[rescue] newest rescue (failure/success/failure)

[Dave McGuire]

On 02/06/2016 03:46 PM, John Hudak wrote:
> yes, my thinking exactly.  Not knowing the pedigree of the machine, I'd
> approach it as a restoration project.
> 
> Remove everything, through cleaning.
> I rely on cleaning contacts on boards/connectors/switches with a product
> called Deoxit. IMHO, simply the best.
> http://www.caig.com/
> 
> I little mechanical effort on accessible contacts (e.g. red ruby eraser and
> alcohol) + deoxit contact preserver works wonders as well.

  Deoxit is the mainstay of the metrology world.  There are cans of it
EVERYWHERE in NIST labs.  It's good stuff.

> Spray inaccessable places.

  Words to live by, in all walks of life. ;)

              -Dave

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA