All this discussion has made me think of a product often used in model railroading:
'Rail-Zip' (http://zap.supergluecorp.com/pt23.html) You can get it in a hobby shop that sells train stuff. It does work pretty well for cleaning metal and keeping it clean (well, not visibly clean, but conductive at least). Many people have advanced theories about it, and of course the company isn't saying anything. It's a reddish oil. It's designed to leave a film and most theories say that this film is conductive. How an oil can be conductive I'm not sure! But I will say the track does seem to get dirty, with a black oily residue, but conductivity is still excellent. Incidentally Wahl hair clipper oil is also recommended and seems to work the same. 'Course the difference here is that you have a MOVING contact with some weight behind it - it can push a thin enough film out of the way. That said I'm personally going with a "scorched Earth" policy, leaving NOTHING on my rails - I clean it with 99% isopropyl alcohol for regular cleaning, lacquer thinner or acetone for heavy cleaning, then I leave it bare. I do not want a sticky film to gather dust and dirt. And regarding speaker cables, I'm with Sean and use tinned ends, no banana clips or spades. -- Mark Lanctot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30135 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
