[Hallicrafters] Re: DeOxit on wafers

[Ken Kaplan]

Took my own advice. Go to the following address for a discussion on DeOxit and wafer 
switches:

http://store.caig.com/s.nl?sc=12&search=wafer%20switch

73 Ken kb7rgg

> Ya know, this issue if DeOxit being hazardous to phonelic switch wafers has come up 
> before. It would seem like Caig Labs would be the best source to confirm or deny. As 
> they are alive and well, has anyone ever thought to shoot them an email on this 
> question? I could find no warnings on my can of DeOxit D5 nor could I find anything like 
> a warning on their very busy website. I did learn that the stuff contains petroleum 
> naphtha, a trade secret active ingredient and propellents. As my only goal in studying 
> chemistry was to blow up things, I can't say what this stuff will do to phonelic. I can say 
> they don't blow up <g>. All of this is academic for me as I "switched" to gold plated 
> ceramic switches on all of my equipment years ago. Got'em from an audiophile. You 
> wouldn't believe the improvement they made. SSB now sounds sassy in the lows with a 
> bit of impertinence in the higher ranges.
>
> 73 Ken kb7rgg