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In Reply to: RE: Regarding deoxIT application... posted by Bill Thomas on October 22, 2009 at 09:46:34
"My current "regimen" for using deoxIT goes this way:
For miniature tube sockets, I first clean each pin.."
A- are you referring to the pins in the socket which means that the socket is a male ? (I dont own a Fisher yet but will one day)
".. using common naphtha (lighter fluid).."
B-are you referring to the fuel used in lighters ?
".. and then, using a "junk" tube, I insert the tube into the socket and give it a circular motion around the pins. Remove the tube, spritz the contacts with a bit more naphtha and allow it to evaporate..."
C- by 'contacts' which part of the socket or tube are you referring to?
"Once the socket is dry, I squirt deoxIT into each pin of the socket and allow it a few minutes to de-oxidize the contacts. "
D- the socket is the Female if I understand correctly as standard so
by 'pin' here are you referring to the each tiny tunnel of the socket or the pin in the socket which make the socket a Male?
Once again, I use the junk tube to "cut through" any remaining "grunge" and give it a few more minutes of de-oxidation time. (The time interval is not that critical here. It can be allowed to remain overnight, if necessary.
Now, clean the socket pins once again using the naphtha to remove as much of the deoxIT as possible.
E - So by 'socket pins' do I understand that the socket is a Male with pins inside which answers most of my queries?
I am not very familier therefor I need to ask. The tubes used in my AR pre-amp has pins which plug into sockets which are female.
The back of my AR pre-Amp has sockets which have pins which make them Male and where my XLR connector which are female plug into.
Thank you for enlightening us with very detailed description.
Cheers!
baguadao
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