(Although the saving seems to be because the Italian selling the Cramolin is using a very expensive postal service.)
I've tried them all. Nothing beats Caig DeoxIT or what used to be Cramolin Red.
Spray can is extremely wasteful. You don't need to bathe in the stuff. Just a tiny little micro-drop or a wet Q-tip, squeeged out, is all the amount that is ever needed.
I've ordered it already anyway. A spray with a tube (like WD40) seems to be best to me to get a little bit inside a connector like PCI-E.
It's the postage that makes it cost twice as much as the other brands, since none are available from the UK.
Ah, I found "Caig DeOxit" on Ebay in the UK now, but it comes in 2ml tubes! 1/100th of the amount. Strange, the first one I found was actually called Cramolin.
Sometimes the copies are just as good. My friend always used AC90 instead of WD40. I couldn't tell the difference.
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If you read that history link I posted, you would know that Caig DeoxIT is the current incarnation of the original Cramolin Red.
I don't know of any product actually made by the RL Schafer company that is the real Cramolin. I think your eBay product listing is simply using the name Cramolin to show up on search results. It doesn't look like the real product. It looks like a typical search result scam.
I'll second Keith's motion on Cramolin/De-Oxit. That stuff is good. I've been using it for 30+ years at broadcast studio and transmitter sites. Any place metal touches metal and electrons are expected to jump, this stuff is your friend. And it smells good too. A fairly useless bonus, I know.
Quick tip for enclosed connector bodies (Molex, et. al.) get some small flat toothpicks. Get one wet with Cramolin and use that in the connector body to touch all the pins a few times. Then seat/re-seat the connector a few times to work it in. Good to go. The aerosol can is good for this as well, but it sprays way to much and it pools up in there and goes all over the place. Just a mess really. The toothpick method works best, but you'll need patience. QTips are good on everything else. Happy cleaning! I'll go back to learning how to crunch. Turns out I'm quite a rookie there....
Comes to mind the saying . . . 'a fool and his money are easily parted'
Your loss.
Eh? That's what I'd say to you, paying the same for 100 times less stuff. Do you have any Apple products by any chance?
You obviously have no concept of value. How long is your can of spray going to last?
You missed my post where I said that little glass 7.4ml bottle will last you 20 years. It did for me.
I've never had any can of spray anything last more than 5 years. Even if you don't use it, the can loses all its propellant and you can't get anything out of it.
You obviously have no concept of value. How long is your can of spray going to last?
You missed my post where I said that little glass 7.4ml bottle will last you 20 years. It did for me.
I've never had any can of spray anything last more than 5 years. Even if you don't use it, the can loses all its propellant and you can't get anything out of it.
7.4ml would not last me years. And my can cost about the same as your tiny tube.
The expensive stuff is not always the best. DeWalt drill vs. no name drill for example. Both wear out.
A name is often just a name. Nike trainers don't last longer than unbranded. You just get a fancy tick on the side to show you have money to throw around. To attract girls maybe?
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I'll second Keith's motion on Cramolin/De-Oxit. That stuff is good. I've been using it for 30+ years at broadcast studio and transmitter sites. Any place metal touches metal and electrons are expected to jump, this stuff is your friend. And it smells good too. A fairly useless bonus, I know.
Quick tip for enclosed connector bodies (Molex, et. al.) get some small flat toothpicks. Get one wet with Cramolin and use that in the connector body to touch all the pins a few times. Then seat/re-seat the connector a few times to work it in. Good to go. The aerosol can is good for this as well, but it sprays way to much and it pools up in there and goes all over the place. Just a mess really. The toothpick method works best, but you'll need patience. QTips are good on everything else. Happy cleaning! I'll go back to learning how to crunch. Turns out I'm quite a rookie there....
I don't care about mess, the computers are in a concrete floored garage. A spray should get on every surface instantly with no effort. Just as I prefer WD40 spray than trying to push in oil.
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Keith Myers wrote:Peter
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I've ordered it already anyway. A spray with a tube (like WD40) seems to be best to me to get a little bit inside a connector like PCI-E.
It's the postage that makes it cost twice as much as the other brands, since none are available from the UK.
Ah, I found "Caig DeOxit" on Ebay in the UK now, but it comes in 2ml tubes! 1/100th of the amount. Strange, the first one I found was actually called Cramolin.
Sometimes the copies are just as good. My friend always used AC90 instead of WD40. I couldn't tell the difference.
If this page takes an hour to load, reduce posts per page to 20 in your settings, then the tinpot 486 Einstein uses can handle it.
If you read that history link
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If you read that history link I posted, you would know that Caig DeoxIT is the current incarnation of the original Cramolin Red.
I don't know of any product actually made by the RL Schafer company that is the real Cramolin. I think your eBay product listing is simply using the name Cramolin to show up on search results. It doesn't look like the real product. It looks like a typical search result scam.
Well I'm not paying ONE
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Well I'm not paying ONE HUNDRED times the amount for the genuine article.
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Comes to mind the saying . .
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Comes to mind the saying . . . 'a fool and his money are easily parted'
Your loss.
Keith Myers wrote: Comes to
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Eh? That's what I'd say to you, paying the same for 100 times less stuff. Do you have any Apple products by any chance?
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I'll second Keith's motion on
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I'll second Keith's motion on Cramolin/De-Oxit. That stuff is good. I've been using it for 30+ years at broadcast studio and transmitter sites. Any place metal touches metal and electrons are expected to jump, this stuff is your friend. And it smells good too. A fairly useless bonus, I know.
Quick tip for enclosed connector bodies (Molex, et. al.) get some small flat toothpicks. Get one wet with Cramolin and use that in the connector body to touch all the pins a few times. Then seat/re-seat the connector a few times to work it in. Good to go. The aerosol can is good for this as well, but it sprays way to much and it pools up in there and goes all over the place. Just a mess really. The toothpick method works best, but you'll need patience. QTips are good on everything else. Happy cleaning! I'll go back to learning how to crunch. Turns out I'm quite a rookie there....
Peter Hucker wrote: Keith
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You obviously have no concept of value. How long is your can of spray going to last?
You missed my post where I said that little glass 7.4ml bottle will last you 20 years. It did for me.
I've never had any can of spray anything last more than 5 years. Even if you don't use it, the can loses all its propellant and you can't get anything out of it.
Keith Myers wrote:You
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7.4ml would not last me years. And my can cost about the same as your tiny tube.
The expensive stuff is not always the best. DeWalt drill vs. no name drill for example. Both wear out.
A name is often just a name. Nike trainers don't last longer than unbranded. You just get a fancy tick on the side to show you have money to throw around. To attract girls maybe?
If this page takes an hour to load, reduce posts per page to 20 in your settings, then the tinpot 486 Einstein uses can handle it.
Skeet Mandeville wrote:I'll
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I don't care about mess, the computers are in a concrete floored garage. A spray should get on every surface instantly with no effort. Just as I prefer WD40 spray than trying to push in oil.
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A common misconception about
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A common misconception about WD-40 is that it is a lubricant. It is NOT.
It is a solvent. Solvents evaporate leaving no lubrication behind.