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Posted by Bill Vermillion on 03/18/07 23:35
In article <panov25tt09070l9fjjmfdbl2412n99gsq@4ax.com>,
MassiveProng <MasiveProng@yourhiney.org> wrote:
>On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:21:40 -0700, Bob Nielsen <bob@nowhere.net> Gave
>us:
>
>>MassiveProng wrote:
>>> On 16 Mar 2007 21:21:04 -0700, "shaq" <shaqtopz@aol.com> Gave us:
>>>
>>>> On Mar 16, 9:25 am, b...@wjv.com (Bill Vermillion) wrote:
>>>>> In article <mn.4ad67d73efdd7415.1...@nobody.invalid>,
>>>>> Gene E. Bloch <hamburger@NOT_SPAM.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 3/09/2007, Bill Jeffrey posted this:
>>>>>>>> Step away from the Monster and Acoustic Research cables! NOW!
>>>>>>>> Go towww.monoprice.comorwww.svideo.comand buy the cables
>>>>>>>> there. Generics are just as good as high priced ones. Really!
>>>>>>>> Chip
>>>>>>> Six out of six responses agree that Monster Cable and AR Cable are overhyped
>>>>>>> BS. And you know what, boys? He's going to go out and buy one of them anyway.
>>>>>>> And then come back to the group and regale us all with how wonderful they
>>>>>>> are.
>>>>>>> The BS'ers rely on the gullibility of such people - and apparently they are
>>>>>>> successful.
>>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>> I read the customer reviews and testimonials on a site for some
>>>>>> kind of paint to improve the contacts on plugs & jacks. Wish I
>>>>>> could post the link, but I didn't bookmark it, and unfortunately
>>>>>> I've forgotten it.
>>>>> I remember from the past that something called Stabilant-22 and/or
>>>>> Cramolin were recommended. The former becomes conductive when an
>>>>> electrical signal is passed through.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cramolin is a contact cleaner.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can find info on either by using Google.
>>>>>
>>>>>> Most of the people seemed to use it on the audio and video
>>>>>> connections, as I would've expected, but some people used it on
>>>>>> their power cord connectors, and they raved about the resulting
>>>>>> great improvement in the sound-stage and presence.
>>>>>> Bill Jeffrey, P. T. Barnum, and H. L. Mencken were right.
>>>>> Particulary about using it on the power connectors. That goes
>>>>> right along with the bricks on the power supply and the Tice
>>>>> clocks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bill
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com- Hide quoted text -
>>>>>
>>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>> Check out www.deoxit.com
>>>> Lots of good stuff.
>>>> Mike
>>>
>>> Yeah... great stuff... At twenty times what it is worth.
>>>
>>> You'd have to buy it in 35 gallon drums to even get close to a
>>> decent price.
>>>
>>> I have a bridge in Brooklyn, NY I'll sell you.
>>>
>>> You'd be better off with the best.
>>>
>>> http://www.ensolv.com/P_ensolv.htm
>>>
>>> Also, very expensive industry targeted media, BTW.
>>
>>An small amount will last for years, however. I bought a can of
>>Cramolin in 1987 and still have must of it after many uses. It was the
>>only thing I could find which worked on the ISA card contacts of the
>>Compaq Deskpro I had at the time.
>>
>>
>>Cramolin is no longer available; de-oxit is the replacement.
>
>
> So. I am not looking to replace something I didn't ever use with
>something I don't use.
>
> The ensolve is bromide based, which is what makes it so good.
> Better than the "cramolin replacement".
> Oh and ISA contacts? Sheesh, just get out the pencil eraser!
Not a very good solution but used far too often. The rubber
in the eraser often contains such things as sulfur which will
accellerate the oxidation.
BUT - and this is the big problem - the erasing will leave small
grooves in the contacts and since when these are inserted into the
socket these aren't making contact but are more prone to oxidation.
Erasers are about the worst thing you can use for low voltage
contacts.
One of the easiest ways is to take a piece of good paper - and bond
paper - one with rag content is best - is to fold it over the
contacts, graps with your fingers, and rub back and forth. You'll
notice a lot of dark oxide on the paper.
Works well, does not leave scratches, and does not remove any of
the clading - which is very important if the contacts were
originally plated.
>Bwuahahahaha!
Back at you.
> Sounds like Compaq picked the wrong cheap chinese replacement for a
>good brand (ie AMP) connector to use on their overtly proprietary PC
>hardware. Yeah, I know that ISA isn't proprietary, but a lot of their
>CRAP was.Thanks for the laugh though.
I always went for AMP whenever possible. A few cents more for
quality parts saves a lot of dollars in down-time and/or repair
costs.
Bill
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Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com
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