[Milsurplus] Contact Cleaner

John Hutchins jphutch60bj at gmail.com
Thu Nov 22 14:31:12 EST 2012


Bill -
I use CRC or cheap contact cleaner from Auto Parts Store, along with 
WD40 in some places, to clean, get the crud out, a unit that is being 
restored.  I then go back with, liquid gold --> Craig's De-Oxit <--, and 
hit wafer switches, variable resistors and capacitors.
Hutch

On 11/22/2012 8:18 AM, Bill Cromwell wrote:
> On Thu, 2012-11-22 at 08:59 -0500, Robert Newberry wrote:
>> What about DeoxIT? Cleans, lubricates, and protects.
>> On Nov 22, 2012 8:43 AM, "Bill Cromwell" <wrcromwell at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
> Hi,
>
> I haven't used Caig DeOxit only because I have brand X. When that gets
> used up I'll lay in some genuine DeOxit. Others have testified as to
> it's success and nobody has said anything bad about it. There are some
> cautions about it (or the propellant) being flammable. I wouldn't use
> ANY aerosol or solvent near an ignition heat source.
>
> I have also used some of the the electrical equipment products from CRC
> Industries and boldly labeled CRC. They have several different products.
> The electrical contact cleaner they make seems less aggressive than the
> stuff I bought at the Shack but it does work. Another product they sell
> is real penetrating oil that I sometimes use on drill bits when I'm
> working with metal. There may be quite a few products available..just
> read the label. Asking here helps, too.
>
> 73,
>
> Bill  KU8H
>
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