Cleaning 1/4" jacks

[DCMagnuson at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/15/00 8:54:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
vampope at swbell.net writes:

> Hi Everyone -
>  
>  Here's a simple question...  :-)
>  
>  What methods do you guys use to clean 1/4" jacks?  They're not really
>  too crusty or anything, but I want to do some preventitive on them.
>  
>  I'm going the "insert the plug 50 times" route, but what else should I
>  do?  Should I use some type of cleaner?  Is there a brush or tool I
>  should use, or is that a bad idea?
>  
>  Thanks,
>  

Recently I've seen a 1/4" cleaning tool (I think it's called Conductool or 
something similar.)  It was avdvertised in the back of a keyboard or 
recording magazine.  It looks just like a 1/4" plug, and is designed to clean 
both plugs and jacks.  Never tried one, but it looks interesting

Dave Magnuson