spraying contact cleaner while it's Live

[ptonsparky]

a dollar bill is an excellent contact cleaner

Is a $50 any better, or just more expensive?

 

[PaulMmn]

Is a $50 any better, or just more expensive?

$50 is better because the bill is probably less worn than a $1. In Boy Scouts we were taught an emergency method to light a paper match when the strike plate on the folder is worn out. Strike the match on the bill (I forget which side is supposed to work best). And were told that a $100 worked even better! I don't know if there's something in the composition of the ink, or does the method rely on the friction of the lines of the ink, rather than a chemical reaction of some sort.

 

[LarryFine]

I have lit a paper match on glass.

 

[ptonsparky]

$50 is better because the bill is probably less worn than a $1. In Boy Scouts we were taught an emergency method to light a paper match when the strike plate on the folder is worn out. Strike the match on the bill (I forget which side is supposed to work best). And were told that a $100 worked even better! I don't know if there's something in the composition of the ink, or does the method rely on the friction of the lines of the ink, rather than a chemical reaction of some sort.

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