At 06:10 PM 2/21/2011, Karl Wolz wrote: >When vigorously cleaning the pins, be sure to do it gently, as the plastic >tends to be a bit brittle. A steel brush on a Dremel would be good, or better a fine sandpaper wheel or a rubber abrasive wheel/point, or a strip of fine-ish sandpaper looped around the pin -- easier to be gentle than with Scotch-Brite. Of course new ones aren't expensive. But it's very likely to be the gauge. d |
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