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1. Cleaning electrical contacts (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 11:35:05 -0400; Now this might seem like a simple question but I am turning to the list to see how people clean the various electrical contacts in their MGs. I have just disassembled the hazard switch in my Midget (; /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01181.html (7,410 bytes)
2. Re: Cleaning electrical contacts (score: 1): Author: Nory@webtv.net (Nory); Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:04:07 -0400 (EDT); To clean my troublesome fuse box, I boiled it in a mix of baking soda & water (as suggested by another lister at the time), then took a little sandpaper to rough up the connectors to new, shiny metal; /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01187.html (7,658 bytes)
3. Re: Cleaning electrical contacts (score: 1): Author: "Mike Lishego" <MIKESL@tartan.sapc.edu>; Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 23:51:51 EST; For the male side I would try a very fine emery cloth. For the female side I am not so sure. What do other people do to clean their contacts? -- William M. Gilroy E-mail: wmgilroy@lucent.com 77 Midge; /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01220.html (7,892 bytes)
4. Re: Cleaning electrical contacts (score: 1): Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D. Arnold); Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 07:15:38 EDT; For male terminals I use spray electrical contact cleaner and a coarse cloth; for female terminals I use just the cleaner and install and remove the connector a few times. Rich; /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01230.html (7,096 bytes)
5. Re: Cleaning electrical contacts (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 09:53:02 -0400; Answering my own question I had very good results with a hard pink eraser for the flat metal part of the spring. I was having trouble with the contact pins in the switch housing because there was not; /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01236.html (8,533 bytes)
6. Re: Cleaning electrical contacts (score: 1): Author: Nory@webtv.net (Nory); Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 08:07:17 -0400 (EDT); Yup. Dielectric grease. That's what it's made for. Improved the connection and prevents corrosion. -NORY Don't assume that because you have found one problem, you have found the ONLY problem. '71 5-; /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01287.html (7,618 bytes)

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