Keeping your Electrical Connections Clean
If you’ve ever seen the crud that builds up on an exposed electrical connection, or tried to hook up a trailer hitch that’s been outside for a while, you know about the green corrosion that can prevent you from getting the current flowing.
Matthew Wright at About.com shares his tips for maintaining your connections.
Protecting electrical connections is fairly easy. All you need to do is keep the connections clean, and apply dielectric grease to the metal parts to keep moisture from coming into direct contact with them. Dielectric grease, when applied correctly, will prevent almost all corrosion from starting.
Here’s how to do it:
First you’ll need to disconnect the plug or other electric component you will be protecting. If you’re doing more than one connection, I suggest doing one at a time to avoid confusion. Most automotive plugs will only go into the proper socket, but it can still get a little confusing.
With the metal connections visible, squeeze a small amount of dielectric grease onto a Q-Tip. Rub the grease over the entire metal surface of each connection. You don’t need very much to do the job, but be sure to get a good layer all over. Plug your connection back together and you are now protected from the green monster of corrosion.
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