bike computer contacts

I've got an old bike computer with a wired connection to the wheel
sensor. When I hit rough pavement it often loses the connection and
stops registering motion.
A little spit on the mount seems to fix this temporarily. There must be
a better solution. A good electrical contact cleaner or paste?

-- drooling on my bike

mac wrote:
I've got an old bike computer with a wired connection to the wheel
sensor. When I hit rough pavement it often loses the connection and
stops registering motion.
A little spit on the mount seems to fix this temporarily. There must be
a better solution. A good electrical contact cleaner or paste?

-- drooling on my bike

I occasionally have to clean the contacts on my Avocet and find that a
pencil eraser works well. It is mildly abrasive and does no apparent
damage to the contacts.

Jim

On Jul 27, 8:10*am, mac wrote:
I've got an old bike computer with a wired connection to the wheel
sensor. When I hit rough pavement it often loses the connection and
stops registering motion.
A little spit on the mount seems to fix this temporarily. There must be
a better solution. A good electrical contact cleaner or paste?

-- drooling on my bike

a little dab of vaseline on the contacts works great; it's
electrically conductive and waterproof- you'll have a solid contact on
the wettest rides

"raamman" wrote: a little dab of vaseline on the contacts works great; it's
electrically conductive and waterproof- you'll have a solid contact on
the wettest rides
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I don't think Vaseline is conductive, but there are conductive pastes that
are specifically intended for this type of problem.

On Jul 27, 12:40*pm, "Leo Lichtman" wrote:
"raamman" wrote: a little dab of vaseline on the contacts works great; it's

electrically conductive and waterproof- you'll have a solidcontacton
the wettest rides
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I don't think Vaseline is conductive, but there are conductive pastes that
are specifically intended for this type of problem.

Lubrication makes a better connection just because its a lube. Contact
"glide" into the metal. It also protect metal. It also waterproofs.
Try some CRC 2-26 next time.
I think auto maker use silicone grease, because petroleum will cause
damage to rubber.

"mac" wrote in message
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I've got an old bike computer with a wired connection to the wheel
sensor. When I hit rough pavement it often loses the connection and
stops registering motion.
A little spit on the mount seems to fix this temporarily. There must be
a better solution. A good electrical contact cleaner or paste?

-- drooling on my bike

Clean with one of those cotton bud things, or whatever they are called,
doused with methylated spirits.