Electrical Fitting Integrity OBSERVATION
VERSUS 2 Tests. 320 Watt soldering gun 30 ampere circuit breaker Objective. Determine which above chemical improves conductivity in an AL/CU (aluminum to copper) connection...
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My comment would have to come in the form of an opinion.
Aluminum is horrible. So new aluminum electrical parts are tin plated so they do not have a brawl when clamped to copper.
Cosmoline is one of the most inexpensive chemicals. A few years ago I priced a 55 gallon drum of it at 280 some-odd dollars + a substantial drum deposit.
CAIG DeOxit is not cheap. Twenty to thirty dollars for a very small bottle which is enough to do every electrical contact in a rig twice over.
Electrical connections have to be disassembled for this stuff to work. Dribble a drop then swish it around with a Q-tip. Reassemble. Cosmoline wins hand's Down as a preservative, between the two.
Thank goodness I slopped every single connection in my bus as I assembled brand new parts when I was building it. I chose my own brew as it is superior to straight cosmoline. But maybe it's time to volt-drop test the breakers (22-years).
The D100 stuff is the only chemical I found to be useful in the CAIG cleaner line. I use it tiny-drop-by-tiny-drop as a second tiny drop does zero to aid cleaning.
How "they" came up with the idea that commercial cosmoline products "improve" connection conductivity is beyond me.
Aluminum is horrible. So new aluminum electrical parts are tin plated so they do not have a brawl when clamped to copper.
Cosmoline is one of the most inexpensive chemicals. A few years ago I priced a 55 gallon drum of it at 280 some-odd dollars + a substantial drum deposit.
CAIG DeOxit is not cheap. Twenty to thirty dollars for a very small bottle which is enough to do every electrical contact in a rig twice over.
Electrical connections have to be disassembled for this stuff to work. Dribble a drop then swish it around with a Q-tip. Reassemble. Cosmoline wins hand's Down as a preservative, between the two.
Thank goodness I slopped every single connection in my bus as I assembled brand new parts when I was building it. I chose my own brew as it is superior to straight cosmoline. But maybe it's time to volt-drop test the breakers (22-years).
The D100 stuff is the only chemical I found to be useful in the CAIG cleaner line. I use it tiny-drop-by-tiny-drop as a second tiny drop does zero to aid cleaning.
How "they" came up with the idea that commercial cosmoline products "improve" connection conductivity is beyond me.
