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relays
I bought a couple relays from radioshack and they keep on getting corosion looking stuff on them and stop working. Could the problem be from me doing something wrong or from the relays being poop. I use them to run the headlights. :-)
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How humid is it where you live ?
Try putting some Di-electric grease on the contacts.
That should stop the corrosion.
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Try putting some Di-electric grease on the contacts.
That should stop the corrosion.
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Placing two dissimilar metals together will cause corrosion. If your contacts are hot, that means the gauge of the wire or thickness of the terminal is insufficint to bear the amperage used by your lights.Did you solder the terminals? A wire and terminal properly soldered will help make a good connection and fight corrosion.
