Cleaning pyro electrical contacts

[The Warden]

Hello! Quick question...

What's the best way to clean the electrical contacts on the pyro wire?

I may be mistaken, but I seem to recall someone (Travis?) saying that using steel wool on the contacts wasn't a good idea (can't remember why), and I can't think of anything else offhand.

Also, would putting dielectric grease on the contacts hinder the connection too much?

My Isspro EV pyro's only 2 years old, and it's intermittently losing signal. I'm getting ready to head down to L.A. next week, and I don't want it to lose signal while going over the Grapevine...

Thanks!

 

[argve]

wasn't me that said that - maybe another Travis.

Anyhoo treat them like you would any other electrical contact - what would work pretty well is to clean them up then after tightening them up to cover them with either liquid electrical tape or heat shrink tube - you are wanting to insulate them from the enviroment.

 

[The Warden]

wasn't me that said that - maybe another Travis.

Anyhoo treat them like you would any other electrical contact - what would work pretty well is to clean them up then after tightening them up to cover them with either liquid electrical tape or heat shrink tube - you are wanting to insulate them from the enviroment.

Oh, okay...I could have sworn in court that it was you.

Thanks! I'll attack them with steel wool in the next few days...I think I still have some liquid electrical tape I can seal the connections with afterwards...thanks again!

 

[icanfixall]

To clean them you could also buy a kitchen green scrubby and that will shine them up. Just wash them after with electrical contact cleaner to be sure.