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In Reply to: I soak them in Tarn-X for a few minutes posted by nightdoggy on February 24, 2007 at 15:00:20:
I use Tarn-X too. I almost posted before you, but I got cold feet. Why?If the pins are unplated steel (as many miniature pins are), Tarn-X does exactly nothing.
If the pins are tin plated, Tarn-X works a treat, but you have to be effing careful. If the pins are not in the stuff long enough, there's still a lot of krud on them, which is now impregnated with Tarn-X. If you leave them in there a little too long, it will eat the tin plating right off the wee beasties!
So-o, Tarn-X is rilly kewl stuff, but it it is incredibly active chemically, meant for nearly pure silver (they tell you on the bottle not to use it on tin, brass, anything else that contains base nonferrous metals), so if using it on this stuff, you got to be super aware as the operator. Also, as you said, rinse in very soapy very hot water very thoroughly. It's been verified by guys more certified than me that it's electrically idiosyncratic. It will screw with your signal.
I still use it, mind you. In the right circumstance, it's miraculous.
Aloha,
Poinz
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Follow Ups
- Me too, but be careful! - Poindexter 19:34:16 02/24/07 (1)
- Actually usually for me it is a quick dip - nightdoggy 20:15:00 02/24/07 (0)
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