The manufacturer's intended usage is, DeOxit Gold for new work and Deoxit for older work. Deoxit has a solvent that disolves contact film. Deoxit Gold protects w/o effecting conductivity. See the Caig website for a more detailed explantion of their products. I have rarely used the products myself.
Howard..K2HK
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>>Second Sending!!
>>Any answer?
>>Ruchan - TA2AH
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>>Hi,
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>>I would like to know if it is really necessary to use DeoxIt or
>>ProGold product during the K3 (or any Elecraft products) assembling
>>procedure or not?
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>>Any answer from Elecraft crew would be apreciated.
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>>73, Ruchan (TA2AH)
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> I use Deoxit or ProGold (now called DeoxitGold) on all electrical
> connections (including Schurr Profi II contacts) and am going to
> assemble my K3 with ProGold applied to all electrical
> connections. To me, it's a no-brainer.
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