[Elecraft] KX3 - CW glitch with KXPD3/keyer?

[stan levandowski]

Guess I misunderstood -- I thought "paper abrasive" and "abrasive paper" 
were interchangeable terms -- I imagined a fine abrasive of some sort 
that might compromise the contacts' integrity and cause future keying 
problems.  Thanks, stan WB2LQF

On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Ray Sills wrote:

> Hi Stan;
>
> That's an old trick for cleaning open frame relay contacts.... use 
> some paper.. newspaper is fine, where there is no ink.   The paper has 
> just enough abrasive quality to it to wipe off any oxide or dirt on 
> the contacts, but it's not so rough that it will remove the metal of 
> the contact itself.  That was a second best technique, if you did not 
> have a contact burnishing tool.
>
> 73 de Ray
> K2ULR
>
> On Jul 22, 2012, at 11:24 AM, stan levandowski wrote:
>
>> I don't know about that paper abrasive thing, Steve -- if it were me 
>> I
>> might check with Elecraft first. 73 ,Stan.
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Steve KC8QVO wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I will try cleaning the contacts and see where that gets me. I don't
>>> have
>>> any De-oxit but can get some in the next few days. I'll try the old
>>> paper
>>> abrasive method (someone once showed me that for cleaning my 
>>> Vibroplex
>>> contacts - I use it for all my keys now).
>>> Steve, KC8QVO
>>>