Contact Cleaner

yasamoka

Hello there. I'm looking for a contact cleaner.

Something like this, perhaps:

Preferably a contact cleaner that is used for audio equipment, such as guitars and amps.

For a point of reference, WD-40 is too viscous for what I need to do (cleaning contacts of a mechanical keyboard's Cherry MX Blue switches).

Thank you.

mesa177

I highly recommend the CRC QD Contact Cleaner:

It works beautifully (saved me some 60,000$ worth of equipment after the flood in our hospital), and dries quickly. We got a whole box of it but it was from a source in Tyre, don't know if there's one in Beirut.

You might find a similar American brand at Costco in Jnah.

There's also the Video 90 at Katranji, works fine but not as much as the CRC.

yasamoka

Thank you for the reply! Do you think they would work well for such sensitive things as keyboard switches?

venam

yasamoka

Certainly a joy!

What do you think, Venam?

venam

yasamoka

venam wroteI think that I hate my scissor switches, they are too crunchie.
Where did you get this keyboard?
Did you command it from abroad?
I would love to get a HHKB from Japan.
I'll buy one if they ship to Lebanon.

Well, me and friends got 3 Ducky Shine 2 from Mechanical Keyboards Inc. in USA.
Blue switch, White LED
Blue switch, White LED Tenkeyless (mine)
Blue switch, Blue LED

Yes, I recommend them since they share the high build quality of the Filcos and such, and have per key LED backlight. I've gone to real battle with it a few times already, the sheer weight of this thing is a knockout ;)

Oh yes, saw these rubber o-rings. Planning to get some to silence mine; however, I'm ordering a small sampler kit first to see for myself how each ring feels.

xterm

Off-Topic: Don't silence your keyboard, silence your neighbors instead.

mesa177

yasamoka wroteThank you for the reply! Do you think they would work well for such sensitive things as keyboard switches?

Yes, because it worked perfectly for the MRI keyboard and the keypad of the 4D ultrasound and both are known to be extremely sensitive.

yasamoka

mesa177 wrote
yasamoka wroteThank you for the reply! Do you think they would work well for such sensitive things as keyboard switches?
Yes, because it worked perfectly for the MRI keyboard and the keypad of the 4D ultrasound and both are known to be extremely sensitive.

That's AWESOME!

@xterm: got a huge laugh. Thanks!

TPR0

Bought used contact cleaner from Radioshack in Lebanon 2 years ago :P

They don't supply anymore...

LifeEngineer

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So sorry for reviving an old thread but I am looking for an electric contact cleaner like this one:
https://www.wd40specialist.com/products/contact-cleaner/
Or anything similar.
Do you know where I can get something like that in here?!
Thx

EDIT:
Ok found this: http://www.abro.com/ec-533.html in CB electronics in Sin el Fil, near Karakalla theater; just in case anyone is looking for some.

Elie335

Bumping this thread again. Does Anyone know where to buy an electronics contact cleaner ?

AvoK95

Elie335 wroteBumping this thread again. Does Anyone know where to buy an electronics contact cleaner ?

Karout Mall had them last time I checked as well as Katranji. We got a can a month ago at work

DNA

Am not sure why you don't use 95%+ preferably 99% alcohol most contact cleaners are mainly alcohol with an aerosol.

AvoK95

DNA wroteAm not sure why you don't use 95%+ preferably 99% alcohol most contact cleaners are mainly alcohol with an aerosol.

I used to use 99% alcohol, however, the extra cleaning solutions they have in the cans really help when fixing small things like a scroll for a gaming mouse or a button. the solution coming in an aerosol allows the solution to get in the nooks and crannies and helps gets the dirt out of places it shouldn't be in.

I personally have a $50 Logitech M535 Bluetooth mouse that has a problem with the horizontal clicks as well as the scroll wheel, I tried to fix it with alcohol and it did nothing, then I grabbed the contact cleaner spray from work and it worked like magic!

DNA

alcohol soaks pretty well actually, i guess you are right some contact cleaners does contain both polar and non polar solvents and may help fix things when alcohol doesn't work. speaking of scroll wheels i had a logitech with a bad scroll wheel nothing helped, i ended up taking it apart and manually bending the contacts which appeared to have worn slighty from use

AvoK95

DNA wrotealcohol soaks pretty well actually, i guess you are right some contact cleaners does contain both polar and non polar solvents and may help fix things when alcohol doesn't work. speaking of scroll wheels i had a logitech with a bad scroll wheel nothing helped, i ended up taking it apart and manually bending the contacts which appeared to have worn slighty from use

My mouse was 2 days old when it started to cause problems, I couldn't return it since I got it on sale for a fraction of the price. I guess it was a tiny bit of corrosion or dust of some sort, either way, a tiny bit of spray worked like magic

nuclearcat

Btw, in some cases you need to avoid alcohol based contact cleaners, as it is conductive.