Troy@lemmy.ca to Electronics@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 15 days agoOpened an old scientific instrument to see if it works...lemmy.caimagemessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageOpened an old scientific instrument to see if it works...lemmy.caTroy@lemmy.ca to Electronics@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square48fedilinkfile-text
Instrument is a Geonics EM16 VLF receiver, using in the mineral exploration industry to find buried linear conductors.
minus-squaredoc@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·15 days agoNeutralize the vinegar after dissolving the corrosion? I’ve not done that, but seems plausible.
minus-squareMehBlah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoIt works. I’ve done it quite a few times. I have used a Dremel tool to buff the contacts and used a light coating of dielectric grease to prevent further corrosion.
Neutralize the vinegar after dissolving the corrosion? I’ve not done that, but seems plausible.
It works. I’ve done it quite a few times. I have used a Dremel tool to buff the contacts and used a light coating of dielectric grease to prevent further corrosion.
A brush on the dremel?