[Test-Equipment] Brand of switch cleaner?

[Richard Knoppow]

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From: "Brian Burns" <brian at lessonsinlutherie.com>
To: "'Discussion of Electronic Test Equipment'" 
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Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Test-Equipment] Brand of switch cleaner?


> Thanks Ian,
>
> ~ I should have said: "a blast of switch cleaner" 
> (directed into the body of
> the pots, switches, etc). This piece of gear had a fair 
> amount of fine dust
> inside so you kind of have to rinse out the pots.
>
> Have you got a brand of switch cleaner that you 
> particularly like? I've got
> some "pot cleaning" coming up soon (;->)...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Brian
>
    I have used the Deoxit pot cleaner with very good 
success. It leaves a residue of lubricant and does not seem 
to attack the resistance track.  In the past I used regular 
Deoxit D-5 and other cleaners before it with good success 
but have also had the resistance element of a very high 
value pot peel off. That happened only once so I don't think 
it proves much.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com