Re: Northstar problems

For what it's worth, I absolutely disagree with the advice to put any kind of grease on the S-100 contact pins. Keep in mind that if you screw up the S-100 connectors on the motherboard ..... well, you can probably figure out the consequences.


Richard A. Cini wrote:
On 10/10/09 10:44 AM, in article
e26c7105-6cc0-4d6c-83e2-c2f33dce1e43@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jack
Rubin" <jack.rubin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Pull the chips and put a drop of Caig DeOxit on each socket hole.
DeOxit is available in a small bottle with a fine tip applicator so
this really isn't too bad a job - I just run it down each side of the
socket and it wicks into the contact cavities. Replacing the chips
applies it to the chip legs. While you have the card out, put a _very_
light coat of NyLube or Dow #4 dielectric grease on the contact
fingers and try it out. Worst case, you'll be able to get the card out
more easily for further work!

Jack

Jack --

Thanks! I found DeOxit at Parts-Express but I'm still looking for the
other. I see that Caig has a "fader lube" which to me looks like the old
lubricated tuner cleaner. Would that work? Mouser, MCM, Newark and Digi-Key
don't have Dow #4 or NyLube. Any ideas before I start scouring the Net for
it?

Rich

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