Thanks for the info everyone.

I find DeOxit Red to be the best contact cleaner I've tried. It'll take a nasty looking jack or plug and make it look almost new again. The Gold seems to delay the corrosion of those same parts.

And thanks, but I know better than to use LockTite on the screws.

I've revived my plan to solder after the holiday weekend gigs.

I like that the electrical contacts on my new switch are in a sealed box. That should keep the salt air out and not on the contact area.

I have a few coax cables with screw terminals in the phone plugs (big Switchcraft brand plugs). The advantage is quick repair on the gig site without needing to pack a solder iron. The disadvantage is the screws eventually loosen. So mostly these cables are designated as spares when the soldered ones fail.

There are only two kinds of cables, those that have failed, and those that haven't failed --- yet.

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