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bpnjensen wrote:
Folks, advice if you please - When attempting to clean out pots,
switches, etc., is De-Oxit noticeably better than other similar
products, or would a Radio Shack (for example) product work roughly as
well? Any precautions necessary to protect equipment? I have an
MFJ-1026 Noise Canceller, works gangbusters, but has those scratchy
pots that I'd like to try cleaning before I have to perform surgery.

A lot of the RS products are just solvent or lubricant. De-Oxit (R5)
really removes surface corrosion and improved conductivity. Given the
choice I'd try it first.

What sort of shops will carry De-Oxit be acquired locally? I am in
the "Big City" (SF Bay Area).

I'm from Nieuw Yawk, but off hand the place to look might be Fry's.