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01-06-11, 09:33 PM
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Refurbishing electrical contacts
As per the title, I'm wanting to refurbish the electrical contact on my old switch gear from the bike.
The ones in need of work are the 'pass switch' and horn (the large plate contacts) but I'm doing the whole lot while its in bits. Whats the best way to go about it Thanks in advance Andy
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02-06-11, 08:10 AM
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Re: Refurbishing electrical contacts
WD40/the squirty spray that you already have in your toolbox, and a light scrub with a wire brush, preferably brass.
For a final polish use some firm paper - it's quite abrasive and will leave a nice smooth polished finish. Don't forget to squirt whatever spray you have into the holes in the switchgear every now and again - then you won't need to take it apart to clean it again.
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02-06-11, 08:37 AM
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Re: Refurbishing electrical contacts
Agreed. Electrical contacts can be cleaned by pulling a business card between them - I used to moonlight fixing pinball machines and they are full of contacts. Never use anything too abrasive like sandpaper or a file, it will destroy the contact surface and it will fail again very quickly.
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02-06-11, 08:42 AM
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Re: Refurbishing electrical contacts
cheers lads.
Would a steel emery board be alright for the final finish?
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02-06-11, 08:44 AM
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02-06-11, 09:13 AM
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