[Boatanchors] cleaning tarnish from 90 degree coax connectors

[Rob Atkinson]

I agree with Al.  Get a glass jug and put a bunch of connectors in it
and fill it with TarnX.  Let it sit for 20  minutes or so. You may
need to agitate it a bit (shake the jar).  do this outside because
TarnX is a little smelly.  Pour the TarnX back into the jar because
you can re-use it a few times.  Rinse the connectors in a sink and let
dry.  Done.  do this with successive batches until you have them
clean.  They won't look new but they'll look a lot better and be quite
useable.

I lucked into around 10 old Amphenol silver panel mount UHF jacks a
few years ago at a quarter each and did this and they came out quite
well.

73

Rob
K5UJ

On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 10:40 AM, John King via Boatanchors
<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> I am in a project and need to remove the "natural" tarnish from the bodies of about 25  ninety degree coax connectors. I removed a slight amount of the tarnish with ammonia but they are still not  tarnish free. Have any of you found and experienced an effective method of removing the tarnish? I have at least 50 vintage boatanchor rigs to cable up. I know  you might say why and my answer is that they are there and at 78 years old what else is there to do? Thanks and 73, John, K5PGW
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