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    From Ace Crysler@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 18 08:33:41 2022
    Keep my electric throw handy and near me in case the temperatures did
    and for several years now, it has done a good job warming me up.
    However, a month ago, I started getting no heat. At first I thought it
    was the wiring or controller, but it turned out to be where the power
    cord plugs into the unit. Don't know if you're familiar, but there are
    three copper, brass or other metal pins that are mated to hollow
    cylinder pins of the same size in the blanket. The pins are molded into
    a plug and the cylinders are part of the socket in the blanket. What
    could I do here to prevent future opens? I never unplug this, only to
    see what was the matter recently. Thought I could maybe coat the pins
    with something, but not sure what. Thank you.

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  • From KenW@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 18 07:20:33 2022
    On Fri, 18 Mar 2022 08:33:41 -0400, Ace Crysler <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    Keep my electric throw handy and near me in case the temperatures did
    and for several years now, it has done a good job warming me up.
    However, a month ago, I started getting no heat. At first I thought it
    was the wiring or controller, but it turned out to be where the power
    cord plugs into the unit. Don't know if you're familiar, but there are
    three copper, brass or other metal pins that are mated to hollow
    cylinder pins of the same size in the blanket. The pins are molded into
    a plug and the cylinders are part of the socket in the blanket. What
    could I do here to prevent future opens? I never unplug this, only to
    see what was the matter recently. Thought I could maybe coat the pins
    with something, but not sure what. Thank you.

    Do what I have done for years. Work the connection every so often. OR
    unplug & plugin a couple of times every few months. SIMPLE !


    KenW

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  • From John Robertson@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 18 07:28:48 2022
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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to John Robertson on Sat Mar 19 05:46:23 2022
    On Friday, March 18, 2022 at 10:28:59 AM UTC-4, John Robertson wrote:
    On 2022/03/18 5:33 a.m., Ace Crysler wrote:
    Keep my electric throw handy and near me in case the temperatures did
    and for several years now, it has done a good job warming me up.
    However, a month ago, I started getting no heat. At first I thought it was the wiring or controller, but it turned out to be where the power
    cord plugs into the unit. Don't know if you're familiar, but there are three copper, brass or other metal pins that are mated to hollow
    cylinder pins of the same size in the blanket. The pins are molded into
    a plug and the cylinders are part of the socket in the blanket. What could I do here to prevent future opens? I never unplug this, only to
    see what was the matter recently. Thought I could maybe coat the pins with something, but not sure what. Thank you.
    I've used Dow Corning #4 Dielectric Grease on connectors that run warm
    and it improves the connectivity so they will run cooler and failures
    are further apart. A very thin film of grease seems to do the job. It improves the junction by reducing mechanical resistance to insertion.

    At least in our customers pinball games and the electrical wiring of my motorcycles...

    John :-#)#

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    While I don't know if dielectric grease will help the OP at this point (prob many high current arc events inside that connector), I'm a huge fan of dielectric grease and don't put together any electrical contact without a bit of it. It deprives contacts
    of moisture and oxygen and reduces plating wear from vibration.

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