If you can get to all of it, a pencil
eraser actually works pretty well. It would be tougher to get
around the base, though.
On 02/22/2013 02:52 PM, Daniel Koller wrote:
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Good point! ?I wasn't really
thinking. ?They likely are mostly silver since they
tarnished black. ?Nickel will probably go greenish (or
perhaps that's from the copper underneath that oxidize on a
couple connectors I have).
If the concern
with the Tarnex is removing it, at least on the adaptors I
can sonicate them in warm water and that should be effective
in removing the solution after a couple?rinses.
Dan
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Subject:
Re: [TekScopes] Cleaning nickel-plated adapters and
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Hi Dan. On all the TE I have, the
connectors appear to be Silver plated. You could (!) carefully clean them
with "Tarnex" liquid. Then
clean off that stuff with Windex, etc.
Most of the time, I simply
give then a quick brushing with a
stainless steel detail brush, which looks
like a toothbrush.
ron
N4UE?
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From: Daniel Koller
To: TekScopes
Sent: Fri, Feb 22, 2013 3:33 pm
Subject: [TekScopes] Cleaning nickel-plated
adapters and input connectors? Magic formula?
?
Hi folks,
? I am sure this
has been asked before, so please point
me to the correct links if so. ?A
quick search of the archives didn't
find anything easily.
? How does one
clean t he nickel-plated adapters and
input connectors of old scopes? ?I am
thinking of two situations here. ?The
first is the BNC or UHF connectors on
the panels of the scopes, that cannot
be easily removed. ?The second case is
things like BNC T's and BNC to UHF
adapters and the like which are small
and can be completely dipped in some
cleaning solution.
? I have a number of
adapters and connectors where the
nickel is getting black, and they
are filthy. ?I would Ideally like to
deoxidize them so they come out
shiny and new. ?Some sort of
chemical dip or a series of washes
would be preferred, where I can keep
the amount of physical scrubbing
required to a minimum. ?I envision
perhaps scrubbing once with a
toothbrush (maybe with tooth
paste?),?wrinsing?in an
ultrasonic bath,
then dipping them in some magic
formula that shines them up.
?Connectors on the scope would have
to be brushed and washed in-situ.
?
The question is, what is the magic
formula?
?
Thanks.
?
Dan
