[Robotgroup] Cleaning up contacts on a Rockman X100?

[Eric Lundquist]

Why not use traditional electronic contact cleaner?
- Eric



On 2/19/08, Vern Graner <vern at txis.com> wrote:
>
> In the days of Yore, Tom Scholz of "Boston" fame created a device called
> the "Rockman":
>
> http://www.superpage.com/riffs/desc_rockman.html
>
> One small issue is the design uses "slide" switches to change settings.
> Because of the age of the device, these switches tend to get "gummy" and
> require some "wiggling" in some cases to get them to change or stay in a
> selected mode (not to mention they're noisy).
>
> In the days of my youth I would have probably sprayed some "Blue Shower"
> cleaner into the switches and exercised them to clean them up. However,
> it seems that "Blue Shower" causes cancer in newts or some such and has
> been removed from the market by the EPA or the CIA or something. :)
>
> So, the question is, does anyone have any ideas on how to restore the
> switches to functionality on this vintage unit w/o damaging or
> destroying it? :)
>
> Vern
>
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