RE: okay to use steel brush to polish pins?

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In Reply to: okay to use steel brush to polish pins? posted by mike1127 on April 8, 2025 at 21:48:22:

I thought I got most of the corrosion off with the steel brush, but I got a Dremel with a brash brush attachment and worked on the pins, and they got really shiny. Quite a difference. I think it was true polishing. I'm not sure if this will make a difference to the electrical contact.

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Topic - okay to use steel brush to polish pins? - mike1127 21:48:22 04/08/25 (3)

RE: okay to use steel brush to polish pins? - mike1127 16:50:05 04/12/25 (0)

A cheap solution - Byrd69 06:45:07 04/09/25 (0)

RE: okay to use steel brush to polish pins? - The Dill 05:21:19 04/09/25 (0)

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