[GreenKeys] Brass Tarnish

[Don Robert House]

Thanks Frank,  I forgot to mention that the insulating strips need to 
be of a "plastic nature" aka non-porous if water rinsing is 
attempted.  Another friend told me you can soak the wafers with WD-40 
(a Water Displacer) before rinsing and then dry the assembly in an 
oven.

The ultimate solution is to discard the older jack strips and 
purchase new ones or slightly used ones on ebaY or electronic surplus 
store.

Don


>If the tarnished
>assemblies have insulating wafers that are porous or can absorb moisture
>you may never be able to free them of the soaked-in tarnish remover.
>
>I once destroyed an old bandswitch this way.  It ended up being bright
>and shiney but would break down between contacts at voltage levels much
>above 100 volts.  Of course, once it arced, it was ruined.
>

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Don Robert House
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