cleaning your spade connectors

oddly enough, you can use Pepsi to do this.

Its a trick mechanics use to remove the corrosion off of the battery terminals in vehicals. Works pretty well too.

Just put the ends in a glass of pepsi for about half an hour, then use a wire brush and clean them.

wipe them off, and yer good to go.

I will probably get shot for that reccommendation, but if you want to save a few bucks, it is a great way to go.

There are also a variety of commercial products at ACE Hardware and HOME DEPOT if you dont want to use pepsi.

I use Barg's Rootbeer or Liquid Plumber, then flush with plenty of water !! ......................... Just kidding, really a small wire brush and some Caig Pro contact cleaner would work well.

For speaker cable spade connectors I would avoid using any wire brush to remove tarnish since this will always leave scratched surface and remove silver plating.

Instead dip in some Tarn-X available almost any home improvement center which will instantly remove tarnish, wipe clean then follow with your favorite contact enhancer like Kontak or Caig Pro Gold etc.

BTW I use this method on my own AP speaker cables with massive T1 silver spades.