After you remove the corrosion, you might consider tinning the pin with solder to protect the metal. Otherwise the corrosion will be back. I would not attempt this unless you are adept at soldering.
Corroded tube pins - need help
Hi
Just got a pair of Tung-Sol VT-231. One of the tubes has some CORRODED pins. The METAL PLATING is a bit consumed. I guess this is more problematic than simply oxidated pins - am I correct?
I read some suggestions but I am still confused. For a start, English is not my mother tongue (and this discussion tends to get a bit too technical for my English skills) plus I found many different opinions.
Some people say even toothpaste is a good solution (for corroded pins?). I am willing to try, than clean the pins with alcohol and finally use the contact enhancer that came along with my Audience Au24 cables. Is this a good procedure? Any better solution?
Thank you very much for helping,
Lisbon
Just got a pair of Tung-Sol VT-231. One of the tubes has some CORRODED pins. The METAL PLATING is a bit consumed. I guess this is more problematic than simply oxidated pins - am I correct?
I read some suggestions but I am still confused. For a start, English is not my mother tongue (and this discussion tends to get a bit too technical for my English skills) plus I found many different opinions.
Some people say even toothpaste is a good solution (for corroded pins?). I am willing to try, than clean the pins with alcohol and finally use the contact enhancer that came along with my Audience Au24 cables. Is this a good procedure? Any better solution?
Thank you very much for helping,
Lisbon