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   From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   Peter  wrote:   
   >I wonder if anyone might have had an opportunity to evaluate the usage of   
   >Stabilant 22A vs. DeoxIT Gold for maintaining good contact in connections?   
      
   They are totally different products for different things.   
      
   DeOxit Gold is a thing for cleaning schmutz off of gold connectors.  The   
   regular DeOxit is a thing for cleaning schmutz off all kinds of connectors.   
      
   Stabilant 22A is a thing that is conductive over a very short path but   
   rapidly drops in conductivity with distance.  It's a conductive polymer   
   with some wierd properties.  It is a good thing for connectors that are   
   becoming intermittent due to vibration, because it forms a conductive   
   film over the gaps.  If contacts are dirty, stabilant-22 will make them   
   worse.  You have to start with clean connections.   
      
   Stabilant-22 is sort of okay for dealing with worn-out connectors where   
   the plating has rubbed through and the base metal is making contact.  It   
   is a good temporary fix when you cannot replace the connectors.   
      
   >Both manufacturers claim that their product is ideal for this purpose, but   
   >the DeoxIT Gold is supplied in a much more user-friendly package, i.e. in a   
   >bottle, premixed with a brush in the cap.   
      
   They are totally unrelated products for totally different purposes, but   
   they are both very good products for their intended use.   
   --scott   
      
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