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::>I have a scope and one channel has poor connections on the Volts/Div
:>switch.
:> What product would you use to clean the contacts on the wafer switch?
:> MikeK
:> PS. I've been dealing with it to long, time to fix it!
:>
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:I gave mine a dose of "CO contact cleaner" and worked the switch back &
:forth a heap of times, better but not perfect.
:
:Years ago there used to be stuff called "microscrub" for cleaning telecoms
:relay contacts but I havent seen it anywhere for years. There was also slips
f pink paper looking material impregnated with solvents & a lubricant that
:was used for cleaning instrument contacts but again I have not seen this in
:catalogues for many years. Not much help hey!
:
Microscrub was a 3M product if I recall correctly. It was boomed up as the
wonder non-destructive contact cleaner for telecoms relays but in Australia its
use was discontinued in the mid 70's due to the fact that it deposited small
particles of debris on the contacts to insulate them. Telecom Aust thereafter
recommended only using the traditional flat metal spring type contact burnishing
tool. The metal blades could not contain abrasive materials such as carborundum
or diamond dust either.
I've still got a couple in my tool collection.