Try a pencil erasure. Phil
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 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 <[email protected]>: > > > > > 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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