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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I washed all the bits of a whiteface ARP
Odyssey that was unbelievably filthy in my kitchen sink with hot water and
dishwashing liquid. It worked great. The synth works very well.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’m with the late, great Kevin Lightner –
you can’t really hurt analog electronics by washing them like the dishes. Just
make sure they are properly dry before powering anything up. Of course,
anything with a digital display is probably off limits for this.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Synth-diy
[mailto:synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Pete Hartman<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, March 07, 2020
7:20 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Michael Zacherl<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> SYNTH DIY<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [sdiy] Cleaning?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>There's a video out there of Kevin Lightner, a well regarded synth
tech, washing synth boards with simple green and a shower, and then immediately
blowing them dry with compressed air. He's one of many notables no longer
with us, unfortunately. There's the usual caveat of don't try this if you
don't know what you're doing, but I have always wanted to try it out with one
of my own cheaper project synths that is obviously suffering from too much
dirt.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 3:51 AM Michael Zacherl <<a
href="mailto:sdiy-mz01@blauwurf.info">sdiy-mz01@blauwurf.info</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hi,<br>
seeing this photos from the DX1/DX5 parts thread, I’m wondering how to safely
clean such boards?<br>
<a href="https://imgur.com/a/m8NocSS" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/a/m8NocSS</a>
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<br>
Also asking, because there are open mechanical parts involved, so just rinsing
the pcbs is apparently not an option?<br>
<br>
Thanks, Michael.<br>
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