[Boatanchors] Caig products

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 8:56 PM, Bob Hardie- W5UQ <W5EUQ at verizon.net> wrote:
> just like anything, the "proper amount" works best.
> Bob
>
> Carl wrote:
>
> My #2 son is a guitar pro and uses their products. He is happy since I
> trained him to stop spraying it like a garden hose. A tiny bit goes a
> long way.
>
> Ive listened to or read several horror stories of destroyed Hickok tube
> testers from spraying.
>
> Carl
> KM1H

Which circles back around to what I originally said about using it as
intended, some folks thinking that if a little bit works well, a lot
must work even better.

I've had good luck with it in small amounts, though sometimes in takes
repeated applications to restore a truly cruddy switch that has been
idle a long time. There are other tricks too, like flushing with
WD-40, to help things along. But just as I don't see WD-40 as a
'lubricant', I don't see DeOx-it or anything else as the silver bullet
solution to everything.

My understanding is that DeOxit is basically a diluted version of
Cramolin, used for decades in the broadcast industry for such things.
Caig used to sell D5 in bottles which, IIRC, was a stronger solution
than the spray (and also more expensive).They also offered swabs. No
idea what's still available, but whatever version - it's yet another
resource available in the battle to keep the old gear working. Of
course, knowing how to use it properly does help.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4