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How to clean connectors?

post #1 of 9
11/26/06 at 12:04am
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I'm tryingt o find a good way to clean connectors of all sorts, Optical connectors, banana plugs, coax, interconnects, etc etc. I thought it would be a good subject to bring since theres dust and dirt in every house hold settling on our stereo equipments and slowly decreasing efficiency of the product
Thanks.
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post #2 of 9
11/26/06 at 12:24am
Not sure about optical connections, but Caig's Pro Gold or Deoxit works great on metal ones.
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post #3 of 9
11/26/06 at 2:33pm
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Originally Posted by jpr703 View Post
Not sure about optical connections, but Caig's Pro Gold or Deoxit works great on metal ones.
I agree. But you can't just spray it on, you need to rub it around with the proper brushes (or just plug and unplug a few times while both parts are wet).
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post #4 of 9
11/26/06 at 4:43pm
I don't really care for sprays either. I buy the little bottle of liquid with the brush. Foam Q-tips (the kind ladies use to apply make-up) also work great if a little extra elbow-grease is needed.
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post #5 of 9
11/26/06 at 8:41pm
I use vodka.
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post #6 of 9
11/26/06 at 10:00pm
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I use vodka.
. I Use alcohol and q-tips to clean a cheapo connector for my PS2... Well... it worked. The picture on the TV was much clearer than before with the dirty oxidized contacts! Don't know if its safe though. i couldn't reach inside the whole of the female connector with the q-tip though.
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post #7 of 9
11/27/06 at 3:17am

Cleaning Connectors

I do not have any ideas on optical connection cleaning. For other connectors I use the following products with great success and enjoyment. First, for cleaning, I use 99% alcohol or Caig Deoxit. Second, I used a metal polish either Flitz or Simichrome with a dremel tool(this can remove gold plating on connectors don't do it if you want to avoid removing the gold plating). Third, I clean off any remnants of the polish with alcohol . Finally, I apply the Quicksilver gold contact enhancer. I have tried Walkers' Extreme SST but I like the Quicksilver gold better.

I have found that this treatment practice works well with AC plugs, interconnects, speaker wire and fuse ends.

I am only interested in dramatic changes and these steps have provided a dramatic change.

YMMV

Check out this thread:www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=196464
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post #8 of 9
11/27/06 at 1:52pm
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I use vodka.
Vodka contains sugar and that's not a good thing. Try using clean alcohol next time, like cleaning alcohol - Ethanol etc.
The sugar will make it oxidize even faster next time.
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post #9 of 9
11/8/07 at 3:28pm
The results of Deoxit is very dramatic when I first applied to all my tube amp socket, how often should I do it again?
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