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Old 01-11-2018, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by user181 View Post
NO! Don't ever use sandpaper on electrical contacts, unless your goal is to destroy them. Contacts should be cleaned or burnished with a proper burnishing tool, but sandpaper will take away the precious metal contact points. It may result in a quick fix, but once sanded, the points will corrode far more quickly and you'll be chasing the problem forever.
I hate to tell you this but after so many years of use, contacts get degraded anyway. Besides, 500 grit is the same thing as burnishing.
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