Jan 17, 2007 08:45 am Go to your local electronics store and get some contact cleaner...take the knob off so the pot is exposed, spray a little cleaner on it and move the pot back and forth a few times...for faders, same thing.
Cleaning Dirt pots and sliders
Posted on Jan 17, 2007 08:44 am
Loki
Cone Poker
Member Since: Apr 07, 2002
So my mixer is old, crappy, and dirty. I hear crackling and rumbling when turning a knob or moving a slider. What's the best way to clean it... take it apart?
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Jan 17, 2007 08:45 am Go to your local electronics store and get some contact cleaner...take the knob off so the pot is exposed, spray a little cleaner on it and move the pot back and forth a few times...for faders, same thing.
Jan 17, 2007 08:48 am that is much easier and probably safer than what I was going to attempt. thanks.
PS and off subject: You still got those monitors and amp for sale? If I get this job I am going to need a new pair.
Jan 17, 2007 08:51 am Yeah, still got the JBL's and the Alesis amp, most everything else has sold though...damn, it's brought in a ton of money lately dumping a lot of crap I don't use any more.
Jan 17, 2007 08:59 am cool. I got the interview next monday, so I will let ya know. If I get this job, which I'm only moderatly confident about since the manager told me flat out that there were a few other people wanting the position who were a bit better qualified than me, but he'd still give me an interview and see how it goes. I thought that was cool of him to be that honest with me. Okey, sorry, I'm rambling and this has nothing to do with the original post so I will bring it back.
Would the canned air stuff be of any use in the cleaning process, or would it potentially damage the gear?
Jan 17, 2007 09:37 am It shouldn't damage anything (as long as you don't freeze it), but I don't know how much good its going to do.
Jan 17, 2007 10:12 am And never use WD-40.
But you already knew that.
Jan 17, 2007 08:00 pm Look for a product called De-Ox It. It is a dry cleaner de-oxidizer. Most electronic outfits and music stores should have it.
Jan 18, 2007 12:11 pm +1 on the contact cleaner. I've successfully cleaned many pots this way. Just don't overdo it with the spray. :)
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