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rich67vw

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Cleaning old dirty connectors
« on: March 21, 2015, 09:47:23 pm »

Instead of fine sandpaper or a wire brush wheel on a Dremel, a dunk in little vinegar with a dash of table salt seems to clean connectors up nice. Rince off with some clean water, and dry off!

Tempting to use that solution to be used as a lovely salad dressing after use, must be chock full of minerals, but not gonna try ^banana=
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Re: Cleaning old dirty connectors
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2015, 10:26:34 pm »

Vinegar/water solution works great for removing rust from all sorts of parts. I never thought of using it for electrical conductors.
Great information!!
Have you tried it w/o adding salt?
How long does it typically take to work?
Does it require any mechanical intervention?
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Re: Cleaning old dirty connectors
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2015, 11:46:50 am »

Good ole acetic acid +hug

hmmm...clean contacts and a tasty dressing dance$#

Grandma was right (bow\, put that $#!t on everything!
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Re: Cleaning old dirty connectors
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2015, 05:33:46 pm »

"It's a floor wax!" "No, it's a desert topping!"

SNL, middle 70's
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