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Post Subject: Plating and DeoxitPosted by Paul S on: 2/21/2017
Search out Deoxit or Pro Gold on this site. I tried it and did not like it because it "goes bad" after a couple of months in low voltage situations like IC connectors. As for high voltage connectors, like tube pins or AC, this stuff is simply not suitable; you need to get it off those connectors. That's why I mentioned the di-electric grease. Used sparingly, it "works", and it lasts for years.
As for plated connectors, the first thing to shy from is Beryllium/Copper alloy, and multi-layer platings. The best plated connectors I've used are from Vampire, which use directly "sputtered" gold over pure copper: http://www.partsconnexion.com/connectors_brand_vampire.html
Eichmann and the high-end WBT connectors are also good, albeit expensive
Best regards,
Paul SRerurn to Romy the Cat's Site