[Elecraft] Cure for oxidized contacts (CAIG)

[ab4cz at comcast.net]

Parts Express sellls 5 Oz cans for about $9.00.  This is the best stuff I know of for contact problems.  A fellow engineer told me when his company bought a milli-Ohm meter for measuring very low resistances, the system came with a can of DeOxit to assure good contact with the very low ohm resistances to assure accurate readings.  I thought that was an impressive endorsement.  I've used Deoxit and had it "fix" things when other popular contact cleaners had no apparent effect.  It's good stuff.

Here is a URL for Parts Express ... a good company to do business with ... very effecient, and they have other products you may be interested in.

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=341-200

Regards,

Jim,
AB4CZ
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Gilbert J Cross <k8eag at juno.com>
>         An excellent product. Try music stores where they sell
> instruments, amps etc. I have used Caig for years and have had excellent
> results. Great for noisy pots , switches etc.
> 
>                 73    Gil   K8EAG
> 
> 
> On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 22:09:51 GMT "gwwhatley at juno.com" <gwwhatley at juno.com>
> writes:
> > Try a product called CAIG Deoxit.  Best I've used.  Radio Shack sells 
> > for (it ain't cheap) about $15 for a small spray can somewhat bigger 
> > than a man's thumb.  The package also contains an equally small can 
> > of stuff for gold contacts.  It will rejuvenate old flashlites.  I 
> > used it on the plug which connects my RV to my truck and the  
> > electris brakes seem to work better.  RS also sells a Deoxit pen 
> > which would work better if you can access the worksite easily.
> >  
> > If anyone knows of a source of larger cans please let me know.  Hope 
> > this is not a dupe. Tried to send earlier.
> >  
> > George, N4YM
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