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What will clean + lubricate my Minimoog Rocker-Schwitches????

2008-04-15 by martinreuter

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "Roy J. Tellason" <rtellason@...> wrote:

..........> 2. Stuff that "cleans and lubricates".  The key word there is "lubricate" and 
> if you see that on the can you'll know that this stuff leaves a residue 
> behind,   typically some kind of silicone but it could be any number of 
> things.  Because of dust and other considerations,  I tended not to use this 
> much.

> Not ever WD-40,  no way!  :-)........

Hi,
OK, WD40 is in my Garage and only for Motorcycle Maintenance, but what the hell is the right 
stuff for lubricate my 30 Years old Rockerswitches of my Minimoog? They are much harder to 
operate than the new ones in my Voyager. My Tuner-Spray is only for cleaning the contacts... 
the old dust of the last 30 Years will not dissapear. May I oil the switches? With a really nice 
Sewing-machine-oil? Please help me and i will love you all....
Best regards
Martin

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