[sdiy] Rusting Probem

[Ian Fritz]

At 04:15 PM 8/5/2007, Tim Parkhurst wrote:
>On 8/5/07, Lewis Bupp <lbuppii at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Guys. I have a friend that plays music on a cruise ship. Everytiime he
> > comes back from a cruise, I service his gear. The power jacks on his pedals
> > rust everytime he goes out ( the salt and humidity). I clean them and
> > occassionally replace them. Have any of you experienced the same rusting
> > issues? Any products out there or good quality connectors that will at 
> least
> > slow this dow? I am replacing the power jack on his Yamaha pedal for 
> the 2nd
> > time in a year and a half. Any thoughts?
> >
> > Big Lou
> >
>
>In the Preventative Maintenance Department: shoot a little WD-40 on a
>soft rag and wipe it over the jacks and other exposed metal. Maybe
>even put a little WD-40 on a q-tip and run that inside the jacks.
>WD-40 is a so-so lubricant, but it's GREAT at displacing water and
>preventing rust. Your customer might also want to consider hunting
>down some of those silica gel dessicant packages (the ones that say
>"do not eat") and taping a few inside each machine. Oh, and cover the
>gear when not in use to limit condensation.

Along the same line, look for something like this, which made for your problem:
http://www.boeshield.com/index.htm
The machinists I know would never use WD40 for this problem.

   Ian