What are you folks using when you need something to clean scratchy pots 
and flaky switches?  I used to use something called Kramolin which, 
unfortunately, is no longer available.  I've been avoiding stuff from RS 
because, in my experience, it wasn't very effective.  Any help is 
appreciated.

Steve


On 12/11/2012 22:24, Mike Duke, K5XU wrote:
> Don't toss the other power cable out yet.
>
> As someone suggested, clean both the contacts in the connector at the
> end of the cable, as well as those within the fuse blocks, and
> whatever connector or wire you have on the power supply end..
>
> My TS570 went to visit Cliff Holland with that same low output
> problem. He went through it, found nothing out of place, then asked me
> to check the voltage at the business end of my power cable. It was
> 11.7 volts, with 13.7 volts on the power supply terminals.
>
> The cleaning job, along with a similar treatment for the power supply
> terminals just in case, fixed the problem.
>
> To clean the fuse holders, I removed the fuses, blasted the holders
> with canned air, then re-inserted the fuses.
>
> Either the air, or the physical movement of the fuses did the trick.
>
> Mike Duke, K5XU
> American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
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