Troy@lemmy.ca to Electronics@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 1 month agoOpened an old scientific instrument to see if it works...lemmy.caimagemessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1173arrow-down1imageOpened an old scientific instrument to see if it works...lemmy.caTroy@lemmy.ca to Electronics@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-text
Instrument is a Geonics EM16 VLF receiver, using in the mineral exploration industry to find buried linear conductors.
minus-squaredoc@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoNeutralize the vinegar after dissolving the corrosion? I’ve not done that, but seems plausible.
minus-squareMehBlah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month 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-up1·1 month agoYes, wear gloves and eye protection. Those small wires would be a nightmare get out of your skin even more so for the eyes.
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.