How To Clean Vintage Audio Controls With DeoxIT! Please read description!
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2021
- IMPORTANT: use Fader F5 to clean carbon potentiometers, not D5 or D100!! See this video from XRayTonyB: • How to Clean & Resurre...
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Cleaning the controls on a piece of vintage gear is one of the best things you can do to make it perform at its best. DeoxIT is a spectacular product for this and I explain how to do it in this video. The procedure shown in this video applies directly to Pioneer receivers, but many receivers like Marantz and others use a similar construction and can be cleaned with the same basic steps shown here.
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If you use this video to work on your own gear, I am not responsible for any damage or injury. Perform all work at your own risk.
Pro tip: buy yourself some D100 in the needle top bottle (non-aerosolized). Then get a 1cc syringe and some 21 gauge needles. Suck up some D100 with they syringe and use it to inject into small places that you can't get with the spray. For example, on those push switches you can often get under the top plate near the back of the switch with the needle and inject D100 directly into the switch. I've found that to work really well with push switches on Marantz and Pioneer units. D100 is magic IMO.
I've brought more equipment back to life with DeOxit than I can count. I've purchased 'dead' receivers, reel decks, cassette decks, etc. and the only problem was dirty controls and belts. Great videos brother! My go to equipment is 70's Sansui and Pioneer. Kenwood always sounded too bassy for me.
Your video was EXACTLY what I was looking for to apply Deoxit to my vintage Pioneer SX-737. Thank you!
A beautiful presentation. I adore Pioneers SX series, they were among the finest ever crafted, and your safe handling was both conscientious, and reassuringly welcomed. I own Lux’s “02” Series pre, and power amp, and I know they need a complete overhaul, but I simply don’t trust some of these folks with my treasured units. You are the exception to this rule. And I sincerely wish you continued success. Thank you very much for posting.
I have tried many times, over a couple of years, to clean the balance potentiometer in my McIntosh MA6900 integrated amplifier, using DeoxIT D5, along with some DeoxIT Fader Lube - but no matter how many applications, I could never get the issues to go away. The issues? Lots of static, crackling, and sometimes, the whole left audio channel would just drop out. Yesterday, I tried a new can of CRC QD. I took the knob off the balance control, and the felt pad underneath, and then just sprayed into into the front of the control, where the turn shaft joins with the base. I worked the knob fully about 40 times, and then left it to dry overnight. This morning, the audio is clear as a bell. Not sure if this fix will last - but it does show that not all contact cleaners are created equal. I swear by the DeoxIT line of products, but in this case, they were useless.
Thanks very much for this video, it was exactly what I was looking for today.
Pro Tip:
Glad to see that you watched xraytonyb's channel about using deoxit.
The end of the video is exactly how I feel about my KLH 23's with my Harman Kardon 730. Perfect sound.
I sold faulty Creative T40 MkII 2.0 speakers for next to nothing (power on by clicking the left speaker's volume knob clockwise initially - but after a few years' use it wouldn't "catch"). Still played music as normal - getting them to switch on was the problem. After watching this, I'm wishing I'd opened the speaker up and tried DeoxIT!
Very cool video. Thank you for posting. I immediately loved the look of that amplifier so I went to take a look when you said it's expensive and you're not kidding. 3K for a decent one on ebay. Very nice amp!
Did a cleaning and major circuit board refresh on a SX-950. Had to be careful with those wound connection wires to each board as they easily break
If you use a lightning ‘extension cord’ with your audio adapter: makes them last longer, and a bit easier to move about.
Excellent video
Thank you for this!
You rule. Thank you
Thanks for this !!!👍👍👍👍✅
Great video,thank you 🙂
I always was happy with my 15 watts per channel until I heard 70. Oh Boy. Now I understand the "Amp War" of the 1970's.
I've seen this before but I've used D-5 on carbon pots for decades with absolutely NO problems. The only thing is you need to be careful not to wash away lubricants. In that respect it's the same as most cleaners. I usually follow with D-100 though, and blow out excess with tissue packed around pots, etc to keep most runoff away from the board. I don't unsolder pots etc unless absolutely necessary. And the folding straw for the D-5 SUCKS!