[ARC5] Silver refurbishment

[David Stinson]

It is true that silver oxide is a good conductor.
The problem is that the oxide on our stuff isn't pure;
over the years, a great many micro-contaminants
mix with the oxide and you end-up with
a lot of intermittent contact while rolling
the coils or operating the switches.

For years I've used Wright's Silver Cream with
good results.:
https://www.amazon.com/Wrights-Silver-Cleaner-Polish-Cream/dp/B07VQM78DM

Mike Hanz investigated the "just dip it" products
years ago. They were destructive to the silver, leaving
microscopic pits.

GL OM ES 73 DE Dave AB5S

On 12/23/2020 8:12 PM, Brooke Clarke via ARC5 wrote:
> Hi Ken:
>
> It's my understanding that Silver oxide is an excellent conductor, so 
> other than cleaning there's not much to do.
>

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