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In article <4eg9hv$9bv@dub-news-svc-1.compuserve.com>, 75522.1603@compuserve.com (Michael W Winslow) writes:
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> By the way, I absolutely HATE those V.35 connectors *grr* (rumor has
> it that the inventor of the connector is widely sought for a public
> lynching)

Price?

I love them as they are very rugged. And cisco cables cost the very
same whether it is V.35 or RS232 at the far end, so price isn't the problem.

In general SS screws and Aluminum shells and such seize and gall and 
make screwing connectors a bitch.

Be careful what if any lubes you use near contacts!, but I am partial to
"NY-LUBE" which is a wax, not a grease and does not attract dust.
It is designed to be melted to very fluid and then used to impregnate
NYlon and similar plastic parts that do very poorly with grease. Hence
its name. Works well in paste form, though.

The typical elevator repair guy leaves cans on the tops of elevator cabs
and so it is pretty easy to grab a dab which will last forever. They use
it primarily because it doesn't collect dust.

Dip the end of a toothpick in it and smear the tiniest amount in the V.35
screw threads and behind the thrust shoulder where the screw pushes the 
connector in (and, if you can reach, where it jacks it out). 

Smooth as silk and no more cussing making v.35 connections.

DON'T put it on the contacts.