Date:         Fri, 30 Jun 1995 16:26:00 -0400 
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From:         "david (d.) o'heare" <oheare@bnr.ca>
Subject:      re:Rich Running. 

Al said:

>Make sure the connectors are 
>bright and shiny. They're brass and you can use vinegar and salt to 
>clean em or any brass polish.
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
NO!!!  Most brass polishes contain varnishes to help keep that fresh 
clean look.  Said varnishes are notoriously poor conductors.

Yes, make them shiny.  Use a stiff brush, vinegar and salt, or a fine 
file.  Don't use emery paper -- most contain an oil lubricant, which is 
also less than perfectly conductive, and also keeps crud from 
dispersing.

YMMV, o'course, and I'm not a metallurgist, nor do I play one on TV.

Dave O'Heare
oheare@bnr.ca

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