Re: [Elecraft] Re: De-Oxit

2007-11-11 Thread David A. Belsley
Right, Dave, I did read the instructions. But I was wondering if anyone knew why the instructions say to wait. I guess if the carrier solution is conductive, even modestly so, it could mess up some sensitive circuits. But there may be other reasons??? best wishes, dave belsley, w1euy

Re: [Elecraft] Re: De-Oxit

2007-11-11 Thread Dave G.
a) Because the directions say "wait 2 minutes before applying power" and tha's about how long it takes to dry. And, b) I don't like applying power to anything that looks wet for any reason dmg On 11 Nov 2007 at 10:15, David A. Belsley wrote: >> Why does it need to dry before applying pow

Re: [Elecraft] Re: De-Oxit

2007-11-11 Thread David A. Belsley
Why does it need to dry before applying power? thanks, dave belsley, w1euy On Nov 11, 2007, at 12:50 AM, Dave G. wrote: De-Oxit Gold for Gold xcontacts De-Oxit regular for Tin/Lead/etc contacts I use both. Just be sure to let it dry before re-applying power. On 11 Nov 2007 at 0:39, [EMAIL

Re: [Elecraft] Re: De-Oxit

2007-11-11 Thread Samuel Strongin
I've been using pro gold for years as well as de-oxit both are highly recomended for all connections. 73 kf4yox - Original Message - From: "Dave G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 12:50 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Re: De-Oxit

[Elecraft] Re: De-Oxit

2007-11-10 Thread Dave G.
De-Oxit Gold for Gold xcontacts De-Oxit regular for Tin/Lead/etc contacts I use both. Just be sure to let it dry before re-applying power. On 11 Nov 2007 at 0:39, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I know this topic has come up before, but is anyone actually using >> DeoxIT Gold - Dave G, KK7SS '65 MK