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Hello, I'm posting this question on this forum, rather than any of the other synth lists I 
subscribe to, simply because it strikes me as the "nicest", most helpful one of the lot.

So apologies if this is of no interest to you, though I think that as we are all gearheads your 
answers might be helpful to quite a few people.

I just bought some contact cleaner, in a spray can ("Servisol Super 10 switch-cleaning 
lubricant"), because a lot of my gear has got dusty up in the attic, particularly my mixing 
desk, one channel of which seems to have stopped working altogether. I'm hoping I can get it 
working again by opening it up and giving it a good spray, but I've never used this stuff 
before. My question is: is there anything in particular I should look out for, or avoid, when 
spraying this stuff? Is it really safe just to blast away and try to clear out any grime and dust?

And, er, to try to make it a bit more on-topic, would the innards (and, er, outards) of the 
AN1x benefit from this stuff at all? Or maybe just the connectors at the back, i.e. the 
analogue bits?

Can I be trigger-happy with my spray can?

Thanks,
Martin

Wow, Martin, you have cool name.  This Martin Philip responding!

I would be pretty judicious with that cleaner.  It is not likely meant
to clean outside surfaces, and since it is a lubricant, will leave a
residue.

Also, you don't want the cleaner to get all over the circuit boards
and electronic components.  You could create shorts and damage your
AN.  You wouldn't want that, now!

Try to isolate the spray directly in or on switches, pots and/or
jacks.  A light application is usually better that a heavy one.  Just
repeat the light application if the first time around didn't clean the
connection.

Regards,
Martin Philip (aka martymart2)


--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Phillips" <babelcordoba@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello, I'm posting this question on this forum, rather than any of
the other synth lists I 
> subscribe to, simply because it strikes me as the "nicest", most
helpful one of the lot.
> 
> So apologies if this is of no interest to you, though I think that
as we are all gearheads your 
> answers might be helpful to quite a few people.
> 
> I just bought some contact cleaner, in a spray can ("Servisol Super
10 switch-cleaning 
> lubricant"), because a lot of my gear has got dusty up in the attic,
particularly my mixing 
> desk, one channel of which seems to have stopped working altogether.
I'm hoping I can get it 
> working again by opening it up and giving it a good spray, but I've
never used this stuff 
> before. My question is: is there anything in particular I should
look out for, or avoid, when 
> spraying this stuff? Is it really safe just to blast away and try to
clear out any grime and dust?
> 
> And, er, to try to make it a bit more on-topic, would the innards
(and, er, outards) of the 
> AN1x benefit from this stuff at all? Or maybe just the connectors at
the back, i.e. the 

> analogue bits?
> 
> Can I be trigger-happy with my spray can?
> 
> Thanks,
> Martin
>

I don't have any experience of  "Servisol Super 10 switch-cleaning 
lubricant" (i use "KF contact cleaner") but don't forget 2 things :
1) these "switch cleaners" are dedicated to ... contact cleaning , 
including pots, knobs, keyboards contacts ... , not to clean the front 
panel of  your gear . They are often greasy , because they are a mixture 
of a solvent (to clean) and a lubricant (to prevent a further oxydation) .
2)you have to spray only the contact parts and move them quickly just 
after to wipe out the dust, rust or anything of this kind inside and 
allow the lubricant to flow everywhere it is useful.
You can clean the front panels and keys with foam sprays used to clean 
the computers . Don't put this stuff in any contact , specially with 
water based foams !
@+
J.F.


Martin Phillips a \ufffdcrit :

>Hello, I'm posting this question on this forum, rather than any of the other synth lists I 
>subscribe to, simply because it strikes me as the "nicest", most helpful one of the lot.
>
>So apologies if this is of no interest to you, though I think that as we are all gearheads your 
>answers might be helpful to quite a few people.
>
>I just bought some contact cleaner, in a spray can ("Servisol Super 10 switch-cleaning 
>lubricant"), because a lot of my gear has got dusty up in the attic, particularly my mixing 
>desk, one channel of which seems to have stopped working altogether. I'm hoping I can get it 
>working again by opening it up and giving it a good spray, but I've never used this stuff 
>before. My question is: is there anything in particular I should look out for, or avoid, when 
>spraying this stuff? Is it really safe just to blast away and try to clear out any grime and dust?
>
>And, er, to try to make it a bit more on-topic, would the innards (and, er, outards) of the 
>AN1x benefit from this stuff at all? Or maybe just the connectors at the back, i.e. the 
>analogue bits?
>
>Can I be trigger-happy with my spray can?
>
>Thanks,
>Martin 
>
>
>
>
>
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