Does a good job of cleaning guns too. Fastest way to clean the cylinder on a revolver. The brake cleaner has to be non-chlorinated.
Erasers work good to remove copper oxide, that green yucky stuff that gets on battery contacts. Once again troops, silver oxide, although it might look bad does not affect RFconnectivity of a silver connector. DON'T WORRY, be happy. At 08:17 PM 12/7/2009, you wrote: >I still use them on memory contacts, hard drive board contacts and the like. >I use the big pink ones but they DO leave a residue, I use a solvent to >clean it up. My solvent of choice....... My old friend, ZEP Brake Wash. >Yes, Brake Wash in the spray can but only ZEP brand. I buy it by the case. >Not hard enough to hurt plastic but boy, it will certainly clean electronic >components. Love the stuff. Just don't read the MSDS, be happy! > >Bob- > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of Phil Curnutt >Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 7:39 PM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Cleaning N Connectors > >Used them all the time on UHF and VHF equipment back in the day. Matter of >fact it was taught at my tech school; USCG. > >Phil > >On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 5:33 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I was taught in tech school that pencil erasers give off an acid that can > > damage the contacts. Who knows if it's true. > > > > Greg > > > > On Dec 7, 2009, at 7:32 PM, Phil Curnutt wrote: > > > > > 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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