Troy@lemmy.ca to Electronics@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 29 days agoOpened an old scientific instrument to see if it works...lemmy.caimagemessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1174file-text
arrow-up1174imageOpened an old scientific instrument to see if it works...lemmy.caTroy@lemmy.ca to Electronics@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square43fedilinkfile-text
Instrument is a Geonics EM16 VLF receiver, using in the mineral exploration industry to find buried linear conductors.
minus-squaredoc@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up8·29 days agoNeutralize the vinegar after dissolving the corrosion? I’ve not done that, but seems plausible.
minus-squareMehBlah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·29 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.