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   bruce2bowser@gmail.com to Ian Field   
   Re: What is a "wet contactor"   
   23 Dec 17 23:47:11   
   
   Ian Field wrote:   
   > "Bob Engelhardt"  wrote in message   
   > news:p18ufl013tt@news7.newsguy.com...   
   > > An eBay listing for a electronic tachometer specifies that it's input can   
   > > be a "wet contactor".  Is there a standard meaning for "wet contactor"?   
   >   
   > In some cases it can mean mercury wetted contacts, but the term "wetted" is   
   > also used to describe when dry contacts carry sufficient current to break   
   > through any oxide or contaminants on the contact surfaces.   
      
   I wonder if Nolox can be used to increase current when applied on top of the   
   oxides its supposed to prevent.   
      
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