I think the contacts in my remote garage door opener are getting
oxidized. What is the best way to clean it? I've tried to scrape it
but it's hard to do because it's small and in a tight area. Would
naval jelly work or what else? thanks

"Doug" wrote in
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I think the contacts in my remote garage door opener are getting
oxidized. What is the best way to clean it? I've tried to scrape it
but it's hard to do because it's small and in a tight area. Would
naval jelly work or what else? thanks

pencil eraser? brown bag paper?


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"Doug" wrote:

I think the contacts in my remote garage door opener are getting
oxidized. What is the best way to clean it? I've tried to scrape it
but it's hard to do because it's small and in a tight area. Would
naval jelly work

I don't think so. Applying and rinsing might prove difficult, too.

or what else? thanks

The only thing I do to contacts of any kind these days is a shot of
DeOxit. [used to be Radio Shack D5]

$15 for a small can that saves you several hundred dollars worth of
time and aggravation-- and probably a few hundred dolars in parts that
can be cleaned instead of replaced.
http://www.all-spec.com/products/D5S-6.html

Jim

On 10/25/2011 7:44 AM, Doug wrote:
I think the contacts in my remote garage door opener are getting
oxidized. What is the best way to clean it? I've tried to scrape it
but it's hard to do because it's small and in a tight area. Would
naval jelly work or what else? thanks
I've had a contact burnishing tool for years ... don't even know where I
got it, however, Googling "relay contact burnish tool" will find many.
Here's an example:
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/produc...S-9337-/22-910
It is a thin piece of metal with very small embedded abrasive particles.
IIRC, mine said it had diamond dust, but who knows. I've used it and
it seem to work well.

Would that be the contacts for the battery, switch, relay,
antenna, processor, circuit board interface, or... or....
or.....

--
Christopher A. Young
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"Doug" wrote in message
...
I think the contacts in my remote garage door opener are
getting
oxidized. What is the best way to clean it? I've tried to
scrape it
but it's hard to do because it's small and in a tight area.
Would
naval jelly work or what else? thanks

On Oct 25, 8:11*am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
Would that be the contacts for the battery, switch, relay,
antenna, processor, circuit board interface, or... or....
or.....

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Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

"Doug" wrote in message

...
I think the contacts in my remote garage door opener are
getting
oxidized. *What is the best way to clean it? * I've tried to
scrape it
but it's hard to do because it's small and in a tight area.
Would
naval jelly work or what else? * thanks

My company uses a product called Stabilant 22.for contact oxidation.
It seems to work well for this purpose.

Robin

Art Todesco wrote:
On 10/25/2011 7:44 AM, Doug wrote:
I think the contacts in my remote garage door opener are getting
oxidized. What is the best way to clean it? I've tried to scrape it
but it's hard to do because it's small and in a tight area. Would
naval jelly work or what else? thanks
I've had a contact burnishing tool for years ... don't even know where I
got it, however, Googling "relay contact burnish tool" will find many.
Here's an example:
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/produc...S-9337-/22-910
It is a thin piece of metal with very small embedded abrasive particles.
IIRC, mine said it had diamond dust, but who knows. I've used it and it
seem to work well.
Hi,
I use deoxit, burnishing tool or liquid gold depending on the job.

On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:11:05 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

Would that be the contacts for the battery, switch, relay,
antenna, processor, circuit board interface, or... or....
or.....


It's for the battery contacts inside the remote.

Doug wrote:
I think the contacts in my remote garage door opener are getting
oxidized. What is the best way to clean it? I've tried to scrape it
but it's hard to do because it's small and in a tight area. Would
naval jelly work or what else? thanks

Forget chemicals. A piece of fine wet or dry sandpaper will work...slide
between contacts, pull out...turn paper over and repeat on other contact.

--

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Doug wrote:
On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:11:05 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

Would that be the contacts for the battery, switch, relay,
antenna, processor, circuit board interface, or... or....
or.....


It's for the battery contacts inside the remote.

In that case, no need to turn the wet or dry paper over

You might want to bend the contacts out a touch too. Wouldn't hurt to clean
the ends of the batteries either; I used to use the bottom of my shoe for
those when I wore leather soled shoes.

--

dadiOH
____________________________

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....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:26:21 -0400, "dadiOH"
wrote:

Doug wrote:
I think the contacts in my remote garage door opener are getting
oxidized. What is the best way to clean it? I've tried to scrape it
but it's hard to do because it's small and in a tight area. Would
naval jelly work or what else? thanks

Forget chemicals. A piece of fine wet or dry sandpaper will work...slide
between contacts, pull out...turn paper over and repeat on other contact.


Have you ever dealt with the small contacts inside the remote garage
door opener? There isn't much room to work with unless you mean to
remove them of which I don't know if that's possible. I had been
trying to scrape them with a skinny nail file a little but it's such a
small area to work in.

I've had some success with a cotton swab "Q-tip" with Simple
Green. After some scrubbing, rinse with cotton swab and
water. Soemtimes that will remove the battery corrosion.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"Doug" wrote in message
...

Have you ever dealt with the small contacts inside the
remote garage
door opener? There isn't much room to work with unless you
mean to
remove them of which I don't know if that's possible. I
had been
trying to scrape them with a skinny nail file a little but
it's such a
small area to work in.

On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:00:52 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

I've had some success with a cotton swab "Q-tip" with Simple
Green. After some scrubbing, rinse with cotton swab and
water. Soemtimes that will remove the battery corrosion.


Sounds good to me, I'll give it a try. Thank u

Doug wrote:
I think the contacts in my remote garage door opener are getting
oxidized. What is the best way to clean it? I've tried to scrape it
but it's hard to do because it's small and in a tight area. Would
naval jelly work or what else? thanks

Spray contact cleaner?

Available at Radio Shack

You're w

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"Doug" wrote in message
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On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:00:52 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

I've had some success with a cotton swab "Q-tip" with
Simple
Green. After some scrubbing, rinse with cotton swab and
water. Soemtimes that will remove the battery corrosion.


Sounds good to me, I'll give it a try. Thank u

If the Simple Green doesn't do, maybe cotton swab and TV
tuner cleaner? It sounds like it's been challenging, thus
far.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"HeyBub" wrote in message
m...
Doug wrote:
I think the contacts in my remote garage door opener are
getting
oxidized. What is the best way to clean it? I've tried
to scrape it
but it's hard to do because it's small and in a tight
area. Would
naval jelly work or what else? thanks

Spray contact cleaner?

Available at Radio Shack