Folks, advice if you please - When attempting to clean out pots,
switches, etc., is De-Oxit noticeably better than other similar
products, or would a Radio Shack (for example) product work roughly as
well? Any precautions necessary to protect equipment? I have an
MFJ-1026 Noise Canceller, works gangbusters, but has those scratchy
pots that I'd like to try cleaning before I have to perform surgery.

What sort of shops will carry De-Oxit be acquired locally? I am in
the "Big City" (SF Bay Area).

I welcome and appreciate responses.

Thanks,
Bruce Jensen

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bpnjensen wrote:
Folks, advice if you please - When attempting to clean out pots,
switches, etc., is De-Oxit noticeably better than other similar
products, or would a Radio Shack (for example) product work roughly as
well? Any precautions necessary to protect equipment? I have an
MFJ-1026 Noise Canceller, works gangbusters, but has those scratchy
pots that I'd like to try cleaning before I have to perform surgery.

A lot of the RS products are just solvent or lubricant. De-Oxit (R5)
really removes surface corrosion and improved conductivity. Given the
choice I'd try it first.

What sort of shops will carry De-Oxit be acquired locally? I am in
the "Big City" (SF Bay Area).

I'm from Nieuw Yawk, but off hand the place to look might be Fry's.

bpnjensen wrote:

Folks, advice if you please - When attempting to clean out pots,
switches, etc., is De-Oxit noticeably better than other similar
products, or would a Radio Shack (for example) product work roughly as
well? Any precautions necessary to protect equipment? I have an
MFJ-1026 Noise Canceller, works gangbusters, but has those scratchy
pots that I'd like to try cleaning before I have to perform surgery.

What sort of shops will carry De-Oxit be acquired locally? I am in
the "Big City" (SF Bay Area).

I welcome and appreciate responses.

I'd call around and check and see if anyone carries De-Oxit, or any of the other
fine Caig products.

By all accounts they are the best, and I've been using their stuff here
exclusively for years.

If not available locally, you can always place an order:

http://www.caig.com/

dxAce

bpnjensen wrote:

Folks, advice if you please - When attempting to clean out pots,
switches, etc., is De-Oxit noticeably better than other similar
products, or would a Radio Shack (for example) product work roughly as
well? Any precautions necessary to protect equipment? I have an
MFJ-1026 Noise Canceller, works gangbusters, but has those scratchy
pots that I'd like to try cleaning before I have to perform surgery.

What sort of shops will carry De-Oxit be acquired locally? I am in
the "Big City" (SF Bay Area).

I welcome and appreciate responses.

Thanks,
Bruce Jensen

Deoxit and other Caig products work very well, and the results last. Don't think I've ever read a bad remark about them.

Other products I've tried have given temporary results, or worse, caused damage.

It's several years since I tried others - so it's possible they've improved - but it's easier to just make sure I keep stuff I know works in stock.

I mail order it through Caig.

bpnjensen wrote:

Folks, advice if you please - When attempting to clean out pots,
switches, etc., is De-Oxit noticeably better than other similar
products, or would a Radio Shack (for example) product work roughly as
well? Any precautions necessary to protect equipment? I have an
MFJ-1026 Noise Canceller, works gangbusters, but has those scratchy
pots that I'd like to try cleaning before I have to perform surgery.

What sort of shops will carry De-Oxit be acquired locally? I am in
the "Big City" (SF Bay Area).

I welcome and appreciate responses.

Thanks,
Bruce Jensen
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Folks, advice if you please - When attempting to clean out pots,
switches, etc., is De-Oxit noticeably better than other similar
products, or would a Radio Shack (for example) product work roughly as
well? Any precautions necessary to protect equipment? I have an
MFJ-1026 Noise Canceller, works gangbusters, but has those scratchy
pots that I'd like to try cleaning before I have to perform surgery.

What sort of shops will carry De-Oxit be acquired locally? I am in
the "Big City" (SF Bay Area).

I welcome and appreciate responses.

Thanks,
Bruce Jensen

I've used several cans of De-oxit over the years and I think it's a good
product. I'm not sure it's all that much better than the Radio Shack
cleaner (If RS still sells the stuff). Some guys at radio phono newsgroup
are more enthusiastic about De-oxit. You might be interested in a
deja/google search of de-oxit in rec.antiques.radio+phono.

I've experimented with some of the less expensive electrical
cleaners/lubricants I see in the home centers. One of them is CRC 2-26.
I've had contact trouble on the bandswitch on my SX-62. It has something
like a dozen seperate wafers! Anyway, a de-oxit treatment would last a
couple of weeks or so. I tried the CRC 2-26 and it worked perfectly for at
least a couple of months. When it did get touchy, rotating the switch back
and forth restored normal operation. I haven't used this on a pot yet and I
have some reservations. This stuff leaves a much olier residue than
De-oxit. I don't know if that's a problem or not. The upside is that
almost half the money buys almost twice the product compared to De-oxit.

Some of those electrical cleaner solvents are really nasty. I had a can of
some other CRC product which had a very active solvent. It stank to high
heaven and would, I'm sure, blow a hole through the side of a polystyrene
radio case in about 15 seconds. Tiny droplets would strip paint down to the
bare metal. I loved that stuff.

As far a precautions go, most of the contact cleaners/lubricants will
indicate if they are safe on plastics. Most of them are, but if you have
any concerns, you could put a bit of cleaner on an out of sight area, and
see how it reacts. Most of them use some sort of kerosene weight oil as a
solvent and are pretty safe on plastics and paint. Be sure to let all the
solvent dry out, especially on AC powered equipment.

Frank Dresser

DeoxIT works on the ANC-4 pots that go scratchy, and lasts a couple
of years at least.

It does change the feel of the pot temporarily, from instantly free
turning, to sluggish after a day, and then it fades back to free
turning. I don't know what goes on inside during this.

You have to use spray-on on pots because there's only the tiny access
hole. The brush-on vial is more useful in general, for all those
rf and audio connectors that never have worked right. It does a great
job making them trouble free.

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=341-215 brush
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=341-200 spray

and there are other applicators and sizes too. The brush vial lasts a long
time, even though it's tiny.
--
Ron Hardin


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bpnjensen wrote:
Folks, advice if you please - When attempting to clean out pots,
switches, etc., is De-Oxit noticeably better than other similar
products, or would a Radio Shack (for example) product work roughly as
well? Any precautions necessary to protect equipment? I have an
MFJ-1026 Noise Canceller, works gangbusters, but has those scratchy
pots that I'd like to try cleaning before I have to perform surgery.

What sort of shops will carry De-Oxit be acquired locally? I am in
the "Big City" (SF Bay Area).

If you go to the Caig web site, they recommend their CaiLube product
for that.

They also have a distributor list there. MCM and
another outfit (Jameco)? do sell the line by mailorder.

Mark Zenier Washington State resident

I use De-oxit for the same exact purpose - scratchy pots on an MFJ 1026. A
couple of short bursts and some twiddling of the knobs and the scratchiness
will stay away for 3-4 months before I have to re-apply. I've never used
anything else because the De-oxit works so well. Personally, I ordered from
their website.

Good luck!

--


*John Beattie*



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Folks, advice if you please - When attempting to clean out pots,
switches, etc., is De-Oxit noticeably better than other similar
products, or would a Radio Shack (for example) product work roughly as
well? Any precautions necessary to protect equipment? I have an
MFJ-1026 Noise Canceller, works gangbusters, but has those scratchy
pots that I'd like to try cleaning before I have to perform surgery.

What sort of shops will carry De-Oxit be acquired locally? I am in
the "Big City" (SF Bay Area).

I welcome and appreciate responses.

Thanks,
Bruce Jensen

To John and all - thanks for this great advice - just what I needed!

Bruce Jensen
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"John Beattie" wrote in message hlink.net...
I use De-oxit for the same exact purpose - scratchy pots on an MFJ 1026. A
couple of short bursts and some twiddling of the knobs and the scratchiness
will stay away for 3-4 months before I have to re-apply. I've never used
anything else because the De-oxit works so well. Personally, I ordered from
their website.

Good luck!

--


*John Beattie*



"bpnjensen" wrote in message
om...
Folks, advice if you please - When attempting to clean out pots,
switches, etc., is De-Oxit noticeably better than other similar
products, or would a Radio Shack (for example) product work roughly as
well? Any precautions necessary to protect equipment? I have an
MFJ-1026 Noise Canceller, works gangbusters, but has those scratchy
pots that I'd like to try cleaning before I have to perform surgery.

What sort of shops will carry De-Oxit be acquired locally? I am in
the "Big City" (SF Bay Area).

I welcome and appreciate responses.

Thanks,
Bruce Jensen