Author: "Douglas K. Smith" <dougsmith@wavecable.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:18:00 -0700
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to best clean up old variable capacitors that have crud/corrosion on the plates? Please email off list. Thanks. _______________________________________________
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