[Boatanchors] Miniature tube socket contact brushes

[Carl]

Welding tip cleaners also work well and DeOxit isnt required. Im not a 
fan of Caig products for boatanchor work.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Cotter" <n4lg at qx.net>
To: <collins at listserve.com>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 1:52 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Miniature tube socket contact brushes


> 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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