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Your Experience With Contact Enhancement Products?
tmazz:
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--- Quote from: Nick B on August 23, 2021, 08:27:41 PM ---
--- Quote from: tmazz on August 23, 2021, 07:56:33 PM ---
--- Quote from: rpf on August 23, 2021, 06:56:00 PM ---I remember reading that some contact enhancers were dangerous in some locations. Possibly tube pins among other spots. IIRC amp oscillation or shorting was possible. And IIRC, Walker's Silver treatment, while good for some places, was bad for others.
Jena Labs had a good and safe contact enhancer. Don't know if they still do.
I just clean everything with DeOxit, once a year for plated materials (and wipe it dry afterwards). Unfortunately a lot of my connectors are un-plated copper (like my 6 TWL power cords :rofl: ) and require cleaning 2-3 times per year. The un-plated copper does have a more natural tonality though.
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Yes, there was a contact enhancer on the market back in the late 80s that was an oil based solution. I remember reading about people who used it too liberally on some tube sockets and the oils=d ended up sitting on top of the socket and forming a conductive bridge between adjacent pins which effectively formed a dead short between them. And when you are talking about tubes voltages that can run 200 - 400 volts or more, shorts between pins can cause quite a bit of damage. :roll:
Does this ring a bell with anyone? I remember it came in a hypodermic needle type dispenser, I I'll be damned if I can remember then name of the product.
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Years ago, there was a product called squalene oil that I’m quite sure was used for audio applications. Is that the stuff??
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I don't think so. I'll ask a couple of long time audio buddies tomorrow.
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The product I was thinking of was call, oddly enough, Tweek.
It came in a small syringe and was a real PITA to use. You only needed to apply a drop, but even a small amount of pressure on the syringe plunger cause it to dispense a squirt, which got all over the place and made a mess. the Application of too much Tweek fluid also ran the risk of it migrating and causing shorts in your equipment. I eventually ended up squirting a small amount of a Q-Tip and using that to treat 3 or 4 RCA jacks. It got to be more trouble than it was worth so I stopped using it. Soon after than it was pulled from the market
Nick B:
--- Quote from: tmazz on August 24, 2021, 09:07:20 PM ---
--- Quote from: tmazz on August 23, 2021, 08:31:46 PM ---
--- Quote from: Nick B on August 23, 2021, 08:27:41 PM ---
--- Quote from: tmazz on August 23, 2021, 07:56:33 PM ---
--- Quote from: rpf on August 23, 2021, 06:56:00 PM ---I remember reading that some contact enhancers were dangerous in some locations. Possibly tube pins among other spots. IIRC amp oscillation or shorting was possible. And IIRC, Walker's Silver treatment, while good for some places, was bad for others.
Jena Labs had a good and safe contact enhancer. Don't know if they still do.
I just clean everything with DeOxit, once a year for plated materials (and wipe it dry afterwards). Unfortunately a lot of my connectors are un-plated copper (like my 6 TWL power cords :rofl: ) and require cleaning 2-3 times per year. The un-plated copper does have a more natural tonality though.
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Yes, there was a contact enhancer on the market back in the late 80s that was an oil based solution. I remember reading about people who used it too liberally on some tube sockets and the oils=d ended up sitting on top of the socket and forming a conductive bridge between adjacent pins which effectively formed a dead short between them. And when you are talking about tubes voltages that can run 200 - 400 volts or more, shorts between pins can cause quite a bit of damage. :roll:
Does this ring a bell with anyone? I remember it came in a hypodermic needle type dispenser, I I'll be damned if I can remember then name of the product.
--- End quote ---
Years ago, there was a product called squalene oil that I’m quite sure was used for audio applications. Is that the stuff??
--- End quote ---
I don't think so. I'll ask a couple of long time audio buddies tomorrow.
--- End quote ---
The product I was thinking of was call, oddly enough, Tweek.
It came in a small syringe and was a real PITA to use. You only needed to apply a drop, but even a small amount of pressure on the syringe plunger cause it to dispense a squirt, which got all over the place and made a mess. the Application of too much Tweek fluid also ran the risk of it migrating and causing shorts in your equipment. I eventually ended up squirting a small amount of a Q-Tip and using that to treat 3 or 4 RCA jacks. It got to be more trouble than it was worth so I stopped using it. Soon after than it was pulled from the market
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I’ve searched my memory banks and that one isn’t familiar. I think the squalene was the strangest one I ever bought….
tmazz:
Here is a link to an AC thread about Tweek:
https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=4641.0
rollo:
De-Oxit and Pro Gold is all you need. Once or twice a year. Clean contacts bring out the best in the top end. Sounding bright or hard lately ? If so a cleaning is in order. Do not use too much.
charles
Nick B:
--- Quote from: tmazz on August 25, 2021, 07:56:20 AM ---Here is a link to an AC thread about Tweek:
https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=4641.0
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Wow…interesting reading…nasty stuff
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