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Old 02-03-2007, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by JoeSVX
Hey guys,
To prevent problems like this on our industrial electric equipment, when a connector such as that is in a wet/conceivably wet location, we wrap it with rubber or electric tape, or some other means of keeping water out. Corrosion can and often does create shorts in plug/socket connections there, as we are in the rainiest part of Oregon and also in the middle of a river. Just to make life easier in the future I recommend you do the same.

Great... why didn't you say anything 15 years ago when they were making my car?
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