you should notice a slight change in the color of the contacts. Remember, you're trying to "burnish" the metal, not clean it per-se. Your objective is to remove oxidation.
ed
web/gadget guru
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--- On Thu, 7/9/09, M. Horvat <redjazz_slo@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: M. Horvat <redjazz_slo@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [NTLK] [OT] Apple QuickTake 200 (enthusiasts read please)
To: newtontalk@newtontalk.net
Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 5:37 PM
> Also you can use a plain pencil eraser to clean contacts. Not an ink eraser
> or any of the abrasive erasers. Just the plain white or pink pencil erasers.
> I have cleaned contacts with one of these for years.
How hard should I press? I tried very gently and it didn't solve the problem.
-Matej Horvat
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