The best contact cleaner I have ever used is De-Ox-It from Caig Labs. (the red stuff) I have restored millions in broadcast and television equipment to proper service with it.
It is amazing how much grub it get off connectors, without harming the plating at all. Ray --J. Ray Mitchell Jr. [email protected] The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.*Abraham Lincoln <http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Abraham_Lincoln/>*, *Annual message to Congress, December 1, 1862* *16th president of US (1809 - 1865)* On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 5:55 AM, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11/02/2017 03:09 AM, Marcus Bowman wrote: > >> If there are plug-in cards or gold plated edge connectors anywhere, >> unplug, rub with an eraser, dust clean and re-insert. Might help remove >> stray capacitance. I've just had trouble with a set of plug-in cards on a >> machine here (not control cards, but the same principle applies). >> >> Marcus >> > > You really don't want to use an eraser on gold plated contacts. The gold > plating is quite thin, and the eraser will wear it away. Much better to > use alcohol and something like a coffee filter or non-clay based paper to > clean up the oxidation. Especially on the female contacts where you will > inevitably leave eraser residue. Once that's accomplished insert and > remove the card into the slot several times. > > Erasers have fine grit mixed in with the rubber and act just like > sandpaper. Not good for gold plating. > > Mark > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
