::::Bravo on a solid, accurate answer.
I ruined a lot of relays b4 I realized I was making them worse cleaning them
all wrong.
Thanx Dave!!
Bill K2OWR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Harmon" <k6xyz@sbcglobal.net>
To: "'Amps reflector'" <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 17:23
Subject: Re: [Amps] Ameritron AL-80A Receive muted - relay?
> Never use emery cloth, 1500 grit paper, regular paper, dollar bills,
> business cards etc. soaked or not soaked.
> The abrasive will remove the precious metal that prevents corrosion and
> the
> paper will snag in the irregular worn contact and insulate the contacts.
> If you use any of that stuff, you'll be right back fairly soon doing it
> again.
>
> Use a toothbrush or a cut off 1/4" acid brush and a 'cleaner' of some kind
> sold in every single lectronic store.
> Including rat shack.
> Get a cleaner, NOT with any lubricant of any kind.
> Use the brush while spraying to clean away all the dirt, grime and
> oil-soaked grime from previous attempts. All the crud will go to the
> chassis
> where the cleaner will evaporate in a few seconds and then you can wipe up
> the crud....if you want to.
> Then, use a real relay burnisher to clean up the contacts and while you
> are
> at it, the burnisher will clean out all the paper that has got snagged on
> the contacts.
>
> Yeah, yeah.....I know....it's been done this way for more than 100 years
> now.........its still wrong.
> But not in this shack.
> Do it right...don't come back.
>
> Friendly and repeated rant off.
>
> Regards
>
> Dave Harmon
> K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net
> Sperry, Ok.
>
>
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