Apologies to all the tin-foil hat folks! I have news. Sorry but micro-arcing doesn’t exist in normal well designed and properly functioning stereo usage at all.The required voltages necessary to break down typically used insulators, air and components in circuitry is always orders of magnitude higher than in everyday use. Only in a terrible design, overdriven circuit, a lightening strike or a faulty burned out component would arcing even begin to occur. For example Arcing occurs in burned out voice coils once the kapton former and insulation burns (200+ degrees)...in this case contact is often made between voice coil wire and magnet assembly in the narrow gap - a short and an arc. For example, overdriven components can break down (transistors etc) and lose insulating properties - subsequently a damaged component may be susceptible to micro-arcing under normal use if it did not initially fail completely.
So if you suffer from micro-arcing, as many here seem to do, I would recommend getting your equipment serviced or repaired or replaced. You can paste as much goo as you like but it won’t address the root cause of your problem.
Poor contacts are a common enough issue but micro-arcing is not the issue there - it is poor contact between the pins or wires. Vibration, temperature, oxidation etc. can all contribute to a contact problem. For this, a conductive goo might help in severe cases of poor contact. The biggest problem in contacts is the machined tolerances of cheap connectors and user misuse (bent plugs, pulling on cables etc) - leading to poor alignment and bent pins that don’t make good contact in their female counterpart. This aspect of stereo connection is a really common issue. Many connectors are poorly assembled and if you pull on the connector lead then the pins inside the plug actually move around. Micro-arcing is not a real problem! Just marketing hype.
So if you suffer from micro-arcing, as many here seem to do, I would recommend getting your equipment serviced or repaired or replaced. You can paste as much goo as you like but it won’t address the root cause of your problem.
Poor contacts are a common enough issue but micro-arcing is not the issue there - it is poor contact between the pins or wires. Vibration, temperature, oxidation etc. can all contribute to a contact problem. For this, a conductive goo might help in severe cases of poor contact. The biggest problem in contacts is the machined tolerances of cheap connectors and user misuse (bent plugs, pulling on cables etc) - leading to poor alignment and bent pins that don’t make good contact in their female counterpart. This aspect of stereo connection is a really common issue. Many connectors are poorly assembled and if you pull on the connector lead then the pins inside the plug actually move around. Micro-arcing is not a real problem! Just marketing hype.