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Subject:Re: Spray or paste to help clean, and keep clean, electrical connections?
From:John Rodgers
Date:Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:59:34 -0500

Neil,

I'm not familiar with that connector. What's it for? On an air cooled
van? Where?

Thanks.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

neil N 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"
>
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