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When I first removed the bulb and saw all the grease on the contacts, I wiped it off and cleaned out the receptacle a bit, with a rag; didn't make a difference.
Then a friend mentioned the tendency of the factory to load too much grease in there, and I took the bulb back out, wiped off the contacts again, and this time took some q-tips and alcohol to the receptacle; works fine now.
Then a friend mentioned the tendency of the factory to load too much grease in there, and I took the bulb back out, wiped off the contacts again, and this time took some q-tips and alcohol to the receptacle; works fine now.
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I read somewhere once that can-bus doesn't tolerate as much dielectric grease as non-can-bus.
Article said it interferes with the signals. That's what I read anyway.
Article said it interferes with the signals. That's what I read anyway.
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Yeah, I figured it was dielectric; I just wanted the pleasure of seeing the bulb light up again. I'll put something on the contacts soon.
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Can-Bus should have nothing to do with it. It should still be a metal to metal contact. The grease just keeps the water from contacting the metal parts.