OxGard works too! They usually have that at Menards. Electrical supply house will have NoAlOx.
At 04:10 PM 12/7/2009, you wrote: >Well boy, ya learned me something! I honestly never heard of NoAlOx before. >Looked it up, looks good. I'll have to pick some up for other things as >well, looks like. > >Bob- > > >-----Original Message----- >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >Behalf Of Mike >Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 5:05 PM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Cleaning N Connectors > >Bob: > >The fingers are gold plated and won't corrode either. When you're >cleaning them, and since they were outside unprotected, get your >"close up" goggles on and use a toothpick to make sure there is >nothing in the space between the fingers. > >I actually have some ancient silver N right angle adapters that are >black, not silver. I use them on various radios in my shack. They >work just fine. I do like to put just a little bit NOT MUCH NoAlOx >or equivalent on the female threads when I put them back >together. Silver connectors are more susceptible to mechanical >loosening from thermal changes than the nickle silver ones. Get em tight! > >Mike > >At 03:55 PM 12/7/2009, you wrote: > >I never would have guessed silver though. Someone mentioned that earlier > >too. At first it looked like rubber tape residue but it had me scratching > >me head since boy never put any cables on them. Makes perfect sense >though. > >They will probably be okay, I just didn't want to attack them with the >steel > >wool or whatever and screw up what seem to be very nice sectors. > > > >Bob- > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > >Behalf Of Mike > >Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 4:47 PM > >To: WISPA General List > >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Cleaning N Connectors > > > >I read black stuff, not corrosion. If they are silver connectors, > >then it's silver oxide and NOT a problem. > > > >In the old days all, and now only the best equipment still use silver > >connectors. Just like an old dime will turn black once it has skin > >oils on it, so will a silver connector. Neither of them is hurt by the > >patina. > > > >Mike > > > >At 03:29 PM 12/7/2009, you wrote: > > >2009/12/7 Marlon K. Schafer <o...@odessaoffice.com>: > > > > If it were me? > > > > > > > > Toss em and start over. > > > > > > > > Not worth the trouble. Once corrosion starts it's hard to stop it. > > > > marlon > > > > > >He could always solder new N connectors to the antenna element, and be > > >good as new. The Andrew sectors are a good unit, it'd be a shame to > > >toss em. > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >----- > > >WISPA Wants You! 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