[Elecraft] OT: Keying contacts

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

I use De-Oxit. A drop between the contacts is allowed to sit there a few
minutes, then the excess is removed by closing the contacts on a bit of
paper. It solves the "dirty contact" problem for me. One treatment lasts
many months. 

My second favorite method is to gently close the contacts on a bit of paper
and pull it out to "burnish" the contacts but, for me, that doesn't work
nearly as well or last as long as the De-Oxit treatment. 

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
On the topic of keys, paddles, and bugs, I wonder if members of the list
would tell 
me how they keep key contacts clean and reliable. Do you regularly burnish
key 
contacts? Do you use a chemical cleaner (e.g. de-oxit)? Do you maintain a 
minimum keying current? Or do you simply never have a problem?

Please share your wisdom and experience.

73,
John, no8v