[T2] wiring corrosion

[Robert Mann]

At 12:32 PM -0700 4/2/14, Jonathan Stiles wrote:

...

>
>Vinegar
>Distiller water
>Baking Soda
>Table Salt
>
>Use the vinegar to clean the terminals with a bit of salt as the activator
>(around 1 tsp per cup). I just put some in a small cup, dissolve the
>salt and dip the wires terminals in.
>
>After the brass begin to shine, dip them in a solution of distiller water
>and baking soda to stop the reaction. Around 2 Tbs per cup.
>
>I then follow up with a quick rinse in straight distiller water to get the
>baking soda off.


My ancient chemistry lumbers out of quasi-retirement to ask

	1.  for the baking soda soln, is there any need to use 
distilled water rather than tap water?
			Just trying to save money

	2.  in the cup of baking soda soln, should that be tsp 
instead of the much larger Tbs ?

	3.  anyone tried the more alkaline washing soda?


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Robt Mann
Whangaparaoa, New Zealand
'73 VW 1600dp Devon camper
'53 Meteor V8
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