Radio Shack sells a combo package with the regular Deoxit and their Gold Deoxit. The normal deoxit is for non gold connectors and the gold is for gold contacts.
Mike W0MU W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net On 12/12/2011 8:55 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > Hi Stewart: > > I use Caig DeoxIT D100L in the bottle with applicator. The label says > "Cleans, Enhances, Lubricates& Protects Electrical Connections", and it > does that very well. > > I also have a spray that I use only when I can't get to the contacts and > must blast the spray into a small opening such as cleaning a noisy old-style > potentiometer. > > For everything else I apply a tiny amount of the Deoxit directly to the > contacts. Doing that, a small bottle will last for hundreds, if not > thousands of contacts. I have a 25 mL bottle that is at least 5 years old > and only about 20% used! > > They also have other products, such "Progold" or "PreserveIt" that can be > applied after using the D100L. They say it further preserves the contacts, > but I've never tried them. > > 73, > > Ron AC7AC > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of GW0ETF > Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 12:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 12v ERR - Deoxit > > Due to an ordering misunderstanding I have 2 different Deoxit versions, > standard cleaner and Deoxit Gold. According to the instructions the cleaner > cleans(!) and the Gold is applied post cleaning to prevent any subsequent > oxidation/tarnishing. Wonder which everyone's using..? > > Not had any problems with the PA module on K3 #145 but plenty with the front > panel connections which Deoxit fixes..... > > 73, > > Stewart, GW0ETF > > > > w0mu wrote >> I believe you can also purchase a can of deoxit and spray it liberally >> on the pins and connector side and carefully plug and unplug the board a >> few times. >> >> Mike W0MU >> >> W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Re-K3-12v-ERR-tp7084750p7085408.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
