'Blueing' in the fusebox

Hi all,

During a recent thread here that has helped me understand a lot more about my P38, some members talked about the engine bay fusebox and 'blueing' of the terminals of fuses and/or relays.

This effect is presumably as a result of poor connections causing arching and oxidation leading to poor connectivity, problems and more arching.

Is it enough to clean the terminals and observe them at periods to see if it re-occurs? Does warping and cracking of the circuit boards over time cause this as some have suggested and is a replacement fuse box the only action to take?

Can the old one be restored?

Unleash the fuse box stories!

Thanks in advance,

D

Bluing is caused by a bad contact causing heat. Heat causes the board to warp and spring contacts to lose temper compounding the problem. If your fuse box has any burning on it anywhere change it. If a relay has any bluing on any of it's pins change that also.

wammers said:

Bluing is caused by a bad contact causing heat. Heat causes the board to warp and spring contacts to lose temper compounding the problem. If your fuse box has any burning on it anywhere change it. If a relay has any bluing on any of it's pins change that also.

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Wot he said^^^^^^

Datatek said:

Wot he said^^^^^^

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Bloody hell Keith stop it people will think we are friends. PS. Is the wife swop still on for Sunday?

wammers said:

Bloody hell Keith stop it people will think we are friends. PS. Is the wife swop still on for Sunday?

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No no no no - we're on Sunday, Keith is the following Thursday from 2pm til 6pm and then we're back from 7..!!...

Saint.V8 said:

No no no no - we're on Sunday, Keith is the following Thursday from 2pm til 6pm and then we're back from 7..!!...

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Yeah sorry, got over excited for a minute. Two pages stuck together in diary. Who's turn is it to supply the KY?

Is this still some sort of 'blueing'?
D

I bought a bulk lot from some geezer in a car park a few days ago so I'll bring that if Keith can supply the Anal beads this time round, ours broke and we are still trying to retrieve....

Doing more than bluing.

Saint.V8 said:

I bought a bulk lot from some geezer in a car park a few days ago so I'll bring that if Keith can supply the Anal beads this time round, ours broke and we are still trying to retrieve....

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Will bring some batteries for Keiths pacemaker. It's upsetting for the girls when he turns blue like that. Have you tried making a small hook in a metal coat hanger?

wammers said:

Will bring some batteries for Keiths pacemaker. It's upsetting for the girls when he turns blue like that. Have you tried making a small hook in a metal coat hanger?

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Feck me Tony - you realy are a sodding genius, a little chaffing but there out now - brill...

Now what was that about a dicky fusebox!!

Saint.V8 said:

Feck me Tony - you realy are a sodding genius, a little chaffing but there out now - brill...

Now what was that about a dicky fusebox!!

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:hysterically_laughi:hysterically_laughi

wammers said:

Bloody hell Keith stop it people will think we are friends. PS. Is the wife swop still on for Sunday?

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Saint.V8 said:

No no no no - we're on Sunday, Keith is the following Thursday from 2pm til 6pm and then we're back from 7..!!...

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My missus would kill the pair of you, her nick name is Igor

Datatek said:

My missus would kill the pair of you, her nick name is Igor

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Yeah was thinking if our wives saw that it would be silent meals for a bloody month.

wammers said:

Yeah was thinking if our wives saw that it would be silent meals for a bloody month.

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Ah mine has a sense of humour, no silent meals here

Datatek said:

Ah mine has a sense of humour, no silent meals here

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So has mine, but every time Jennifer Aniston is on the tele she covers my eyes up.

wammers said:

So has mine, but every time Jennifer Aniston is on the tele she covers my eyes up.

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Jennifer who? Don't watch much telly

Datatek said:

Jennifer who? Don't watch much telly

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Neither do i the tele is mine but the controller is hers. Never get a look in.

wammers said:

Neither do i the tele is mine but the controller is hers. Never get a look in.

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That's why our telly is always on French

Datatek said:

That's why our telly is always on French

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She is at work, so going to watch some old limp pricks now. Just to see how many medals we have managed not to win by a hairs breadth today.