[Milsurplus] Contact Cleaner WD-40

[J. Forster]

Does anyone have experience with the contact cleaner Radio Shack sells?
>From the MSDSs, there seem to be two formulations.

-John

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> WD-40 is NOT a contact cleaner.
> It displaces water.
> It leaves a gummy residue when the solvents dry out.
> It does NOT lubricate.
>
> Use a proper contact cleaner to clean contacts.
>
> When used properly Deoxit is a very good cleaner.
> It will swell up phenolic switches if not properly applied.
>
> 73
> Glenn
> WB4UIV
>
>
>
>
> At 09:23 PM 11/12/2013, B. Smith wrote:
>>Has anyone tried using WD-40 as a contact cleaner on wafer switches ?
>>-   -   -  perhaps just use a very small amount and a Q tip or
>>perhaps a toothpick as a applicator . Some have suggested on other
>>sites that you can spray it into the older toggle switches  to
>>restore the switching action and even use it on  older variable
>> potentiometers.
>>
>>73
>>breck k4che
>>
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