[sdiy] Caig DeoxIT

[grant at musictechnologiesgroup.com]

Ditto. I went through the same thing a few months back. I think the
theory is that you want fader lube. The contact cleaner is for jacks and
such I guess. I bought some fader lube but before it arrived I ended up
trying some Rad Shack product that actually ended up working OK for me.
I still haven't used the fader lube.

Gb

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [sdiy] Caig DeoxIT
> From: Tom Bugs <admin at bugbrand.co.uk>
> Date: Wed, July 28, 2010 2:28 pm
> To: Synth-DIY DIY <Synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I remember people recommending Caig Deoxit sprays (or droppers etc) for 
> improving old pots etc.
> But reading through the main products I'm a bit confused and perhaps 
> smell snake oil!
> 
> The ones I'm seeing are:
> DeoxIT D5 Contact Cleaner which claims to be a 'superior cleaner, 
> enhancer and lubricant for metal electrical connections' - so maybe 
> that's not so pot orientated?
> 
> It is the DeoxIT Gold G5 spray description that sounds so hifi-buff - 
> 'to my ears, the effect is a reduction in smearing and background grunge 
> across the whole frequency spectrum'
> !!! (ok, let's not get hung up on this now.. that's not the point of my 
> question)
> 
> The S5 spray sounds like it is for harsh environments - ruling that one out
> 
> And finally F5 Faderlube - now, I'm reading that this is for conductive 
> plastic pots/faders... Mostly I'm dealing with carbon pots.
> 
> Oh confusion!
> I actually bought a spraycan of D5 and a little tube of Faderlube last 
> month for an old Powertran Delay -- I applied D5 a bit, worked it around 
> and then applied a drop or two of faderlube. It certainly seemed to 
> improve things, but I haven't had much of a check since then.
> 
> So - please help me cut through the jargon!
> - for revitalising regular pots which would you recommend or do you 
> reckon that a combination like I did before would be a good approach?
> Of course, I'll probably keep a can of D5 around for things like old 
> sockets, but... help me out on the pots issues ---- thanks!
> 
> 
> Any comments appreciated!
> Cheers,
> Tom
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