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Opened an old scientific instrument to see if it works... (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 month ago by troyunrau@lemmy.ca to c/electronics@discuss.tchncs.de
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Instrument is a Geonics EM16 VLF receiver, using in the mineral exploration industry to find buried linear conductors.

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[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

I use citric acid on a lot of connectors when the pins are corroded (for the same reason). Revived a lot of cables that way. Good advice :)