[Coco] Gold Plating the Tin Card Edge Fingers of Old Coco

[Frank Pittel]

Kip,

It doesn't short out contacts, pots, etc and is safe for use without worry.
The term microconductor comes from Craig labs (maker of DeoxIt) and they explain
it better then I can. :-)

The Other Frank


On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 01:08:38AM -0400, Kip Koon wrote:
> Frank,
> What does "microconductor" really mean?  Will it short out contacts?  It
> must not or it wouldn't be used.  DeoxIt sounds very interesting!  I will
> look into it.
> Kip
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On
> Behalf Of Frank Pittel
> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 10:16 AM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Gold Plating the Tin Card Edge Fingers of Old Coco
> 
> When using the DeoxIT don't put mineral oil on the connectors.
> 
> The DeoxIT gold is an oil and will protect the contacts from oxidation. It
> also acts as a micro conductor that helps improve the connectivity.
> 
> The Other Frank
> 
> 
> On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 10:51:03PM -0500, Melanie and John Mark Mobley
> wrote:
> > Use DeoxIT Gold G5 and DeoxIT D5 to clean the connectors.
> > 
> > Then use some mineral oil to coat the connectors.
> > 
> > The mineral oil will protect the surface from oxidizing.
> > 
> > You can apply the mineral oil with a Q-tip.
> > 
> > Keep mineral oil away from rubber.
> > 
> > I tried mineral oil once on a USB cable and I think it fixed/improved 
> > a problem I was having.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > John Mark Mobley
> > 
> >  
> > 
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