Cleaning Valve Sockets

RiftAmps

ICBM said:

RiftAmps said:

I use Maplins own brand stuff, £8 a can I think.
Works just as good as Servisol but crucially it smells better 

I think it smells horrible! It’s an odd smell. I much prefer Servisol - it’s a classic oily smell like WD-40 or 3-In-1 .

The Maplin ‘label remover’ - which is an excellent general purpose strong cleaning solvent - is nice though, it smells of lemon skin.

Clearly we’ve been sniffing aerosols far too often

ecc83

If "Electrolube" is the same composition it was back in my radio tech days DO NOT use it in high voltage applications it breaks down and causes 'tracking'.

Great for pots and switches but NOT 'wave change' switches which had contacts to switch of the local oscillator for the 'Gram' function.  Replacing a 4 gang, two sided W/C switch is not for the feint hearted!

Dave.