[R-390] DeXoit and ProGold usage and Calilube

[Roy Morgan]

At 04:06 PM 1/19/2002 -0800, Denis Wade wrote:
>Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend,
>
>         While sitting down to order some Caig products from RS.com I
>got confused with Deoxit and Pro Gold.

See www.caig.com for lots of details.
Order direct if you like.
Check out special sampler kits.
Try to get the 2 cc liquid squeeze tubes and practice putting the absolute 
minimum amount of the stuff on exactly where it is needed.. No spray is needed.

>What is the difference,

ProGold is supposed to be better, is more expensive, may not be worth it 
unless you only need a small quantity.  Supposed to last longer on the 
surface. Works on a different chemical process.

>do I need both,

Probably not.. but a larger can of DeOxit spray and a small tube or spray 
can (tiny) of ProGold should do everything you need.

>and if so, when do I use which?

DeOxit for normal use, Pro-Gold for extra special suff, and those gold 
plated switches buried WAY down in the HP and Tek test equipment that you 
really do *not* want to open up again, ever.

>         Also, I noticed another Caig product, Calilube.

"CaiLube MCL"?  this stuff is a gotta have: "MCL" means Moving Contact 
Lubricant, for such things as pots and sliding controls, the absolute, 
hands down very best thing for bringing back noisy and intermittent 
rotating controls.   "Formulated for conductive plastic and carbon-based 
congtrols"  (I'd use DeOxit or ProGold on wirewound pots.)

See www.caig.com for lots more info.

Some products are just De-Oxit re-labled.  ("R5 Power Booster" is targeted 
at the  battery users and car audio guys..  No. ladies don't want it, they 
just want to ride in the cool cars with the 500 watt subwoofer systems.)

Caig Cramolin is rumored to be way better than DeOxit (which replaced it, 
apparently due to environmental concerns).  Ignore all such rumors.  You 
can't buy Cramolin now anyway.

No, I do not have stock in Caig.. I just have the quietest controls, 
smoothest running switches, and most trouble free audio system connections 
I have ever had in my life.

Roy


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