Welsh Dan
17-05-08, 11:41 PM
I started to get problems with my HID's striking, so I presumed moisture was getting into the terminals and filled the terminals with grease, the problem stopped getting worse.
The drivers side then stopped striking completely, so I took the plugs out and this is what I found:
http://www.xen0phobiak.f2s.com/novaload/corroded1.jpg
http://www.xen0phobiak.f2s.com/novaload/corroded2.jpg
The negative terminal has completely corroded.
What is the best workaround for this? I have opened up the ballast, but the innards are covered in potting compound so that they're weatherproof (aside from these terminals obviously lol)
The corroded/ing terminals are the 12V supply ones, not the high voltage output ones, would I be ok to clean up the terminal, use a spade connector or solder on a wire of my own, and then seal the terminal, or is there a better method?
Cheers, Dan.
The drivers side then stopped striking completely, so I took the plugs out and this is what I found:
http://www.xen0phobiak.f2s.com/novaload/corroded1.jpg
http://www.xen0phobiak.f2s.com/novaload/corroded2.jpg
The negative terminal has completely corroded.
What is the best workaround for this? I have opened up the ballast, but the innards are covered in potting compound so that they're weatherproof (aside from these terminals obviously lol)
The corroded/ing terminals are the 12V supply ones, not the high voltage output ones, would I be ok to clean up the terminal, use a spade connector or solder on a wire of my own, and then seal the terminal, or is there a better method?
Cheers, Dan.