I'll be watching this as well. Bought some R S spray recently and perhaps it is mouthwash - doesn't vlean pots or contacts very well! Pat, K9JAUAt 10:40 AM 12/12/2012, you wrote: >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 > > > > > >