Electrical Connection Cleaning tip...

[Guest]

I've received so much help here, I'm hoping this helps me give back a little...

I came up with a nice little technique last night for cleaning up the female connections of the stock bullet-connector contacts on my GS...

A .22 caliber barrel brush from a gun cleaning kit fitted into a power drill works nicely to get into the female side of the bullet and clean it up. You'll perhaps want to put some kind of lubricant on it to keep it from tearing up the vinyl covering. I sprayed in some Electronic Contact cleaner, then just gently ran the brush on the drill in the contact for a few seconds, then wiped it all out with a Q-Tip.

Put in a squeeze of dielectric grease and put it all back together.

[Adler]

I've received so much help here, I'm hoping this helps me give back a little...

I came up with a nice little technique last night for cleaning up the female connections of the stock bullet-connector contacts on my GS...

A .22 caliber barrel brush from a gun cleaning kit fitted into a power drill works nicely to get into the female side of the bullet and clean it up. You'll perhaps want to put some kind of lubricant on it to keep it from tearing up the vinyl covering. I sprayed in some Electronic Contact cleaner, then just gently ran the brush on the drill in the contact for a few seconds, then wiped it all out with a Q-Tip.

Put in a squeeze of dielectric grease and put it all back together.

Just FYI,
Dielectric grease is non-conductive, you should put it on after you make the connection to protect it, it does NOT help with conductivity.

[Darin Jordan]

Just FYI,
Dielectric grease is non-conductive, you should put it on after you make the connection to protect it, it does NOT help with conductivity.

Thanks... good point...

[Souske]

Ox guard works great, as it is conductive

[OldVet66]

Ox Guard is used mainly to prevent oxidation on aluminum wire connections. You want to use dielectric grease on plated connectors and it's better if it is non conductive. It doesn't inhibit current flow at the connector at all, and protects the connection from elements that could cause high contact resistance and burned connections over time.

[5azzmonkey]

Deoxit D100S works great for a electrical cleaner and protector.

http://store.caig.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.188/.f

[mike_of_bbg]

I couldn't find any deoxit locally, but I found a tip from another member about Naval Jelly, had some lying around, and really liked the results (wish I could give credit). So now I have a 5-step chemical dip:

1. Naval Jelly bath for 5-10 minutes (a baby food jar is great for this)
2. Vigorous water rinse. Brake cleaner if I can't get all the Naval Jelly out.
3. WD40 to make sure the water is gone
4. Brake Cleaner
5. Dielectric silicone compound

[Super]

Hey Darin...great idea! I've been looking for something just for that purpose but a gun cleaning brush never crossed my mind. Haven't cleaned a gun in a long, long time. And besides, I've been way too busy thinking of other genius ideas for servicing my bikes. Thanks for the info..