My supply of electrical contact cleaner is officially exhausted.
I thought I would ask here for the most current recommendation.
Is there much difference from one brand to another, price or performance?

We always bought CRC brand at work.

If there's a significant price difference, I look at the ingredients on the can. If memory is correct, they're all pretty much the same and I just choose by cost.

I recommend Deoxit

https://caig.com/deoxit-d-series/

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Deoxit

Yup

You can get Deoxit D5 at Guitar Center.

That looks very interesting. Would that be a good cleaner to use if you wanted to get an old antique vacuum tube AM Radio working again ? The idea of cleaning, then preventing the galvanic corrosion trash from reconsolidating again, looks useful, esp. for old equipment.

Would this stuff be good in this example ?

I have tried a number of cleaners over the years and really can't say I found one better than another.
I used Deoxit, it worked well but I don't know if it was worth the extra money.
I was hoping that somebody that uses contact cleaner daily could give the inside scoop on what works great and what works just OK, and why.
Thanks for all the suggestions.

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Originally posted by 6guns:
We always bought CRC brand at work.

same here and also MG- Chemicals.

https://www.amazon.com/MG-Chem...s%2C305&sr=8-25&th=1

But wow, this stuff has gotten VERY EXPENSIVE. 5 oz can was $6 and now it's $16. inflation I guess.