[Boatanchors] Miniature tube socket contact brushes

[rbethman]

Bill,

I found a source for this style brush many years ago.  My friend and 
Family Doctor, <G>.  They use essentially the same brush and handle for 
doing the our XYL's "dreaded" PAP smear.

I get a handful of them every so often.  Usually when he hollers and 
tells me to "get in here!  It is time for me to go over you like you do 
your radios!".  Obviously the two of us have different hobbies.  But 
I've had him for a friend for over 20 years.

Bob - N0DGN

Bill Cotter wrote:
> Several years ago I had my Hickok-6000 calibrated by one of the 
> last of the tube-tester technicians, I have since forgotten his 
> name. Anyway, he sold a selection of tube socket contact-cleaning 
> brushes for a lot of dollars, so much so I never purchased any.
>
> Over the years I've tried a number of methods for cleaning the 
> contacts with mixed results. Whatever tool I used was in 
> conjunction with ethyl-alcohol, DeOxit or a Caig product. 
> Generally, the best device was a series of small pipe cleaners 
> designed for art work and sold in a local hobby shop.
>
> This weekend I found the best tool so far and it was right under my 
> nose in the grocery store. While looking for a stiff floss for my 
> wife, I found some very tiny, tapered, nylon-bristled interdental 
> brushes. These are sold in the floss section under the GUM brand, 
> stock number 3614, in a green blister pack for $2.50 (seven brushes 
> and holder).
>
> A drop of DeOxit on the tip of the brush easily cleans the tube 
> socket contact. And, they can be washed gently and reused.
>
> 73 Bill N4LG
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Bob - NØDGN