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<blockquote data-quote="ionbeam" data-source="post: 1144458" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>Looks like you have found your problem! That connector has shown to be over represented when looking at running issues. Do you recall what color the wires were where the corrosion was bad?</p><p></p><p>IMO & FWIW, I'm not a fan of dielectric grease in electrical connectors. Dielectric grease was never intended for this use. The grease is in fact an electrical insulator, the opposite of a conductor. When a coupler is filled with grease and then plugged in, the only way the coupler works is by the wiping action of the pins displacing the grease at the contact points. Plus, if the connector is really packed with grease and moisture still gets in, the grease will make it just as hard for the water to evaporate back out of the coupler.</p><p></p><p>What may work better would be something like <a href="https://www.learchem.com/industry/motorcycle-8.html" target="_blank">ACF50</a> which kills corrosion and makes the connector resistant to the corrosion returning. Another product with similar properties is <a href="https://www.corrosionx.com/corrosionx.html" target="_blank">Corrosion X</a>. Any product that claims to be 'polar bonding technology' would be acceptable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ionbeam, post: 1144458, member: 277"] Looks like you have found your problem! That connector has shown to be over represented when looking at running issues. Do you recall what color the wires were where the corrosion was bad? IMO & FWIW, I'm not a fan of dielectric grease in electrical connectors. Dielectric grease was never intended for this use. The grease is in fact an electrical insulator, the opposite of a conductor. When a coupler is filled with grease and then plugged in, the only way the coupler works is by the wiping action of the pins displacing the grease at the contact points. Plus, if the connector is really packed with grease and moisture still gets in, the grease will make it just as hard for the water to evaporate back out of the coupler. What may work better would be something like [URL="https://www.learchem.com/industry/motorcycle-8.html"]ACF50[/URL] which kills corrosion and makes the connector resistant to the corrosion returning. Another product with similar properties is [URL="https://www.corrosionx.com/corrosionx.html"]Corrosion X[/URL]. Any product that claims to be 'polar bonding technology' would be acceptable. [/QUOTE]
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