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Gear / Technical Help => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: DavidPuddy on March 06, 2019, 06:01:02 PM
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I just received a 460 body from an Ebay sale and there is what looks to be some sort of corrosion on the side of the housing. How should I go about attempting to clean this? 99% ISO? It looks like corrosion on a battery terminal.
https://imgur.com/a/5w8T8GR
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https://www.amazon.com/Hosa-D5S-6-DeoxIT-Contact-Cleaner/dp/B00006LVEU
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It probably wouldn't hurt to take a peek inside the preamp body as well.
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Yeah I cleaned it up a bit but I'm going to return it as it doesn't work. Thanks for the tips.
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De-oxit is great, but be aware it can kill a condenser capsule in a second. Recommendation is spritzing on a q-tip in a different room, wiping connector, wiping off.
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De-oxit is great, but be aware it can kill a condenser capsule in a second. Recommendation is spritzing on a q-tip in a different room, wiping connector, wiping off.
This is why I prefer the 100% liquid solution version, as I find it to be less wasteful overall. You really don't need much of the stuff:
https://caig.com/product/deoxit-d100l-2c/ (https://caig.com/product/deoxit-d100l-2c/)
https://caig.com/product/deoxit-d100l-2db/ (https://caig.com/product/deoxit-d100l-2db/)
https://caig.com/product/deoxit-d100l-25c/ (https://caig.com/product/deoxit-d100l-25c/)
If you have a lot of gunk to clean, I recommend saving a bit of money by using 99% isopropyl alcohol for the major cleaning, and then follow up with Caig DeOxit.
https://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C/ (https://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C/)
For female XLRs and 3.5 mm jacks, the brush-style dental cleaners are excellent. Just be sure to get the kind that are NOT coated in minty flavor.
https://www.amazon.com/Proxabrush-Go-Betweens-Interdental-Brushes-Moderate/dp/B079MJ9PDN/ (https://www.amazon.com/Proxabrush-Go-Betweens-Interdental-Brushes-Moderate/dp/B079MJ9PDN/)
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De-oxit is great, but be aware it can kill a condenser capsule in a second. Recommendation is spritzing on a q-tip in a different room, wiping connector, wiping off.
This is why I prefer the 100% liquid solution version, as I find it to be less wasteful overall. You really don't need much of the stuff:
https://caig.com/product/deoxit-d100l-2c/ (https://caig.com/product/deoxit-d100l-2c/)
https://caig.com/product/deoxit-d100l-2db/ (https://caig.com/product/deoxit-d100l-2db/)
https://caig.com/product/deoxit-d100l-25c/ (https://caig.com/product/deoxit-d100l-25c/)
If you have a lot of gunk to clean, I recommend saving a bit of money by using 99% isopropyl alcohol for the major cleaning, and then follow up with Caig DeOxit.
https://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C/ (https://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-Pint/dp/B001B5JT8C/)
For female XLRs and 3.5 mm jacks, the brush-style dental cleaners are excellent. Just be sure to get the kind that are NOT coated in minty flavor.
https://www.amazon.com/Proxabrush-Go-Betweens-Interdental-Brushes-Moderate/dp/B079MJ9PDN/ (https://www.amazon.com/Proxabrush-Go-Betweens-Interdental-Brushes-Moderate/dp/B079MJ9PDN/)
Ha, those are exactly the products I had lying around at home. I love that DeOxit for old amp pots and such.