21 Jun
2007
21 Jun
'07
3:57 p.m.
The wisdom of using this stuff was being discussed on another mailing
list, so I thought I'd see what people knew about it. I suspect it is
similar to this:
http://www.stabilant.com/techt20h.htm
There seems to be almost nothing on the web about what the Caig stuff
actually is. Materials safety data sheet lists ingredients as 'trade secret'
Reasonable discussion of the Stabilant stuff in patent #4696832
21 Jun
21 Jun
6:46 p.m.
Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org> wrote:
The wisdom of using this stuff was being discussed on
another mailing
list, so I thought I'd see what people knew about it. I suspect it is
similar to this:
http://www.stabilant.com/techt20h.htm
There seems to be almost nothing on the web about what the Caig stuff
actually is. Materials safety data sheet lists ingredients as 'trade secret'
Reasonable discussion of the Stabilant stuff in patent #4696832
For a lot of purposes I like Caig DeoxIT. It's definitely better
than the old "tuner cleaners" in terms of being more than a short-term
fix. There's a long catalog of Caig products and I don't think there
are as many actual applications as they have product variants :-).
Tim.
22 Jun
22 Jun
2:15 a.m.
On Jun 21, 2007, at 6:46 PM, Tim Shoppa wrote:
DeoxIT comes highly recommended in the metrology world as well.
I've not had any luck finding it...where do you get yours, if you
don't mind my asking?
Thanks,
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
The wisdom of
using this stuff was being discussed on another mailing
list, so I thought I'd see what people knew about it. I suspect it is
similar to this:
http://www.stabilant.com/techt20h.htm
There seems to be almost nothing on the web about what the Caig stuff
actually is. Materials safety data sheet lists ingredients as
'trade secret'
Reasonable discussion of the Stabilant stuff in patent #4696832
For a lot of purposes I like Caig DeoxIT. It's definitely better
than the old "tuner cleaners" in terms of being more than a short-term
fix. There's a long catalog of Caig products and I don't think there
are as many actual applications as they have product variants :-). 
3:02 a.m.
Dave McGuire wrote:
DeoxIT comes highly recommended in the metrology
world as well. I've
not had any luck finding it...where do you get yours, if you don't mind
my asking?
Thanks,
-Dave
Try here since you are in the US.
http://www.tubesandmore.com/
--Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
.
3:46 a.m.
On Jun 22, 2007, at 3:02 AM, woodelf wrote:
Ah-HA! Thanks!
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
DeoxIT comes
highly recommended in the metrology world as well.
I've not had any luck finding it...where do you get yours, if you
don't mind my asking?
Try here since you are in the US.
http://www.tubesandmore.com/
5:20 a.m.
Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
On Jun 21, 2007, at 6:46 PM, Tim Shoppa wrote:
My last batch I got from Antique Electronic Supply, on the web at
http://www.tubesandmore.com/
The past few years I've been a good enough customer of theirs that
they sent me some chocolate vacuum tubes at Christmas time :-).
Tim.
For a lot of purposes I like Caig DeoxIT.
It's definitely better
than the old "tuner cleaners" in terms of being more than a short-term
fix. There's a long catalog of Caig products and I don't think there
are as many actual applications as they have product variants :-).
DeoxIT comes highly recommended in the metrology world as well.
I've not had any luck finding it...where do you get yours, if you
don't mind my asking?
1:17 p.m.
On Jun 22, 2007, at 5:20 AM, Tim Shoppa wrote:
My last batch I got from Antique Electronic Supply, on the web at
http://www.tubesandmore.com/
Excellent. I've found it on their website and will be placing an
order shortly. Thanks!
For a lot of purposes I like Caig DeoxIT. It's
definitely better
than the old "tuner cleaners" in terms of being more than a short-
term
fix. There's a long catalog of Caig products and I don't think there
are as many actual applications as they have product variants :-).
DeoxIT comes highly recommended in the metrology world as well.
I've not had any luck finding it...where do you get yours, if you
don't mind my asking? The past few years I've been a good enough
customer of theirs that
they sent me some chocolate vacuum tubes at Christmas time :-).
:-)
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
2:28 p.m.
Tim Shoppa wrote:
My last batch I got from Antique Electronic Supply, on
the web at
http://www.tubesandmore.com/
The past few years I've been a good enough customer of theirs that
they sent me some chocolate vacuum tubes at Christmas time :-).
So what have you been buying? I only need a order every other year.
Tim.
4:33 p.m.
woodelf wrote:
Tim Shoppa wrote:
You can also get all the Caig products directly from their web store at:
http://store.caig.com/
My last batch I got from Antique Electronic
Supply, on the web at
http://www.tubesandmore.com/
The past few years I've been a good enough customer of theirs that
they sent me some chocolate vacuum tubes at Christmas time :-).
So what have you been buying? I only need a order every other year.
Tim.
4:52 p.m.
On 22 Jun 2007 at 13:33, Don North wrote:
You can also get all the Caig products directly from
their web store at:
http://store.caig.com/
Does any of this stuff work on carbon potentiometers (AKA Volume
Control Cleaner)?
Cheers,
Chuck
6 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 22 Jun 2007 at 13:33, Don North wrote:
Carbon pots are cheap -- replace them if you can instead is my thought.
You can also get all the Caig products directly
from their web store at:
http://store.caig.com/
Does any of this stuff work on carbon potentiometers (AKA Volume
Control Cleaner)? Cheers,
Chuck
.
9:06 p.m.
From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at
sydex.com>
On 22 Jun 2007 at 13:33, Don North wrote:
Hi Chuck
DC#4 works on volume pots, so long as the carbon hasn't been completely
removed. I've used it for that as well.
Dwight
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You can also get all the Caig products directly
from their web store at:
http://store.caig.com/
Does any of this stuff work on carbon potentiometers (AKA Volume
Control Cleaner)?
Cheers,
Chuck
12:56 a.m.
On Thursday 21 June 2007 12:57, Al Kossow wrote:
The wisdom of using this stuff was being discussed on
another mailing
list, so I thought I'd see what people knew about it. I suspect it is
similar to this:
http://www.stabilant.com/techt20h.htm
There seems to be almost nothing on the web about what the Caig stuff
actually is. Materials safety data sheet lists ingredients as 'trade
secret'
Reasonable discussion of the Stabilant stuff in patent #4696832
I've used it for years on PDP-8/x, PDP-11/xx, Lisa, etc. systems I've restored
with excellent results. I wouldn't think of restoring a system that had
plugable modules without it... IIRC, I first found out about it from space
and military related equipment that used it for long-term (as in 10-20 years)
reliable computer module/board contacts.
Regards,
Lyle
--
Lyle Bickley
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
Mountain View, CA
http://bickleywest.com
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
12:57 p.m.
At 12:57 PM -0700 6/21/07, Al Kossow wrote:
The wisdom of using this stuff was being discussed on
another mailing
list, so I thought I'd see what people knew about it. I suspect it is
similar to this:
http://www.stabilant.com/techt20h.htm
There seems to be almost nothing on the web about what the Caig stuff
actually is. Materials safety data sheet lists ingredients as 'trade secret'
Reasonable discussion of the Stabilant stuff in patent #4696832
In my quest for more reliable repairs I have been using Dow Corning
#4 Electrical Insultating Compound for a number of years on all our
high current (>1A) plugs and sockets. I find that it reduces or
eliminates corrosion, plus it also reduces contact resistance and a
connector that was warm to the touch is now cool.
Not very expensive either...
John :-#)#
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Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, VideoGames)
www.flippers.com
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3:31 p.m.
Al Kossow wrote:
The wisdom of using this stuff was being discussed on
another mailing
list, so I thought I'd see what people knew about it. I suspect it is
similar to this:
http://www.stabilant.com/techt20h.htm
There seems to be almost nothing on the web about what the Caig stuff
actually is. Materials safety data sheet lists ingredients as
'trade secret'
I've been using DeoxIT in combination with Nyogel 759G for several
years now. Ohio Scientific systems with tin-pin "fatherboards" go
from flakey, requiring board wiggling before each power
up and hanging
on a regular basis, to rock solid. I use it on my S-100 boxes as
well.
It makes board insertion and removal much easier and seems to improve
stability.
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