Originally Posted By: BlueAttitude
That switch will most likely outlive all of us. Found this:

Occasionally the suggestion is made that switches be provided with minimum voltage and
current ratings, i.e., values of voltage and current below which they should not be used. This
stems from the erroneous impression that a given switch will develop performance problems
below specific levels of voltage and current. In practice, this is not the case.

From page 38 of this doc if you are interested: https://sensing.honeywell.com/honeywell-sensing-basic-switches-general-technical-bulletin-001017-2-en2.pdf

Also see the graph on page 37 that shows switch life increases as the current going through it is reduced.


Agreed.

Now FWIW: I'd SOLDER that puppy in because a screw might (i.e., there is a probably of see: Murphy, Law of) could come loose over time with vibrations of handling, playing, and a wire could come off at most inopportune time. Plus it's not like you are going to put Loctite those screws, are you? BTW DO NOT put Loctite on them, bad for conductivity - LOL.

As far as Deoxit, Gold is fine and if you go by marketing gold is especially good for NEW pots/switches. I use D5, and F5 (for faders), because I have cases of the stuff. For those that want to know which product is what (but take with some salt - there is some marketing in there):

https://caig.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/C-WD18_OL.pdf

Larry

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