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Offline Firestorm

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ACF50 or WD40?
« on: May 26, 2015, 09:46:37 »
Hi Folks - which is best for electrical block connectors, ACF or WD? They're not bad but want to preserve them and keep the water out. Would dielectric grease be better than both?
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Offline listermint

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Re: ACF50 or WD40?
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2015, 11:16:48 »
Grease Wins
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Offline hookie

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Re: ACF50 or WD40?
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2015, 11:29:44 »
Get them clean and then use a dab of Vaseline on them will usually keep them clean and working OK. I've 3 or 4 tubs in the garage borrowed from SWMBO and forgot to return....
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Re: ACF50 or WD40?
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2015, 11:36:25 »
Quote from: "hookie"
Get them clean and then use a dab of Vaseline on them will usually keep them clean and working OK.
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Offline iansoady

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Re: ACF50 or WD40?
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2015, 13:06:19 »
WD40 is excellent for displacing water (what WD stands for) but not much good at protection thereafter. ACF50 is good protection but vaseline is also good (or indeed silicone grease which is even better).
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Offline greywolf

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Re: ACF50 or WD40?
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2015, 13:17:42 »
ACF50 fights corrosion chemically. Dielectric grease prevents corrosion physically. It has no chemical interaction but is probably longer lasting just because of the volume of it. WD40 displaces water and leaves a small amount of light oil behind, not offering much protection.

An electrical block connection physically protects the connectors with a plastic cover. I like ACF50 there as the block squeezes out most of the dielectric grease and the ACF50 remains chemically active. I don't ride in the rain much though. Rain riders might be better off with grease as it takes longer to wash away.
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Offline chalks

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Re: ACF50 or WD40?
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2015, 14:19:46 »
How to and how not to use dielectric grease

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Re: ACF50 or WD40?
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2015, 15:43:40 »
Spark plugs are a different case with high voltage rather than low voltage connectors. You can stuff low voltage connectors with dielectric grease and it won't cause problems. Contact surfaces will push the grease aside and make contact just fine. Spark plug voltages can burn the grease and create problems.
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Offline Hondaman

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Re: ACF50 or WD40?
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2015, 20:01:57 »
For years I've used waxoil & wd40 mixed to something the consistency of cold engine oil & use that on all electrical connectors, applied with a small paint brush.
Runny enough to get everywhere (literally) & thick enoigh to stay there.
Currently 80k year round on a Transalp which sometimes lives outside & all connectors are perfect but gets used on all my bikes when meddling.

Wd40 & such like offer little lasting protection, with grease, it's difficult to cover all of the terminals & bare wire.
I guess anything is better than nothing.

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Offline spender

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Re: ACF50 or WD40?
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2015, 20:42:12 »
Mix of Waxoyle and Duck Oil for me.
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