On 06/06/2020 13:02, Broadback wrote:
On 06/06/2020 12:19, charles wrote:
In article , Lee
Nowell wrote:
Hi all

I have a couple of issues which require me to clean those fragile
looking
ribbon cables like these

https://images.app.goo.gl/swy7yKKWHqjZ8mND6

They are the type that look more like a strip of plastic that fits
into a
slot like connector with a tiny plastic strip that seems to hold them in
place.

Question is what to use to clean the connection and how best to do it.
They seem so fragile and fiddley.

Cotton buds with contact cleaner or IPA (not the beer type)

Many moons go, when working in computers, when we got contact problems
we were advised to use Pepsodent toothpaste to clean them. The contacts
were gold, after a while the gold disappeared, we were then told to stop
using it. Now you know whereÂ* the advert "You will know where the yellow
went" originated!

I would guess there are not many who recall the ad... I only know the
theme tune because I used to here people sing it when I was a kid, and
at the time had no idea what it was about or where it come from!


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Cheers,

John.

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