Radio Shack had it. $17 incl tax for very small vials both kinds - ouch. When I put my P3 together I'll spritz a bit on a gauze pad and wipe down those grounding pads. Worth the cost not to have trouble later.
If I'd seen this post earlier I would have used a bit of the gold stuff on the contact pins in the K3 build. No problems now but perhaps less problems later. I noticed light insertion force on all the board connectors, especially the banana plug from the SO-239 antenna connectors through the KAT3 board. Hopefully no problems in the future, works great now. RF is hard on any point-to-point connectors. Replaced many a tube socket in amps on account if it, when things start getting loose. 73, Dan WA6PZK On 9/27/11 7:07 PM, "Steve Kercel" <aa4a...@gmail.com> wrote: > Use the Deoxit, but not the gold, to clean up old pots. It does an > amazing job. I've used it on carbon pots and it has not produced any > problems for me. > > 73, > > Steve > AA4AK > > > On 9/27/2011 9:45 PM, Dan Sherwood wrote: >> Is this stuff good for quieting scratchy potentiometers? I gather from >> reading these posts it is good for contacts and antennas. Not sure if it's >> safe for carbon pots. I'm cleaning up my trusty old TS-940 for resale. New >> K3 took its place. >> >> 73, >> >> Dan WA6PZK >> >> ------ Forwarded Message >> From: "Paul W. Van Dyke"<cross...@kconline.com> >> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:22:14 -0400 >> To:<elecraft@mailman.qth.net> >> Subject: [Elecraft] DeoxIT& Gold >> >> How to protect your antenna - after using DeoxITR D-Series (it is more than >> a contact cleaner, it chemically Improves connections >> (without harm to metals and plastics), I put on DeoxITR Shield S-Series >> (formerly PreservIT) as it is designed for harsh environments. >> On each DXpedition we take to the Caribbean, these two products are used >> quite extensively as the salt water - etc. tears up the antennas and >> connectors. >> We've seen a definite reduction on the trips in corrosion when we use this. >> No I don't have stock in the company, just a good love not having my >> antennas destroyed by a salt environment. >> >> 73's >> Paul Van Dyke - KB9AVO, VP2MVO , and a whole lot of other calls. >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> ------ End of Forwarded Message >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
