Re: [Amps] Cleaning open frame TR relay

[Mark - N5OT <r-emails@n5ot.com>]

I figured I was just supposed to grab an IPA out of the refrigerator.

On 7/1/2021 6:37 PM, David Gow wrote:
> I was taught decades ago by an old Tech (my Dad) to use a new crisp dollar
> bill saturated with 99.9% Isopropyl alcohol and if that didn't work a
> burnishing tool was the next step before replacement.  The corporate suits
> ignored the alcohol smell as they knew what was happening since they did
> the same beforeing being kicked upstairs if they had ever held a soldering
> iron.
>
> On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 9:23 AM Steve Lott <lottsphoto@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > A dollar bill works as well in a clinch
> >
> > Steve
> > KG5VK
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 11:06 AM BILL KENNAMER <k5fuv@prodigy.net> wrote:
> >
> > >   Even printer paper works.
> > > K5FUV
> > >
> > >      On Thursday, July 1, 2021, 10:48:28 AM CDT, Jeff DePolo <
> > > jd0@broadsci.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >   > What's the best way to clean the contacts of an open-frame TR relay?
> > > > I'm hoping to just clean the relay without disassembing the amp, but
> > the
> > > > contacts are a little hard to get at.
> > > Start with something non-abrasive like a piece of cardstock.  First run
> > it
> > > through dry, then take another clean piece of the same with a drop of IPA
> > > or contact cleaner on it.
> > >
> > > If that doesn't do the job, use a aontact burnishing tool.  Jonard is
> > > probably the most common.  If you need something small, the disposable
> > type
> > > are the way to go as you can cut them into smaller/shorter pieces then
> > grab
> > > it with a pair of needle-nose pliers, forceps, or whatever.  After the
> > > burnishing tool, run a piece of cardstock with IPA or contact cleaner
> > > through just to make sure nothing is left behind.
> > >
> > >                      --- Jeff WN3A
> > >
> > >
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