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Subject:Re: AFM upgrade, grounding and cleaning with electrical contact cleaner
From:David Beierl
Date:Sun, 20 Jan 2002 16:56:16 -0500

At 04:46 PM 1/20/2002, developtrust wrote:
>Rather than glue the boot back on the AFM I'm inclined to tape it up
>securely with electrical tape to allow easier access in the future should I
>want to clean in there again. Any comments or suggestions anyone?

You don't want to deal with electrical tape after it's been in a 150-degree
environment for a while.   Suggest tacking the corners down with silicone,
or lashing with a piece of string (Spanish yacht marline if you're feeling
fancy), or a springy clamp of some sort.

david

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