[Elecraft] OT: Keying contacts

[Paul at N4LCD.com]

>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?

Caig DeoxIT Gold if they're plated and relatively clean.
http://tinyurl.com/yom8uh

Caig DeoxIT and a match book cover if they're corroded, or not plated.
http://tinyurl.com/h66z2