Thanks guys...Guess I'm basically trying to avoid using pasty stuff that will be impossible to get all out of the cracks.
Jbello...What would vampire wire do? They are connected to BMC nearly silver cable.
S23chang...is this the stuff thats a watery liquid and you dip? If the body of these things where not plastic I guess I would be less timid with them...don't want them to dissolve on me!
Fmpnd...You can rinse all the Tarnish Sheild off easily? I think I have that around.
While on the subject of the Eichmanns,my phono cables use them.Any thoughts on how these may compare to some other mfgrs terminations.Purist?/WBT Nextgen?Cryo'd types?
The silver cleaners from jewelry store comes in a plastic bottle. Obviously it doesn't dissolve plastic. In either case, you should not dip your connectors into the solution. Just apply with paper towel or cotton swab will do the trick. Make sure wear gloves.
sirspeedy70680@earthlink.net - I've read other threads comparing nexgens and everyone agrees the WBT's outperform by a large margin...although these better most others. Don't know about Purist though my Zen silver's are plugged into thier rca-xlr adaptors...which seem very transparent.
PS, the eichman's came attached to my Black Mountain Cable "nearly" silver pinnicles, which are pretty decent cables.
Canyon John, If you go to either Radio Shack or Fry's you can pick up a cleaning kit made by Caig for about $20. This kit includes the Caig DeoxIt and the Caig Gold plus cleaning tips, wipes etc. Just follow the directions and you will have nice new looking well protected plugs.
The silver tarnish is NOT "slightly more conductive" and should be removed.
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