Steve Holtzman" <sh_at_actglobal.net> wrote: >> Evan Dallas wrote: > I've had the same problem, despite Garmin's specs that claim the contacts > are gold plated. If so, it must not be much more than a molecule thick! > Unfortunately, I dealt with the corrosion by scraping the contacts with a > small screwdriver -- which worked, but probably scraped what little gold > was put on the contacts in the first place. Evan, what I have done is to rub the contacts with a lead pencil. I read somewhere that the graphite can help restore the connections. What I'd really like to do though is find an easy fix that will keep the problem from getting worse. >> That's a new one on me. I had always understood that one should use the __eraser__ end of a pencil on the contacts, to clean them. The rubber eraser is a gentle abrasive. I have used this technique on battery terminals, flashlight bulbs, computer plugins, etc., and it seems to work. YMMV. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Aug 06 2002 - 18:38:11 PDT
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