Since we brought up the subject of how well the AC receptacle grips the AC plug, let's talk about how each of us cleans those contacts.
My personal recipe is to start with Gorham Silver Polish (paste, not liquid variety) to clean the AC plug. Then I make sure to clean away the silver polish with a wet sponge/towel and then follow that up with Kontak. My feeling is that one needs to clean that oxide layer away with the polish before the full benefits of the contact cleaner is achieved.
I'll use a similar technique with tube pins. The one of word of caution with output tubes like 6550s is don't get the water in the tube base!!!
Anyone using any contact enhancers such as that from Walker, Mapleshade, etc.?
My personal recipe is to start with Gorham Silver Polish (paste, not liquid variety) to clean the AC plug. Then I make sure to clean away the silver polish with a wet sponge/towel and then follow that up with Kontak. My feeling is that one needs to clean that oxide layer away with the polish before the full benefits of the contact cleaner is achieved.
I'll use a similar technique with tube pins. The one of word of caution with output tubes like 6550s is don't get the water in the tube base!!!
Anyone using any contact enhancers such as that from Walker, Mapleshade, etc.?