SB-101

[Randy Kaeding]

Some people used to suggest you pull a fairly new dollar bill through the
contacts to clean them. Always worked okay for me.

Randy, K8TMK
"One of the Hams (still) at Heathkit"


-----Original Message-----
From: Heathkit Owners and Collectors List
[mailto:HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV]On Behalf Of Chuck W4MIL
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 10:32 AM
To: HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV
Subject: Re: SB-101


In a message dated 12/8/03 7:28:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, w0qni at JUNO.COM
writes:

> Take the relays out and clean them. They just un-plug and you then take
> the white caps off and use fine sand paper or a very small file to do the
> job.
>

 List members..........

May I suggest the above recommended procedure will most likely destroy the
contacts on any relay?????   I would recommend using a strip of paper with
de-ox-it and carefully pulling the soaked paper through each set of
contacts.  The
emphasis here is on "carefully".

Even minor distortions of the individual contact leaf (leaves) can result in
make-before-break (or the reverse) settings to be disturbed ---- causing
even
more headaches.

Just a suggestion!

73 de W4MIL
Chuck

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