Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 22:08:28 GMT From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnospamouvxawzcsizefitterxceazauvcse.com> Subject: Re: Saab 9000 Hazard Lights - followup
Grunff wrote: > > Johannes H Andersen wrote: > > > The logic is that it's a lazy way of cleaning off any oxidation on the > > legs or the fuse holders. > > Hmmm... > > Even on cars with the fuse box under the bonnet (e.g. C900), this > doesn't become a problem until the car is more than 20 years old or so. > If the fuse box is internal (e.g. 9000), it's very unlikely to ever > become a problem. I have certainly had this problem with the window motor on my 9000. It is quite scary when you park the car in a murky underground car park and can't wind the windows up. However, fiddling with the appropriate fuse got the window going. There could have been the odd moisture inside the car from a wet floor mat. > I've seen lots of oxidation problems in light fittings, but rarely in > fuse boxes. Even the old bullet type fuses, which were truly dire IMHO, > managed to maintain reasonable contact over long periods. > > Therefore I would question the necessity of doing any fuse maintenance, > except for maybe once every 10-15 years (pull out + push back in) I agree, that's what I meant by 'cleaning'.
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