[Test-Equipment] Brand of switch cleaner?

[Carl]

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From: "Richard Knoppow" <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
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Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Test-Equipment] Brand of switch cleaner?


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 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?
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>> 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.


Until it ruins a pot in a place that requires major dismantling to replace.

Carl
KM1H