Off-subject--sort-of!

[Garey Barrell]

DC too!!

73,
Garey - K4OAH
Atlanta


At 01:59 AM 8/2/2002, multi-volti at MULTI-VOLTI.COM wrote:
>Silver oxide is conductive at VHF and higher.
>
>Murray
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "john" <johnmb at NC.RR.COM>
>To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 9:12 PM
>Subject: Re: Off-subject--sort-of!
>
>
> > If it's silver, and it's the black oxide you're concerned about , fear
>not!
> > Silver oxide is conductive!
> > 73
> > John wb5oau
> >
> >
> > At 01:16 PM 7/31/02 -0500, Fred Olsen wrote:
> > >
> > >Allen Heibeck wrote:
> > >
> > >> The vintage test equipment- Heath, Tektronix scopes,
> > >> etc,  used BNC connectors (silver-plated?) ...
> > >> What is a safe way to clean-off years of oxidation
> > >> without leaving an undesirable coating?
> > >
> > >Allen, if the BNC is "on-Heath" it's "on-topic".
> > >I've had good results cleaning precious metal connectors with Tarn-X.
> > >It's strong, and will remove any patina in addition to oxides, but it
> > >works.  Appropriate tools include cotton balls, toothbrushes, pipe
> > >cleaners (mind the wires though), toothpicks - whatever will get where
> > >you need to go.
> > >

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