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Gear / Technical Help => Ask The Tapers => Topic started by: KLowe on March 14, 2007, 04:29:24 PM
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Hey yall.
What would be a good way to go about cleaning gear? I ran the r-4 and langerado and now have grey dust all over it. I'm comfortable opening up the box and cleaning it's guts out.
Now for the inside I assume compressed air only right? (well it all im gonna do).
for the outside and pan-pots etc.... should i use air only? What type of cleangin solution is safe? Isopropyl alcohol?
How do you pro's clean out the gear?
Thanks in advance.
kLowe
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Hey yall.
What would be a good way to go about cleaning gear? I ran the r-4 and langerado and now have grey dust all over it. I'm comfortable opening up the box and cleaning it's guts out.
Now for the inside I assume compressed air only right? (well it all im gonna do).
for the outside and pan-pots etc.... should i use air only? What type of cleangin solution is safe? Isopropyl alcohol?
How do you pro's clean out the gear?
Thanks in advance.
kLowe
My buddy JJ uses a hose and sprays the crap out of stuff, inside and out. He's been a pro engineer for 30+ years.
(he lets it dry out for a day or two before he puts stuff back together and powers on, of course!)
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My buddy JJ uses a hose and sprays the crap out of stuff, inside and out. He's been a pro engineer for 30+ years.
(he lets it dry out for a day or two before he puts stuff back together and powers on, of course!)
water hose :o :o :o Holy crap. Don't think I'll be doing that even if it does work out just fine.
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Funny you mention a hose....
Right this minute I have my guys outside cleaning the surface of our Meyer speakers. They are armed with a garden hose, a bucket, a sponge, and some mild soap. Works for us.
As for pots, don't use rubbing alcohol...it dries components out. I'd stick with an electronics lubricant for pots (and not WD40). I buy this stuff by the case - http://www.blowoff.com/lubricants/electronics_lubricant.htm