Cleaning Toggle Switches

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If you think all contact cleaners are equal in rejuvenating a switch or pot you are wrong. I rebuild old stereo equipment if I can get one of the techs on AudioKarma to give me modern parts list. There is no telling how many good pieces of equipment have been thrown away when a channel dropped out and it was only dirty controls.


Anyhow, the switch wasn't working on my 056 and when checking it showed a resistance of 185K to 250K ohms wandering around. I took some Caig's Deoxit and after spraying and working it a few times the resistance dropped to .3 ohms. You can buy little cans at Radio Shack if whatever you are using doesn't work. It's made for this.

 
Might have to try that stuff on my old corvette and old Kaw's
electrical switches always acting goofy on them old antiques!
Thanks
gregz
 

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