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Which Caig?

Hi All,

I want to clean up my RCA and XLR connectors and have looked at Caig solutions. The problem is there are tons of Caig products - Deoxit Gold G100L, Deoxit D5, Gold G5, Gold GX5 etc. My RCAs are not badly oxidized. Which Caig should I use?

Also, I would prefer to use the Signet RCA cleaning tool for RCA. But for XLR connectors, what tool do you use with Caig to apply and clean? I am not sure if the Mobile Fidelity - Connector Cleaning Brush can be used for this purpose.

Please advise. Thanks!
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theo
2,690 posts
 
I have a New Years Day ritual of cleaning my system. I take everything
apart, clean each contact with the Signet tool mentioned and also use the
Caig brushes. But I either use the Cardas cleaning fluid or the Audioquest
ultraconnect Cleaner. Years ago I started using Tweek but I haven't seen
that in years and feel the Cardas and AQ products are doing a good job.
But the Caig products are highly recommended by some as well. In truth I
think even alcohol would probably do the job. Probably just making the
connections fresh by unplugging and re-plugging are half the cure.
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lowrider57
5,417 posts
 
Theo, you do all this work with a hangover?

I use Deoxit D100 Contact Cleaner recommended to me by Rogue Audio.
dgarretson
2,598 posts
 
Deoxit #D100L-25c. This is the 25mL squeeze bottle with a long needle that gets inside connectors and deposits a controlled drop or two. Clean male XLR pins with a pointed Q-tip from the beauty section of the pharmacy. For female XLR and tube sockets you'll need a kit of round brushes.
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