Sounds like the WD-40 lifted the corrosion from the chain and now the sludge
is fouling inside the plastic sleeve. For almost all electrical contacts and
most metal to pastic contacts try..electrical contact cleaner..no endorsment
here..but State ELC-ps works great..it cleans and dissolves most deposits
and since it has an Ethanol base it evaporates almost instantly and leaves
no residue..(never use on any 'charged' circuit)..this stuff will clean your
light switch as well as almost every contact on your roadster. In the past I
used trichlorotriflouroethane, but it is very bad for the
environment...ELC-ps contains no CFC's..but watch it around the kids..it's
VERY flammable..they make a non flammable cleaner ELC-NF..but it's really
pricey...good luck...John
>From: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
>Reply-To: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
>To: <Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us>, "roadster" <roadster@rcn.com>, " roadster
>List" <Datsun-Roadsters@autox.team.net>, "snyler" <marc@animalfirm.com>
>Subject: Re: Re[2]: dimmer control
>Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 11:25:43 -0700
>
>Ok, since you asked. I had a light pull switch that used a chain to
>activate the switch. It was encased in plastic so you could see the chain
>inside the plastic. It had become a bit hard to pull the chain to activate
>the switch, so i thought W-D 40 would help. So I sprayed the switch with
>it, and after a few days i noticed it was becoming hard to pull again.
>Upon
>inspecting the switch, I had seen the chain had become rusty and could only
>suspect that the W-D 40 had caused that to happen. Was I wrong? Pat
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us <Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us>
>To: roadster <roadster@rcn.com>; roadster List
><Datsun-Roadsters@autox.team.net>; snyler <marc@animalfirm.com>
>Date: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 10:23 AM
>Subject: Re[2]: dimmer control
>
>
> >Yes it is a dust collector! People have a lot of uses for it, but I
> >restrict my usage to loosening bolts and nuts. WD-40 is not a long-term
> >lubricant. It evaporates, leaving behind a residue that collects dust and
> >may actually gum up items. I use other lubricants for long-term use, and
> >other rust-preventative treatments to take care of rust. WD-40 is not
>that
> >kind of tool.
> >
> >Fred
> >
> >______________________________ Reply Separator
>_________________________________
> >Subject: Re: dimmer control
> >Author: snyler <marc@animalfirm.com>
> >Date: 4/3/2001 11:36 AM
> >
> >
> >roadster wrote
> >
> >>WD-40 is a solvent with some light oil. No Water. It might gum up some
>works
> >>after a period of time, but it will not rust metal due to it's
>composition.
> >>It's possible that metal treated with WD-40 might react with
>condensation
> >>after the WD-40 is removed (either by the user or by natural processes).
> >>
> >>Fred - So.SF
> >I suppose in humid areas, the propellant might condense some of the water
> >in the air and carry it to the surface, but I don't imagine that would be
> >enough to be any worry. It sure is a dust collector though, that could
> >be a problem on electrical contacts, I imagine
> >
> >-Marc T.
> >
> >==========================================================================
> >Marc Tyler
> >Designer,
> >Animal Firm
> >830-324-6578
> >www.animalfirm.com
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