i want to spray the contact of my relay in the car ..i want to know if i can use this kind of lubricant...or any ideas what kind of spray,cleaner or lubricant to use in cleanning the relay contact.
2007-03-18 10:29:15 · 9 answers · asked by kogmu 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Water Displacement - 40th Attempt.
It took 40 tries to get a formula that worked. And this is the accepted truth, by the way. It was invented by a fellow name Norm Larsen as a means to eliminate water and prevent corrosion in electrical circuitry. If you want a spray cleaner, you need a different kind of spray, sold in places like Radio Shack, as contact cleaner, which cleans, but leaves no residue.
2007-03-18 10:40:25 · answer #1 · answered by Fred C 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
WD-40 is a Water Displacing solvent and lubricant (solvent evaporates, leaving behind a light lubricant). I wouldn't consider this product ideal for electrical relay contacts, more for mechnical parts. CRC makes electrical cleaning sprays for what you want. These are in hardware stores, auto stores and commercial electric supply houses.
2007-03-18 10:37:58 · answer #2 · answered by KirksWorld 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Electrical contact and motor cleaner at auto parts stores...
it is correct that you have been told...
W = Water
D = Displacement
40 = Formula # 40 (it was the 40th try... prior attempts were unsucessful...
It was invented by a man while he was in the military so it first saw use in military vehicles...
it now has many many uses
another thing that will work is called Tarn X its available at K-Mart stores I use it for cleaning brass and copper electical plugin male and female type terminals...
then add die electric grease to prevent corrosion when that is air dried out
Walt
2007-03-18 12:03:41 · answer #3 · answered by Ronk W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a spray that has many purposes and can be purchased in most department stores as well as any automotive departments. I use it to loosen sticky items such as the latch on my car door. It stops squeaks, cleans and protects, loosens rusted parts, frees sticky mechanisms, and drives out moisture. These uses I typed directly from my can that I have near the front door.
2007-03-18 10:42:20 · answer #4 · answered by HelpingHand 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WD-40 stands for Water Displacement-40, meaning it displaces for times it's own volume in water. One ounce of WD-40 will displace 40 ounces of water. It also will dissolve rust and free up sticky contacts, remove bubble gum from the carpet and some of us oldsters believe it eases the aches and pains when massaged into an achy knee or elbow. It does not make a good lubricant as it evaporates very dry.
2007-03-18 10:36:14 · answer #5 · answered by Dalton K 3 · 5⤊ 2⤋
WD-40 is great stuff but use contact cleaner for your application.
2007-03-18 11:04:28 · answer #6 · answered by dean h 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need contact spray not WD-40. There are many brands here are some photos to give you an idea.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0geu5jsr_1F8T0BZgBXNyoA?p=electrical%20contact%20spray&ei=UTF-8&fr=b2ie7&fr2=tab-web
2007-03-18 10:31:50 · answer #7 · answered by char__c is a good cooker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
daltin k has it right all except the 40 part. 40 is the year it was developed
2007-03-18 10:40:01 · answer #8 · answered by Larry m 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
advanced auto sells packs of electrical grease just for that purpose .99cents or any other parts store.
2007-03-18 10:49:35 · answer #9 · answered by bubba23111 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋