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First of all, disconnect the connector in question and put on your eye protection. Safety first! I don’t use gloves but some may want to. If I were to have my fingers in it for a prolonged period of time then I would. A few seconds here and there won’t hurt.
Basically, I pour enough CLR into that blue glass dish to submerge the connector in it. You want it to be totally submerged. Watch the connector. It will start to bubble in an a few seconds as it cleans. In 20 seconds or so remove it and let it drain and put it back in and swish it around.
If there is grease on the connector you may have to brush it with the tooth brush. Take it out in about 30 more seconds and take a quick look at the metal contacts. If they look good, submerge them in the other dish that has water in it. I used the green container with lots of water. This will dilute and neutralize the CLR. Just swish it around for a few seconds.
When done, take it and blow it out with the compressed air. Dry the exterior off with a clean rag or paper towel. Inspect the contacts again. If they look good, you’re done! If not, dip it in the CLR again for a few more seconds and repeat the process.
Don’t keep the connector in the CLR for prolonged periods of time. It will eat through the metal!! A total of a minute or so is really all you need. If it does not come clean by then it’s not going to.
Do both ends of the connector and apply the dielectric grease with the clean Q-tips and put them back together. The dielectric grease is a must as the plating on the connector pins will be compromised a bit (it already was due to the corrosion though). Don’t be stingy with it and get it deep into the female connector.
You’re done… move on to the next. It’s that simple.
Here are a few pictures of some connectors and pins that I was doing. The before and after.
I hope this helps someone out. Intermitted contacts are proper pain in the butt. This will cure those problems if it is connector related.
Tim.
First of all, disconnect the connector in question and put on your eye protection. Safety first! I don’t use gloves but some may want to. If I were to have my fingers in it for a prolonged period of time then I would. A few seconds here and there won’t hurt.
Basically, I pour enough CLR into that blue glass dish to submerge the connector in it. You want it to be totally submerged. Watch the connector. It will start to bubble in an a few seconds as it cleans. In 20 seconds or so remove it and let it drain and put it back in and swish it around.
If there is grease on the connector you may have to brush it with the tooth brush. Take it out in about 30 more seconds and take a quick look at the metal contacts. If they look good, submerge them in the other dish that has water in it. I used the green container with lots of water. This will dilute and neutralize the CLR. Just swish it around for a few seconds.
When done, take it and blow it out with the compressed air. Dry the exterior off with a clean rag or paper towel. Inspect the contacts again. If they look good, you’re done! If not, dip it in the CLR again for a few more seconds and repeat the process.
Don’t keep the connector in the CLR for prolonged periods of time. It will eat through the metal!! A total of a minute or so is really all you need. If it does not come clean by then it’s not going to.
Do both ends of the connector and apply the dielectric grease with the clean Q-tips and put them back together. The dielectric grease is a must as the plating on the connector pins will be compromised a bit (it already was due to the corrosion though). Don’t be stingy with it and get it deep into the female connector.
You’re done… move on to the next. It’s that simple.
Here are a few pictures of some connectors and pins that I was doing. The before and after.
I hope this helps someone out. Intermitted contacts are proper pain in the butt. This will cure those problems if it is connector related.
Tim.
