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paul

05-19-2001 09:25:53




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I have a car trailer & a utility trailer. I live in rusty Minnesota (winter salt).

Anyhow, the connectors on both the trailer & pickup get all corroded & green. Poor connections almost every time I try to hook up.

How do I clean those little holes out?

How do I keep this crud from forming in the first place? I put the caps on the connectors when not in use, but that's not good enough.

--->Paul

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Ken Goth (MO)

05-21-2001 05:28:43




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 Re: trailer/truck connections in reply to paul, 05-19-2001 09:25:53  
I use WD-40 and a .22 caliber brass cleaning brush to clean them before each hookup. My father-in-law keeps old plugs (with the wires cut off) plugged into each side to keep the gravel dust from filling up the conections.



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Cal S

05-20-2001 13:24:13




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 Re: trailer/truck connections in reply to paul, 05-19-2001 09:25:53  
Paul, Try spraying coca cola into the connectors and let sit for about half hour. Rinse with water and dry with compressed air. Works for me.



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craig

05-19-2001 18:11:58




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 Re: trailer/truck connections in reply to paul, 05-19-2001 09:25:53  

Hi, alan is correct, but you should use vaseline
instead, this will help with the passing elec. current.this is what inspectors require in homes to stop corsion an lug in your elec. panel Craig



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Alan Farley

05-19-2001 10:06:40




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 Re: trailer/truck connections in reply to paul, 05-19-2001 09:25:53  
There is a little trick my dad taught me to keep the ends of lightbulbs(on a trailer for example) from corroding. Dip about half the end of the bulb into regular wheel bearing grease then stick it in the socket. I always thought that the grease would kill the electric current, but it never did(been doing this for years). When it comes time to change the bulb they come out so much easier and the bulb ends are still in good condition. I bet you could probaly put grease on the female and male ends of the connectors to fix that corrosion problem. Good Luck.

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