[Heathkit] cleaning wafer switches

[Garey Barrell]

Gary -

Same here, only more like five decades...  :-)

73, Garey - K4OAH
Glen Allen, VA

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Stan Nafziger wrote:
> Thank you, Gary!  I totally agree, well stated.
>
> 73, Stan, KF4BY
>
> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 4:52 PM, GARY HATTAWAY
> <gary_hattaway at bellsouth.net>wrote:
>
>> I've followed with interest the posts here warning of the dangers of
>> Deoxit. I've been using it daily for almost three decades servicing all
>> types of communications gear from broadcast to ham gear to land mobile
>> radio to avionics and it has yet to cause me (or anyone I know) the sort of
>> problems described in earlier posts. I've run into the same symptoms
>> described, and heard the horror stories, but usually found a deeper issue
>> with gear that was diagnosed as having "deoxit syndrone". Almost
>> invariably, the switches, pots, relay contacts, etc were previously
>> contaminated with or exposed to some other unsuitable solvent. This is in
>> no way meant to offend and I hope none is taken, but I know of many
>> equipment manufacturers who specifically endorse the use of (and even
>> supply) Caig products as service aids for their products, and none that
>> would endorse the use of brake cleaner.
>>
>> Gary KQ1E
>>