cleaning contacts

[gbhsi1]

I want to clean the contacts of my interconnects & speaker cables. What can I use besides buying deox-it and other expensive hi-fi related cleansers?

 

[gbhsi1]

..Yes...I'm bored.

 

[floyd droid]

isopropanol.

 

[Dave_]

Duraglit! need to make sure you thoroughly clean off any residue though.Or isopropyl alcohol.

 

[gbhsi1]

Huh? excuse my stupidity.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Pharmacies sell isopropyl alcohol, as do Maplins and other electronics stores. You may also find the little disposable wipes designed for cleaning glasses - the kind that come in individual sachets - do the job very well. As does unplugging and replugging the connections a few times.

 

[gbhsi1]

Sorry- checked on the internet. Thanks people

 

[gbhsi1]

unplugging and replugging? how would that clean the contact..? 🙂

 

[floyd droid]

Please tell me you are on a wind up ?

 

[gbhsi1]

Me or Andrew?

 

[floyd droid]

Sorry gb,my sense of humour. What andrew is getting at is because the fit of your bananas and terminals is pretty tight,by pulling them out and in and out and shake it all about,the friction will rub a bit of the oxidisiation off,if you have any that is. But it will show as black residue if you use propyl and a cotton wool bud,bud.

 

[gbhsi1]

No need to apologise, was not sure who you were referring to. Good sense of humour though.

 

[Andrew Everard]

gbhsi1:Sorry- checked on the internet.

You don't want to go believing stuff you read on the internet...

 

[gbhsi1]

I know...especially .com websites! ...kidding 🙂

PS: spit and polish...will that not work? ha ha

 

[Anonymous]

I use both isopropyl alcohol and Brasso. Brasso is great for plug contacts, fuses, interconnects, everything really. I used it on all metals and it seems to clean a lot of gunk off. Just be careful to not get Brasso stuck in gaps such as the pins on banana plugs.

 

[gbhsi1]

Will defo give them a try 🙂

 

[Anonymous]

Andrew Everard:
gbhsi1:Sorry- checked on the internet.

You don't want to go believing stuff you read on the internet...

Very true...I dont take a damn bit of notice of anything...particularly on forums.....

 

[Andrew Everard]

Did someone say something?

 

[Anonymous]

Nope. This forum, and all of you, are just a figment of my imagination.

 

[Andrew Everard]

That's one deeply twisted imagination you've got there, boy...

 

[Anonymous]

Andrew Everard:Did someone say something?

Squeeeeeek......