FishPro Tip - Protect Your IBR Connector
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- It is important that any electrical connector/wiring be well protected against salt water corrosion. This shows application of CRC Marine Corrosion Inhibitor to the wire at the IBR connector - a connector that will get exposed to salt water at times. A connector that, if one wire corroded through, will leave you dead in the water with a $1000 repair bill to replace the entire wiring harness. This spray is an ounce of prevention. EDIT This is a 2019 FP
This seems to be a great idea for such location. I use it on most external metals on my waverunner and trailer. 2 years now and not signs of rust.
It is a good product. I tested on a rusted fan outside and it looks the same each.
However definitely like idea of spraying something there, probably some silicone grease in spray can. Definitely learn something new from your video. Edit need to do small work at car and you give me idea to go through connectors housings. I use already dielectric grease in connectors but noting at moment for back of connectors.
Many of the seadoo connectors are back sealed with a rubber grommet around the wire, BUT my corrosion happened at one place where the seal did not seal around the wire properly. I wanted to have the extra insurance.
i use this in my driveshaft, didnt know it was supposed to be used with electic components
Im going to add this to the driveshaft portion where the carbon ring hat slides. That area corrodes and the hat cant come off.
@@billjenkins1535 i would not recomend to spray this in that area, as it leaves a small layer of "waxy" material i think it might disturb your water seal mechanis, the two oring. I would recomend silicone brake lub in that area.
@@rodrigomeca I'll take a look..you are right about the waxy aspect..a bit sticky too and it will act as flypaper to small dust that does remain blocked from internals but still it is a bit of a sticky barrier.
The reason I wanted use it in the area where the hat and c clip is positioned on the shaft is because that area seems to rust because I am in salt water quite a bit, and even though you spray the engine Bay and put water up in there, the corrosion still occurs on the small annular space between the hat and the shaft, making it difficult to move the hat on the shaft when you want to remove the C clip. This pitting makes new shaft required as part of a carbon ring replacement.
You said on a upcoming video you would show how to repair the IBR electrical connector. Have you posted that yet?
I have not I will see about making one up. I had to find the connector pins and then the tools to remove them etc.. It was a PITA to figure it out and since I had a completely new harness installed I put all that on ice.. Let me resurrect the way to do it and see about getting something posted up.
Did some investigation. Do not use Cosmoline (Crc, Amsoil Hd, Crown) than use dielectric grease in spray can there. Cosmoline is petroleum based. Edit, best contact CRC and ask them about what you do. Would like to know what they said.
The seadoo service manual says NOT to use dielectric grease. Don't know why.
Hi how often can u do that?
I have only done it when the wiring harness was being replaced. The CRC is real sticky and does not dissolve off the connector if water does get on it, so I do not expect to be doing it again.
How do you get the _*!! connector off?
YOu I hear you. If you have big meat hand like me you have to remove the exhaust in order to be able to get your hand down and under to squeeze the clip underneath.
Good video👍
It seems to me that seadoo is making faulty equipment. That is a life support system when at sea. Stuff like that should not happen.
I agree for sure about at-sea life support.. I also think that the design could be tweaked to take care of some of these things for sure. That shaft seal issue is something that I see as being a hold-over to pride/hubris on the part of the designers. ( How dare you call my baby ugly.) Yes people abuse these machines BUT that they are doing ot over and over and over, jumping waves at full rev and slamming down to the water where that impeller at 8,000 rpm freewheeling, bites the water and you have 150-300 hp chewing the water and bringing that prop down to 6500 in a nano-second and torquing the crap out of the shaft, and the splines, etc. IS a fact of life that should be addressed.. As to electric, especially at the IBR - that connector is placed at the lower edge of the actuator housing. you know like near where the water will sit as it enters the hull, or when you are cleaning it. Those wires are exposed and that is not good.