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RCA cleaners

Hi,

There used to be plastic RCA cleaners--you'd put cleaning solution on them and they'd fit onto the RCA connectors on the equipment. They were white (I remember this because after cleaning, they'd come out black with dirt). The company that made them went out of business in the 1990s. Does anyone make anything like this now? There was nothing better (that I knew of) for getting into the RCA jacks on equipment.

Thanks!

Matt
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bdgregory
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Unsound/Albert - perhaps this is the brush:
http://www.audioadvisor.com/store/productdetail.asp?sku=CAIAB100

Also, here's a thread from last year that has some opinion on RCA cleaning:
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1115777162&openfrom&1&4#1

I also ordered some of the cleaners from Fatwyre, and anxiously waiting for them to arrive . . .
bdgregory
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My Signet RCA cleaners were delivered today. They're molded from what looks like is recycled plastic. One end is male to clean RCA jacks, the other female to clean interconnects. The instructions say they may be used dry or with solution. I ran one sample cleaning and was reasonably pleased. I can't compare to the model Albert has, only to what I have already which is basically nothing (ie qtips and towels). I was surprised that the cleaning solution adhered to the cleaner as well as it did, and it appeared to do a good job of cleaning all contacts (+ and -) with one easy motion. Since the amp I cleaned has not been placed back in service it's too early to vouch for the results. I'm going to work over my whole rig this weekend and will try to report.
bdgregory
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What cleaning fluid to you guys use for RCA's? I heard rubbing alcohol (can't remember where though) works well. I was trying Deoxit. Anyone have good or bad experience with any fluid in particular?

BTW, the deoxit clings nicely to the Fatwire tool and seems to do a good job. As slick as the plastic is I expected it to run right off and do no good at all. This isn't the case though.
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