Troy@lemmy.ca to Electronics@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 9 months agoOpened an old scientific instrument to see if it works...lemmy.caexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkOpened an old scientific instrument to see if it works...lemmy.caTroy@lemmy.ca to Electronics@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
Instrument is a Geonics EM16 VLF receiver, using in the mineral exploration industry to find buried linear conductors.
minus-squaresyaochan@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoI understand the vinegar, but why baking soda?
minus-squaredoc@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoNeutralize the vinegar after dissolving the corrosion? I’ve not done that, but seems plausible.
minus-squareMehBlah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months 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.
minus-squareMehBlah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoYes, wear gloves and eye protection. Those small wires would be a nightmare get out of your skin even more so for the eyes.
I understand the vinegar, but why baking soda?
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.
A brush on the dremel?
Yes, wear gloves and eye protection. Those small wires would be a nightmare get out of your skin even more so for the eyes.