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Clean/Refurbish Oxidized Electrical Plug Prongs
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Gribo:
That's not an Israeli plug. Replace it with the correct plug, you don't have PE connection with your European plug and an Israeli socket.
modz786:
The best mains plug in the world is the classic UK 3 pin fused. Now I moved to Greece every plug has been cut and replaced as have the sockets.
WA1ICI:
It looks like the OP's plug has been in a corrosive environment.  I have recently been testing old radio tubes from the 1930s, and some had similar corrosion on the pins, which are nickel-plated brass.  I've found that by soaking the pins in common "white vinegar" (dilute acetic acid) for around 15 minutes, then rinsing with distilled water, the corrosion wipes right off.  In the case of the power plug, I would soak it in distilled water to get rid of all traces of acid, then thoroughly dry it.

- John Atwood
coppercone2:
dude go to the hardware store and splice on a  new plug, I restored a few but then I ended up replacing them because you don't know what is happening upstream. I found a cord once that had corrosion going upstream for quite a bit down the wire (like feet) and then I stopped messing around with small savings on big risks. Every time I stripped more cable I found more corrosion

that is scrap, even giligans island should be wary of that and treat it paranoid
Boris_yo:

--- Quote from: coppercone2 on June 17, 2022, 04:55:15 am ---I found a cord once that had corrosion going upstream for quite a bit down the wire (like feet) and then I stopped messing around with small savings on big risks. Every time I stripped more cable I found more corrosion

that is scrap, even giligans island should be wary of that and treat it paranoid

--- End quote ---

Maybe I am Gilligan? I am an adventurous type to the extent of taking risks and often breaking something. Help me.
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