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On 21/05/2011 11:30, Albert Ross wrote:
On Mon, 16 May 2011 11:54:29 +0100, Ian Jackson
wrote:

If corrosion is a likely to be problem, a tiny waft of WD40 is very
effective in warding off the evil spirits which cause it.
I heart WD 40, is there anything it doesn't fix?
it kills some plastic

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In message , Gary
writes
On 21/05/2011 11:30, Albert Ross wrote:
On Mon, 16 May 2011 11:54:29 +0100, Ian Jackson
wrote:

If corrosion is a likely to be problem, a tiny waft of WD40 is very
effective in warding off the evil spirits which cause it.
I heart WD 40, is there anything it doesn't fix?
it kills some plastic

Yes, 'tis indeed said - but I've not yet found any problems with
anything I've used it on.
--
Ian

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In article ,
Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Gary
writes
On 21/05/2011 11:30, Albert Ross wrote:
On Mon, 16 May 2011 11:54:29 +0100, Ian Jackson
wrote:

If corrosion is a likely to be problem, a tiny waft of WD40 is very
effective in warding off the evil spirits which cause it.
I heart WD 40, is there anything it doesn't fix?
it kills some plastic

Yes, 'tis indeed said - but I've not yet found any problems with
anything I've used it on.

I and people I've worked with have more than once found cases where it has
lead to switches and connectors ceasing to work properly. It may be OK for
some purposes. But audio signal connections and switches aren't one of them
if you want them to work well over many years. Of course this may not be
obvious to the user since the problems occur some time after the spray was
applied.

Slainte,

Jim

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On Sun, 22 May 2011 00:27:32 +0100
Gary wrote:

On 21/05/2011 11:30, Albert Ross wrote:
On Mon, 16 May 2011 11:54:29 +0100, Ian Jackson
wrote:

If corrosion is a likely to be problem, a tiny waft of WD40 is very
effective in warding off the evil spirits which cause it.
I heart WD 40, is there anything it doesn't fix?
it kills some plastic

Must be inferior plastic, then!
--
Davey.

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In article , Ian Jackson wrote:
If corrosion is a likely to be problem, a tiny waft of WD40 is very
effective in warding off the evil spirits which cause it.
I heart WD 40, is there anything it doesn't fix?
it kills some plastic

Yes, 'tis indeed said - but I've not yet found any problems with
anything I've used it on.

It can remove the residue from self-adhesive labels, or in extreme cases
the labels themselves, when they are so strongly affixed to plastic
objects, e.g. CD cases, that mechanical methods might cause damage.

Rod.
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On Sun, 22 May 2011 00:27:32 +0100
Gary wrote:

On 21/05/2011 11:30, Albert Ross wrote:
On Mon, 16 May 2011 11:54:29 +0100, Ian Jackson
wrote:

If corrosion is a likely to be problem, a tiny waft of WD40 is very
effective in warding off the evil spirits which cause it.
I heart WD 40, is there anything it doesn't fix?
it kills some plastic

Must be inferior plastic, then!

I didn't know there was a pecking order of plastics.

I know that switch cleaning fluid attacks the plastic in some switches and
potentiometers - I am careful to work an unfamiliar switch or control after
application in case it wants to seize up.

And I suppose you *can* use WD40 as a substitute, though I suspect the oil
content is rather high.

--
Max Demian

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On Sun, 22 May 2011 09:24:25 +0100
Jim Lesurf wrote:

In article ,
Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Gary
writes
On 21/05/2011 11:30, Albert Ross wrote:
On Mon, 16 May 2011 11:54:29 +0100, Ian Jackson
wrote:

If corrosion is a likely to be problem, a tiny waft of WD40 is
very effective in warding off the evil spirits which cause it.
I heart WD 40, is there anything it doesn't fix?
it kills some plastic

Yes, 'tis indeed said - but I've not yet found any problems with
anything I've used it on.

I and people I've worked with have more than once found cases where
it has lead to switches and connectors ceasing to work properly. It
may be OK for some purposes. But audio signal connections and
switches aren't one of them if you want them to work well over many
years. Of course this may not be obvious to the user since the
problems occur some time after the spray was applied.

Slainte,

Jim


I would agree in principle. WD40 is a great get-it-working-right-now
substance, but I find that whatever it fixed really needs to be done
properly some time later, such as using real grease, or properly
keeping water out, instead of just making it go away for now.
WD40 paired with Duct Tape, makes for a formidable emergency toolkit.
The power button on this very laptop has been held in place with duct
tape for nearly a year now.
--
Davey.

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Albert Ross wrote:
On Thu, 12 May 2011 09:00:39 +0100, Jim Lesurf
wrote:
snip
Certainly the first thing I try if one of my computers appears to be
going tits up is to pull and replug all the connectors, cards etc.
which often mends it.

9 times out of 10, a PC memory fault is due to dirty dimm socket contacts

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"Steve Terry" wrote in message
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Albert Ross wrote:
On Thu, 12 May 2011 09:00:39 +0100, Jim Lesurf
wrote:
snip
Certainly the first thing I try if one of my computers appears to be
going tits up is to pull and replug all the connectors, cards etc.
which often mends it.

9 times out of 10, a PC memory fault is due to dirty dimm socket contacts


Amen brother... whenever building a PC or upgrading a PC's memory, I always
use a mains powered air compressor and air gun to blow clean the memory
socket slots.....

I've used Memtest before and after and can confirm blowing with 100PSI
compressed air is the dog danglies.....

Stephen

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On Sun, 22 May 2011 08:04:38 +0100, Ian Jackson
wrote:

In message , Gary
writes
On 21/05/2011 11:30, Albert Ross wrote:
On Mon, 16 May 2011 11:54:29 +0100, Ian Jackson
wrote:

If corrosion is a likely to be problem, a tiny waft of WD40 is very
effective in warding off the evil spirits which cause it.
I heart WD 40, is there anything it doesn't fix?
it kills some plastic

Yes, 'tis indeed said - but I've not yet found any problems with
anything I've used it on.

A lad I used to work with was having trouble with his CD player not
reading CDs. He was jokingly advised to try spraying WD40 on it as
that would fix it. Unfortunately he did, but it didn't.
It never payed another CD again.