I would use a little dielectric grease applied with a toothpick directly on
the contacts it stops oxidation and improves contact also lubs plastic win
win -----KD8BTQ
On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 10:43 AM, Duane Calvin <ac5aa1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Good ol' fish oil - the "secret" ingredient in WD-40. Or so I hear - maybe
> that's apocraphal?!
>
> 73, Duane
>
> Duane Calvin, AC5AA
> Austin, Texas
> www.ac5aa.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of R. Eric
> Sluder via TenTec
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 9:20 AM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT - Desk Microphone Switch Issue
>
> I'll second that comment. It "may" work for electronics; though I've not
> had much luck with it, but it'll leave interesting deposits that I've found
> in firearms lubed and cleaned with WD40. That evidence is enough to prompt
> me to refrain from spraying it on much anything else.
>
> Eric
> W9WLW
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jun 30, 2014, at 7:00 AM, "Frank" <frankholladay@frontier.com> wrote:
> >
> > Use care when spraying WD-40! When it dries, it makes a fine glue. I
> have made several dollars cleaning Browning semi-auto shotguns the owner
> had
> sprayed full of WD-40 and stuck the action.
> > 73,
> > Frank K4VMO
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Carling" <bcarling@cfl.rr.com>
> > To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 8:06 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT - Desk Microphone Switch Issue
> >
> >
> >> 5 !!
> >>
> >> Spray WD40
> >>
> >> Best regards - Bry Carling
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Jun 29, 2014, at 10:10 PM, K8JHR <jrichards@k8jhr.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I sometimes use a Shure 522 desk microphone with the rig.
> Unfortunately,
> mine has a squeaky switch - and I have determined it is the switch, itself,
> and not the plastic actuator button, etc.
> >>>
> >>> So... should I :
> >>>
> >>> 1) just live with it applying the old adage: if you fix something long
> enough - eventually you will break it... or
> >>>
> >>> 2) Apply a very small amount of De-Oxit or similar product to
> lubricate
> it... or
> >>>
> >>> 3) order a new switch and stop being cheap... or
> >>>
> >>> 4) Fill in the blank ____________________________ or
> >>>
> >>> 5) None of the above.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks.
> >>> --------------------------K8JHR ---------------------
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