WANTED: 71B port covers

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(04-18-2021 09:39 PM)Dave Frederickson Wrote:  

(04-18-2021 08:31 PM)Dave Britten Wrote:  I've noticed that with mine. The port next to the power supply jack disconnects easily, but the other port is much tougher to remove. Might just be specific to the cables on my PIL-Box. Is it safe to put a little electrical grease - maybe headlight bulb grease - into the connectors to loosen them up a little?

DeoxIT Red (D Fomula) lubes and improves electrical contact. You might already have some around. https://caig.com/deoxit-d-series/

DeoxIT will help contact and not harm anything, but it will also collect dust like any wet material. If the cables stay installed, this will prevent airborne dust from getting in there, but if they were staying plugged, then the original issue of easing removal probably wouldn't be under discussion.