Happens to any make. Not just BMW.
Indeed - but again common to any comparable make. And plenty are worse - much worse.
Any particular brand you recommend?
Especially if it's lead free solder. ;-)
New BMW owner
Sep 19, 2009
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Yup. BMW is better than some manufacturers in that regard too, but the thing is even the older BMWs have a hell of a lot of connectors.
I use something that General Electric sells for high voltage switchgear, which I bought from Graybar years and years ago. But I really doubt there is any difference between brands. Whatever your FLAPS sells should be fine. I even know people who have used wheel bearing grease to pack connectors and it's probably better than nothing (unless it has high pressure additives, which don't go well with copper).
I haven't worked on anything new enough to use the lead-free solder. That is going to be a horrible, horrible nightmare in a few years. I predict great RoHS-related disasters.
--scott
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