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[atmasphere]

Really do your level best to avoid using that stuff in the squeeze bottle. Its the sort of thing I mentioned earlier. I've seen people contaminate circuit boards by overzealous use on tube sockets. Nothing for it- the boards had to be replaced. There is a reason they instruct to wipe off excess when using it in the application notes.

 

[Michaels HiFi]

Really do your level best to avoid using that stuff in the squeeze bottle. Its the sort of thing I mentioned earlier. I've seen people contaminate circuit boards by overzealous use on tube sockets. Nothing for it- the boards had to be replaced. There is a reason they instruct to wipe off excess when using it in the application notes.

Will do. Thanks Ralph.

 

[Michaels HiFi]

Really do your level best to avoid using that stuff in the squeeze bottle. Its the sort of thing I mentioned earlier. I've seen people contaminate circuit boards by overzealous use on tube sockets. Nothing for it- the boards had to be replaced. There is a reason they instruct to wipe off excess when using it in the application notes.

Have you ever used tai-flow on the pot shafts? People seem to like it but not sure if using a drop of that would be safe.

 

[atmasphere]

Have you ever used tai-flow on the pot shafts? People seem to like it but not sure if using a drop of that would be safe.

I'm kind of conservative about these things. The shaft of a control is a mechanical thing an so long as the chemistry used isn't going to mess with the metals involved it should be just fine. The problems can start when that chemistry creeps onto the phenolic and other materials used to make up the control or switch. So you just have to be paying attention when you use such things and make sure there's no excess that can cause trouble down the road.

Good electronics are, IMO, built to last but age degrades things. So you want to give it every change to last as long as possible.

 

[Michaels HiFi]

I'm kind of conservative about these things. The shaft of a control is a mechanical thing an so long as the chemistry used isn't going to mess with the metals involved it should be just fine. The problems can start when that chemistry creeps onto the phenolic and other materials used to make up the control or switch. So you just have to be paying attention when you use such things and make sure there's no excess that can cause trouble down the road.

Good electronics are, IMO, built to last but age degrades things. So you want to give it every change to last as long as possible.

Thanks. I've found the issue I've run into usually isn't the pots/switches themselves, but rather the drying out over 80 years of the lube they used when made.

I agree with you that less is more - I like to use 2 short squirts of the cleaner - let it dry and then just two drops of the F100 lube. I use the plastic rated one as I *believe* it's more gentle than the regular stuff.