I parlayed that into a job with a place called NAESU where I was a Tech Rep assisgned to the Materials Science Program. During both tenures I either had access to a lab or the greatest minds in the DOD Materials Science Program. Corrosion Control costs the government billions annually in the DOD and particularly the Navy. Airplanes landing on carriers and such. High stresses in highly salt environments. Some of the smartest scientists I ever met were in the DOD Materials Science program. What it will not do. IT WILL NOT REMOVE RUST. IT WILL NOT REMOVE OXIDATION, and let me qualify that by saying tightly bonded oxidation. Loose oxidation products……..okay, I’ll buy that. But let me explain by that I mean loosely bonded oxide films that you cannot see or see that they are removed. The NAPTHA CLEANS IT. There is no chemical conversion that I am aware of.

So I know a thing or two about Corrosion, Corrosion prevention …….. make that a thing or three. I was the up and coming wonder boy in the program as well and once co-authored a paper on Trivalent Chromium aluminum surface treatments with one of the scientists on aircraft aluminum. Therefore, we have assembled a De-Oxit maintenance kit that will provide years of service and help to keep your hi-fi and AV plugs and connectors in pristine condition. If DeOxit makes your bulb in your flashlight seemingly brighter, just try the same experiment with lighter fluid and bear in mind you have added an electrolyte solution to an electrical circuit which can make it conduct better.The result is a cleaner, smoother and more open sound – even on brand new hi-fi equipment. It gives more three-dimensional space to the soundstage, better depth perspective, subtly bigger and bouncier bass and silkier treble with more midband detail too. The difference isn’t profound, but is easily recognisable. For this reason, it comes highly recommended – particularly considering the modest price. DP Again, this was not a hit piece. I like DeOxIt. I use it because I can’t buy Mil-C-81309. But it isn’t what most people thinks that it is. If he's been using it for years with no issues that's great, but I am also looking for the "cringe" emoticon. I use WD40 to lube my 9mm (which makes gun nuts cringe for some reason) and it's been shooting perfectly well for over 10 years. But WD40 for electronics, probably only as an emergency field measure in a professional setting. Like if I was producing a live-shot and the pots on the portable mixer started acting up. The point it, I wouldn't use it at home either. Company policy is that we do not under any circumstances issue instructions to our couriers to leave deliveries unattended when no one is at the delivery location.

Okay, so I don’t know what it is but I know what is in some of the greatest corrosion preventative compounds that there are. In the Navy the Corrosion Preventative Compound we use is also lighter fluid, and propellant with a barium corrosion inhibitor. I never saw a before and after picture for deoxit after a month of it sitting in heavy accumulation on a connector. If its just an old ratty BNC on something, how long does it have 'cleaning power' for? Can you assume its working for an entire month or does it oxidize or get consumed or 'stratify' so you need to reapply it every day/week/etc during 'cleaning period'?So I can’t say for sure DeOxIt has a barium inhibitor in it but I bet it is an inhibitor of some kind. As far as converting oxides on metal you need an acid for that. It can’t be an acid in DeOxit because then it couldn’t be listed as a “Trade Secret” because by law “Trade Secret” stuff can’t be hazardous. Stuff like phenolic acid and chromic acid is hazardous. At Mains Cables R Us, we have used Caig De-Oxit products for many years. The reason for this is simple: they do exactly what they say on the tin, and bring both sonic and visual benefits to equipment and ancillaries when used.