Super EZ elec. connector cleaner!

[wayne z]

Well, I've been going all over this thing, and many of the electrical conector plugs on my ol barn find have some green patina in/on them.

I have found that hdw store, pump spray bottle A/C coil cleaner does an amazing job! leaves the pins, blades ect clean and bright even in the sleeves!

I hold the connectors in a rag or paper towel to contain drips and squirt the stuff into the connectors.

Wait about 15-20 munites and flush with carb cleaner straw and a rag for containment. Amazing how they shine, even down in the plastic sleeves.

 

[timpilot]

Well, I've been going all over this thing, and many of the electrical conector plugs on my ol barn find have some green patina in/on them.

I have found that hdw store, pump spray bottle A/C coil cleaner does an amazing job! leaves the pins, blades ect clean and bright even in the sleeves!

I hold the connectors in a rag or paper towel to contain drips and squirt the stuff into the connectors.

Wait about 15-20 munites and flush with carb cleaner straw and a rag for containment. Amazing how they shine, even down in the plastic sleeves.

Great tip, Wayne. Thanks!

 

[sdt354]

Great tip, Wayne. Thanks!

+1, add some di-electric grease to the contacts before reconnecting and it's better than new.

 

[wayne z]

Here's the 2 brands of coil cleaner I used. Any brand, pump or aerosol, will do.

I use a special copper conductive grease. Dilectric grease is only good for corrosion prevention and doesn't help conductivity of the joint..