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08-02-2008, 09:30 AM
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Should I worry about this surface rust?
I've got a little surface rust on the connector for my HID ballast...
 What do y'all think? 
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08-02-2008, 09:47 AM
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I'd find a way to eliminate the rust and possibly seal the terminals from exposure in the future. I'd think Naval jelly would work, then something simple like battery terminal grease to keep them rust free? Either that or you could coat them in some sort of rubberized insulating epoxy on the outside. That's the route I'd go. THey're only going to get worse, being exposed to all the salt and road grime down there. Maybe just find a plastic project enclosure from radioshack, to seal the whole box in?
RadioShack.com - Cables, Parts & Connectors: Component parts: Project boxes
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Last edited by Captain Moai : 08-02-2008 at 09:49 AM.
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08-02-2008, 09:58 AM
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The problem with sealing them in, and with painting the whole thing (an idea I had) is that the ballasts will get hot, and need to breath, I'd assume.
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08-02-2008, 09:58 AM
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A wire brush should get them pretty clean, naval jelly would work to get any last remnants also.
Once clean you could paint the terminals with either a regular high-zinc rust stop paint, or something like por-15. Alternatively sealing them with silicone would work too. What you're looking to do is seal them so that they're protected from air and moisture. My biggest concern would be that there is a direct line of sight to the tires, which means that they are most likely vulnerable to rocks etc being kicked up. You might want to look at an alternative location, or some means of protecting them.
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08-02-2008, 10:01 AM
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I think it would be hard for a rock to hit them... more likely going to hit my fog lights haha
 The problem is that I'm limited in how far the ballast can be from each of the lights...
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08-02-2008, 10:11 AM
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I mean crap being thrown up by the tires off-road, are the ballasts protected from the wheel wells?
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08-02-2008, 10:43 AM
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They're semi protected... I'll have to look again today.
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08-02-2008, 10:55 AM
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what about putting some shrink tubing over the connectors?
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08-02-2008, 11:12 AM
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don't worrie bout it, mine had slight rust when i got them from drew and all i did was wrap the boxes with electrical tape (drew said he seems them short out thru the box on the chassie) besies that they have small rust on the same spot but i have never had a problem with mine EVER!
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08-02-2008, 11:52 AM
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