Corrosion on cable end!

Gdetrailer wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:
RELAX FOLKS, the contacts ARE still there.

No need to just replace because of some corrosion.

You CAN fix that easily without resorting to cutting off the connector and putting a new one on..

Take some 240 grit sandpaper and a flat blade screw driver, wrap some of the sand paper around the blade of the screw driver.

Then SCRUB the contacts until all the corrosion is gone and you have shiny contact surface showing. The screw driver allows you to put pressure on the contacts.

Alternately, you can possibly also use FINGERNAIL EMERY BOARDS if they are not to thick, you may need to trim the width of the boards to fit into the slots.

Now, once you have the contacts shined up, you CAN protect them by putting some NO ALOX which is a electrical grease formulated to prevent corrosion to electrical connections.

IF you cannot get the contacts to shine or they crumble when cleaning THEN it is time to replace..

If I replaced mine every time they get a little dull I would have to buy the ends by the case..

Sorry, before I would go to this much effort, I would replace with nice new clean zero corrosion. You still don’t know how corroded the screw terminals are for the $10ish that the plug end cost way better and easier!

So what YOU are saying is that it IS easier to CUT the plug off, strip back the outside jacket, then strip off insulation off of each of the 7 wires, put the wires through the replacement cover/shell, then match and insert each of the wires into the correct places, tighten the screws, then put the cover/shell over the connector then tighten the wire clamp, taking a half hr of time to do so..

Rather than simply taking a small piece of $.05 sheet of sand paper and a screw driver and scratch off the tarnish off of 7 contacts all taking a mere 30 seconds....



I am sorry, but replacing that plug IS stupid if you did not try to clean the contacts first..

Brass IS going to OXIDIZE (IE tarnish, corrode)just from the moisture in the air. Shining the contacts via sand paper is an easy and cheap way to restore good electrical contact with no need what so ever to replace the plug.