Anit Corrision Compount for Electrical Conections?

[Grits]

Hello Everyone!

I am in the process of restoring a Key West 1900 and a '93 Evinrude. The boat was used in Salt water for twelve years. I have found a corrosion that is white and chalky in many connections. Is there a anti corrosion compound available for electrical connections with a marine application?

I once used a product called No-Lox in repairing aluminum wiring in a house I owned. Would this product be acceptable for use on electrical connections in a boat. I have noticed the corrosion on in-line plugs.

Thanks,

Grits

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Anit Corrision Compount for Electrical Conections?

Di-electric Grease , they also make connectors like these that have the grease in them.

 

[Grits]

Re: Anit Corrision Compount for Electrical Conections?

Thanks TD

I bet that is the same thing we use in water proof connedtions. I have a bunch of them in irregation equipment.

Grits

 

[dingbat]

Re: Anit Corrision Compount for Electrical Conections?

Use dielectric grease in all connectors and use waterproof connections on everything else.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Anit Corrision Compount for Electrical Conections?

http://www.blazingproducts.com/products/connectors/index.html

 

[eurolarva]

Re: Anit Corrision Compount for Electrical Conections?

Use dielectric grease in all connectors and use waterproof connections on everything else.

Could a person solder and crimp these connectors?

 

[Woodnaut]

Re: Anit Corrision Compount for Electrical Conections?

Any soldering you do should be done only to clean conductors. I know the first thing we all do after we strip a wire is to give it a good twist using our fingers, but this puts oils from our hands onto the solder joint which really isn't a good thing. After wires have been soldered together, shrink tubing is a good coverup for a splice. If you can find it, shrink tubing with the internal adhesive is the best.

You can crimp any of the butt splice connectors shown in the post above after you put dielectric grease on the wire ends. This will not affect electrical conductivity and will help to keep corrosion at bay. I use dielectric grease on nearly all electrical power connections, battery posts and ring terminals before clamping them down. Again, the use of dielectric grease on any power terminal or connecter before making the connection will not inhibit electical conductivity but will significantly help prevent corrosion. (It helps tremendously on the bulbs in my trailer tail lights.) I work for a company that has a lot of instrumentation and control systems offshore. We use dielectric grease routinely on connectors.

Lately we have been using another product called "Corrosion X" that has also been giving us good results. This stuff, however, is a thin, runny, almost oily fluid that does not stay in place as well as dielectric grease. It does penetrate and neutralize existing corrosion and get down to the base metal. If there is a lot of corrrosion already in place, however, I would definitely clean it off first before applying anything. Hope this helps - Woodnaut

 

[zibzer]

Re: Anit Corrision Compount for Electrical Conections?

Any soldering you do should be done only to clean conductors. I know the first thing we all do after we strip a wire is to give it a good twist using our fingers, but this puts oils from our hands onto the solder joint which really isn't a good thing.

cant really agree with the grease on our hands making it hard to solder. I took electrical technician in college, i work in the trade, and many of my family members are electricians. i know if you use the proper rosin flux core solder for electrical connections the flux will get rid of any oil on the conection due to your fingers.. whithin reason to say. If you just got done eating kentucky fried chicken and you didnt wash your hands then you may have a problem. But typically you wont have a problem with finger oil.

As for the butt connectors, please do not solder them, youll only make a mess and melt the plastic. And dont use needle nose pliers to crimp them. use a proper crimping tool. Usually wirestrippers cary them. If you dont know how to use the crimping part (its easy) let me know and ill walk you through it. After its crimped in wet environments i will wrap the connection with "wrap-it" tape. its a good waterproof tape.

Now the better way to 'splice' a connection is the good old western-union splice with shrink tubing. look up "western-union" splice on the internet to figure out how to do it... basically its a soldered connection. now finish it off with the proper size heat shrink tubing and you have a connection that will last forever. (tape will work okay, but not recommended)

Dielectrics Grease is a something I always keep in my toolbox. but for splices is unnecesary. the only place you want to put dielectric grease is where the conductors meet air. This is to say Battery terminals, Screw on terminal blocks, screw on connections at the device (such as tach, temp gauge, horn, etc).


need any more info just let me know!