[Test-Equipment] HP buttons

[J. Forster]

Try rubber cement thinner (Heptane). It is pretty easy to get and dissolves
grease pretty well. It also does not attack most plastics. It is very flamable,
so be careful.

-John

Adrian Godwin wrote:

> I've bought an HP8112A pulse generator, which appears to work OK.
>
> However, the buttons (which are the 1/4" square momentary type,
> many with embedded LEDs that HP liked to use in the '80s) are
> sticky - they click as they're pressed and the sticky bond
> breaks, work cleanly for a while, then stick again after a
> rest. I think the lubricant has dried up leaving a tacky residue.
>
> Can anyone suggest the best way to clean it out, and re-lube ?
> Will the buttons break if I take them apart ?
>
> -adrian
>
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