[Hallicrafters] Re Contact Cleaner

[Glen Zook]

I have never had a wafer come apart!  I have never had
a problem with conductivity!  Some people may have had
problems, but I can only speak from my experience.

You need some sort of lubricant on the switch.  If the
switch is completely dry, then all sorts of problems
can happen in a hurry (like the switch "binds" - won't
rotate freely).

Now, you don't "soak" the switch, but by using the
little red plastic tubing that comes with the WD-40,
you can direct the cleaner to where it is needed.

Frankly, you would have to really soak the wafer (like
spraying it for 20 to 30 seconds) before you are even
going to think of getting enough on it to cause
problems.  The "non" lubricating types can cause
problems with the wafers if you soak them as well. 
Just use a little common sense and you won't have any
problems at all!

Glen, K9STH


--- "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com> wrote:
 	
What about the wafer switch issue? You do not want
lubricant soaking into them, reduces conductivity. 

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Glen, K9STH

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