When I was in the army, a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, I used to clean the contact points on our radios with a pencil eraser. The foil from a cigarette pack works well too if you can get it in the small space where needed. Jim (lucky they never threw me in federal prison for being stubborn) et al 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. *************************************************************************** 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 - 19:14:00 PDT
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