"Jim F." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Results of my experiments:
Tried 3 things to clean the battleship gray, tough as nails, oxidation from Jones plug pins that the 12VAC filament voltage could not even penetrate. 1. Craig Deoxit (RS - very expensive) and didn't work 2. Contact spray (RS) cleaner didn't work 3. MWW Brass Chrome & metal polish worked. Got it from the supermarket. It is a gray paste that turns oxidation black when left on for a while and removes it in chunks with a Q-tip. The pins were so bad that I had to do it a couple of times then clean the residue with RS spray contact cleaner and Q-tips. It's much cheaper than buying and installing new 15 pin Jones connectors, if that mounting type are even available. Nice to see shiny metal coming through but don't know what to do about the plug receptacle. Does anyone have a cable mount 15 pin Jones receptacle for sale ? Without the shell is OK as I can use the old one. Regards, Jim / W1FMR --- Jim Shorney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Jim Shorney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an > utterance to the drakelist gang > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:10:26 -0500, Garey Barrell > wrote: > > >I don't recall ever having one "fail", but it's > certainly a good idea to > >make sure that the heavy multiconductor power cable > is not hanging from > >the connector. > > The one on my L4B failed quite spectacularly. One of > those things you never > forget. I'm still not sure why, but the working > theory is that the connector > body absorbed enough moisture to flash over at 220 > volts. > > > > -- > Jim Shorney -->.<--Put complaints in this box > jshorney (at) inebraska.com > Ham Radio NU0C > Lincoln, NE, USA > EN10ps > http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - > unsubscribe drakelist in body > Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in > body of message > Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by > www.tlchost.net > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------
