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NOS Tube Question

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:52 am
by Kramer
Of course you steel wool the ends of NOS resistors, right? I got my first NOS tubes a few days ago, but haven't plopped them in yet, and the pins got quite a bit of oxidation on them. Should I steel wool these? Maybe contact cleaner? What do you all use?

Thanks

- Alex

Re: NOS Tube Question

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:05 pm
by demonufo
Brasso if they're corroded. (Soft metal polish)
De-oxit if they're dirty.
In fact I use de-oxit on the sockets most of the time anyway, and push the tubes in and out a few times.