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Posted by oasysco on August 4, 2007, 7:07 pm
> oasysco wrote:
> > Over time it acts more like tacky glue than lubricant and cleaner. Had
> > to dismantle my starter switch to clean it and try to rectify an
> > intermittent hard-start issue.
>
> > My prev course of action was to spray electrical contact cleaner in
> > there - and it helped for a short time then the problem was right
> > back.
>
> > That contact cleaner had gummed up and had the consistency of oily
> > sludge. I had to soak springs in gasoline to get the yellowed crud off
> > and wipe down every part as well as scotch brite the copper contacts.
> > I used bulb grease to lube the parts.
>
> > Of course, I didn't have to dismantle the switch with the contact
> > cleaner spray, which is why I did it in the first place.
>
> > Maybe there is some better stuff out like perhap that (and I won't get
> > the name right) Kagel Gold - stuff they use on vintage amplifiers to
> > lub pots and such.
>
> > Is there a contact cleaner spray that you can count on?
>
> Are you sure that the contact cleaner is the problem? If you have had
> to clean repeatedly then you're getting some kind of crud in there. Any
> contact cleaner, no matter how good, can only move the crud around, you
> need to disassemble and swab to get it _out_.
No, the crud was the contact cleaner residue; otherwise all I needed
to do was lightly buff the electrical contacts.
Greg
>
> Better to find out where the crud is coming from and fix it.
>
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