[AMRadio] Best product for noisy potentiometers?

[Ronnie Hull]

Radio shack carries it in vet small spray cans

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On Apr 19, 2013, at 8:22 PM, "Jay Bromley" <jayw5jay at cox.net> wrote:

> HI Brian,
> I don't know of anyone in Arkansas selling the Craig products.  I have
> ordered Craig Labs products from Mouser and MCM electronics.  Even the old
> Wise Wholesale here doesn't carry Craig Labs cleaners.  Sadly looks like the
> internet is our best friend again!
> 
> BTW, I love lurking on this list.  Thanks Brian!  73 de w5jay/jay..
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> 
> Hey Jay!
> 
> Good to see you on here for once in a blue moon.  I know you have been on
> the list for a while, but don't see you post a lot.
> 
> Do you know if there is anyone in Arkansas that sells Deoxit anymore?
> Especially some place near Conway.  I want the brush on stuff.  Anyway, I
> can order it, but just curious...
> 
> So good to see everyone helping each other on here.  Kim, I'm sure you can
> bank on the ideas of most everyone on this list.  This is one the _best_
> reflectors for ham radio, however I might be a little biased...
> 
> 73
> Brian / w5ami
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 7:13 PM, Jay Bromley <jayw5jay at cox.net> wrote:
> 
>> HI Kim nice to see you on this reflector!
>> 
>> I have been using the Craig DeoxIT D100 for years now.  I also have 
>> the P5 and G5 spray cans from Craig as well, but I don't use them 
>> anymore.  On their web site they talk about using this one for 
>> cleanup, another potion for finish and still another one for 
>> maintenance.  I have never found that necessary.  So in summary, once 
>> I use the DeoIT D100 100 % of the time and I am done!  One of the 75A4 
>> pots has lasted since 30 years ago without a repeat squirt, hi.  Turns 
>> like glass with no noise!  That good enough for me.  :-)
>> 
>> BTW, I have WD-40 too, but seems like in the past would have to repeat 
>> the adventure at some point.  Still use it for fence post hinges and 
>> clean up, hi.
>> 
>> 73 de w5jay/jay..
>> 
>> 
>> I have some noisy potentiometers on a Yeasu FRG-7700 receiver, along 
>> with a noisy RF gain pot on my HQ-170. What's the best stuff to apply 
>> to it to help clean and quiet these pots? I have two flavors of DeoxIt 
>> --D-series and S-series. Do I need the F-series for this, or is one of 
>> these a good choice, or is there something else better?
>> 
>> Kim N5OP
> 
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