Posted by Bob Nielsen on 03/17/07 19:21

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.

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