on what's
handy.