Outta Here !

Happily, summer holiday starts today ! For the next week, I'll be leaving the Ferrari parts empire (well, maybe not) in the capable hands of my colleague, Mike. Not only does he know the Ferrari parts inside and out, he's also an expert on the Lamborghini and Maserati side of the house. So, I'll be sipping some tasty beverages beach-side, and he'll be here at Ricambi America holding down the fort.

See y'all in 7 days. :)

Stabilant 22a is back at Ricambi America!

After about a 3 month absence from our catalog, we're pleased to announce that Stabilant 22a electrical contact cleaner is back in stock among thousand of Ferrari parts at Ricambi America. If your Ferrari exhibits all the signs of

flaky Italian electronics, but you're not quite ready to start ripping apart harnesses or sensors, it might be time to try some Stabilant. Stabilant is not a contact cleaner -- it is a contact enhancer designed to improve the connectivity between male and female electrical connectors.

I'm not an electrical engineer, so I can't explain how it works at a molecular level. But, my personal experience with the stuff has been very positive. My wonky Ferrari 348 air conditioner control panel now works 100% of the time after I disassembled it and treated the connection pins and circuit boards with Stabilant. A intermittent check engine
lamp that couldn't be traced to any consistent component failure in the car was all but cured after applying Stabilant 22a to every electrical connector in the engine bay that I could reach. Coincidence? Magic? Who knows... but the darn CEL lamp and flaky A/C unit have been rock solid now for a long long time.

What is Stabilant 22A? Stabilant 22A is an initially non-conductive block polymer that becomes conductive in a thin film under the effect of an electrical field or when used in a narrow gap between metal contacts. The electrical field gradient at which conductivity occurs is set so that the material will not cause leakage between adjacent contacts in a multiple-contact environment. It can provide the connection with the reliability of a soldered joint without bonding
the contacting surfaces together. Although Stabilant 22A exhibits surfactant action, it is not sold as a contact cleaner. It exhibits good lubricating properties, but it is not sold as a contact lubricant. Its main strength is in its active properties when used in a connection, and the other properties are a bonus.

We recommend using a standard electrical contact cleaner first, before applying Stabilant 22a.

Available now, at Ricambi America -- The Ferrari, Maserati, and Lamborghini Parts Specialists.