[DeTomaso] How do y'all polish your fuses?

[Michael Shortt]

You could take a q-tip and lightly coat the ends with di-electric grease.

Michael Shortt
On Mar 8, 2015 11:45 AM, "Charles McCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com> wrote:

>    Hi all
>
>
>    Several times over the past year or two an electrical circuit has
>    stopped working. The solution has been extremely technical and
>    complicated - I've rotated the fuse in the fuse-holder and the circuit
>    has started working again.
>
>
>    I'm assuming that what is happening is that the fuses are getting
>    slowly covered in some sort of oxidation, and rotating the fuses cuts
>    through this crud allowing good contact to be made again and the
>    circuit works as normal. It's a gorgeous spring day here, so I'm doing
>    basic things - checking coolant level, checking oil level, and rotating
>    my fuses. My A/C now works again, while it didn't before the rotating
>    exercise.
>
>
>    Is there some product that one may spray on fuses and fuse holders to
>    improve conductivity, or prevent whatever oxidation is occurring? I'm
>    nervous about spraying and liquid on electrical connections, especially
>    one that is designed to conduct easily. Anyone have a similar
>    experience? Should I simply buy new fuses every 2 years or so? Any
>    other suggestions?
>
>
>    Thanks!
>
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   You could take a q-tip and lightly coat the ends with di-electric
   grease.

   Michael Shortt

   On Mar 8, 2015 11:45 AM, "Charles McCall" <[1]charlesmccall at gmail.com>
   wrote:

     A  A Hi all
     A  A Several times over the past year or two an electrical circuit
     has
     A  A stopped working. The solution has been extremely technical and
     A  A complicated - I've rotated the fuse in the fuse-holder and the
     circuit
     A  A has started working again.
     A  A I'm assuming that what is happening is that the fuses are
     getting
     A  A slowly covered in some sort of oxidation, and rotating the
     fuses cuts
     A  A through this crud allowing good contact to be made again and
     the
     A  A circuit works as normal. It's a gorgeous spring day here, so
     I'm doing
     A  A basic things - checking coolant level, checking oil level, and
     rotating
     A  A my fuses. My A/C now works again, while it didn't before the
     rotating
     A  A exercise.
     A  A Is there some product that one may spray on fuses and fuse
     holders to
     A  A improve conductivity, or prevent whatever oxidation is
     occurring? I'm
     A  A nervous about spraying and liquid on electrical connections,
     especially
     A  A one that is designed to conduct easily. Anyone have a similar
     A  A experience? Should I simply buy new fuses every 2 years or so?
     Any
     A  A other suggestions?
     A  A Thanks!
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