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My most unusual use for Deoxit D5, was cleaning wiring harness connector contacts on my departed Quickie P300 motorized wheelchair and on it's motorized reclining motor harness after it took a major dunking on my way from one college class to another. It saved that chair from major glitchy intermittents. I kept a can in my go bag anyways due to repairing broadcast gear.
 
DeoxIT restored sound to my Sansui 9090db, Pioneer SX-939 and took out a rather large cockroach the size of a field mouse staking out the fridge!!!!!!
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Years back I was using something else, but read good things about Deoxit D5. When I started using it, it was reddish in color and had a sweet smell.

It's no longer red, but still does the job.

I use the D5, Faderlube, and gold.

From receivers and amps, to X-box controllers and home intercoms.

Just visited my dad and used the D5 on his Kenwood KR-9400 that he bought new and has never had serviced. He almost threw it out because the right channel was not working and the controls had much static. After a good Deoxit bath, I reassembled the receiver and connected it back up. He said "it's not going to work", and I said "yes it will".

It did and he was blown away.

Great product.

Thanks,
Rob
 
I bought a can several years ago, and it is still half full. I rarely use it, but when I do, it works better than other brands I've tried. I don't need to win, since I don't use it much at all. My half can may be a lifetime supply for me. But if I did, I'd gladly pass it on to another AKer, likely moewillis, but I'd keep the straw. My Deoxit and WD-40 straws are MIA. If you just figure out a way to keep the straw with the can a lot of people would be pleased, I think. In fact, you might consider sending all who respond in this thread a straw...
 
Use it on everything--audio gear, computers, even cars with all of their new electronics. Saved me a lot of money in replacement parts over the years and saved my ass more than a few times when doing pro-audio/live sound. As someone else posted "Technician in a can"--this holds true. A bit pricey (at about $16 a can in my area), but sometimes you DO get what you pay for!
 
It's the absolute first thing we suggest trying when users are having issues with stereo equipment, be it amps, speakers, turntables, etc. Deoxit first, then we'll go from there.
 
Jeepers! I wouldn't be without a can of Deoxit,sure I've tried other brands but I've allways come back to Deoxit,it just cleans the heck out of those nasty pots and switches and that heavenly aroma mmmmmmm...Ever since dad bought me my first can when I was no bigger than an AR3a.Mom loves it too,she won't be without it around the kitchen,no more static on the toaster control or those pesky buttons on the blender.We are a Deoxit family ,Mom,dad and us kids,jeepers,I think everyone should use Deoxit.
 
First used it to bring a Yamaha CR1020 back to life, and have used it many times since.
Regards,
Jim
 
petehall347 said:
i have never used it ..it is very expensive in this country .. you might tempt me to buy some after sending me some free samples ..
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Yup. Typical price of D5 here in the UK is anywhere between £18 and £25, which adjusting for both currency exchange and cost of living, is roughly like paying between $30 - $40 USD for a can. The popular alternative is Servisol Super 10, which at its typical price of £4 - £5 still ain't cheap. However, Super 10 works well except for the occasional unpleasant tendency to melt plastic. You have to know where you can't use it.
 
DaveVoorhis said:
Yup. Typical price of D5 here in the UK is anywhere between £18 and £25, which adjusting for both currency exchange and cost of living, is roughly like paying between $30 - $40 USD for a can. The popular alternative is Servisol Super 10, which at its typical price of £4 - £5 still ain't cheap. However, Super 10 works well except for the occasional unpleasant tendency to melt plastic. You have to know where you can't use it.
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i have used servisol products for years with no problems at all .
i would like to try deoxit but is way out of my price range .
 
First thing I did when I bought a new house in Miami Beach was get a can of DeoxIT D and spend the day cleaning every outdoor lightbulb and socket. I remember having to replace several that had fused to the socket thanks to the salt air. I would swear that treated bulbs shine a bit brighter! But the main thing is that after the initial cleaning, I've never had to spend the time or risk cutting myself on a burnt out bulb that's frozen into the socket. Properly treated bulbs just unscrew without a problem! I also use it on all my interior and exterior plugs, especially the exterior ones. In fact, once a year I go around the outside of the house with one of those testers that are used to see if there's a good ground, and I use it like a brush of sorts and plug it into every outdoor outlet to make sure they stay clean and don't oxidize. I recently discovered DeoxIT Shield S and switched to that for all the exterior electrical connections. The bay is right across the street so I have the same harsh environment as a boat!

I spend time scouring the thrifts for nice old receivers. Some I keep, some I give away and some I sell to sustain the hobby, but ALL of them get a good cleaning with DeoxIT D as soon as they come home. With very few exceptions some time spent spraying and exercising the various knobs and buttons brings them back to 100% full function.

Since I'm a crazy person, I have a few cans of the Value series Val-U? not sure how it's spelled. After a good vacuuming with my tiny computer vacuum, I will often spray a good amount on the boards to get them clean and take years of grime and often cigarette smoke off them. There's something about a pristine interior that makes an old amp or receiver feel better to me. Kind of like when you clean your car really well it seems to work better! Not to mention if I need to work on anything it's crucial it be clean to be able to see where any traces have gone bad or crummy solder.

That's my DeoxIT story! I constantly find new uses for it!
 
De-Oxit! From what I've heard, it's miracle-in-a-can. I've always wanted to use it, but my cheapskate-self denied it! After this is over, I'll probably buy some nevertheless. The pots on my receiver need it, but not more than my Dual; I'd probably have to spray the entire underside with it!
Oh, and thanks for the giveaway!
 
Thanks to advice on here I leaned about using De-Oxit on noisy pots and switches, but I've also taken to using it on my vintage video games. I have a 1981 Centuri Challenger arcade game that didn't have any sound when I got it. Turns out there is a volume pot on the sound board that's known to fail. One of these days I'm going to replace that pot but in the meantime, a few squirts of De-Oxit and several rotations back and forth and the game has sound again! I also use it on my vintage cartridge based games sytesms (Atari, Sega master System, Magnavox Odyssey 2) to clean up the contacts on the cartridge port. Squirt a bit of De-Oxit on the cartridge connector and slide a cart in and out a few times and I never have to blow on my carts (anybody remember doing that with the nintendo?) or repeatedly take them in an out to try and get them working. I also use De-Oxit to clean up the jittery pots on rotary paddles (particularly Atari) followed by a few shots of Faderlube.
 
I'm new to Caig products, but would love to give it a go and compare it to CrC.

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Eric
 
petehall347 said:
i have never used it ..it is very expensive in this country .. you might tempt me to buy some after sending me some free samples ..
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We have two distributors in UK, please find their contact info here ( #31 & #32) :
http://store.caig.com/s.nl/sc.15/category.5933/ctype.SS/SS.5933/.f

You can also get DeoxIT D5 spray from amazon UK, the price is £23.95 with free shipping:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Caig-DeOxit-Contact-Cleaner-Spray/dp/B00A2365BI

I'm not sure what is the price from our distributors, you can try to contact them.
I hope that helps :)
 
danrclem said:
I've been using DeoxIt for two or three years now and it works as advertised. I know that's not much to say but it's the most important thing I could say.

Are entries going to be picked randomly or based on the best replies. If it's based on the best replies I probably just lost.
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It will be picked randomly. And no reply is bad, all are appreciated, thank you! :thumbsup:
 
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