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
> >
> >
> >