CRC QD (Quick Drying) contact cleaner is what I use.
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The Toggle Switches on the front panel of your DMC20 are totally sealed, no amount of whatever liquid you spray on them will ever get onto the contact surfaces. Toggle Switch as an example, there are literally 1000's of these in many different configurations. The only thing you can do is to replace the switch, which appears to be somewhat easy if your tech savvy, if not take it to someone whom is. The switches appear to be mounted on a PCB rear-mounted to the faceplate using the switches as standoffs / mounting hardware. Spectral DMC20 Internal picture Best of luck Peter |
In studying the picture of the DMC20, I don't think the toggle switch has anything to do with your channel dropout issue. The switch on the front merely control relays that do the actual phase inversion of the output, so its my somewhat qualified guess that one of the relays, orange cubes located towards the rear of the PCB to the right behind the output terminals, or the two located in the center just behind these are at fault. Best of Luck Peter |
Kind thanks to all; particularly to Peter of Pbnaudio for the photos and explanations. I do remember now that the relays for phase switching were a noteworthy feature in the literature for the DMC20. I have zero tech savvy and a high respect for the design and build of my Spectral. I would prefer not to incur the risk of shipping to Spectral but have no idea of how to find someone in Vancouver,BC or perhaps as far away as Seattle, who could replace the relay 'if' I can obtain a part from Spectral. I was very lucky (thanks to kind advice from Michael Percy, the well known and highly respected parts supplier) to obtain my Spectral DMC120 and DMA180 and early MIT i/c's and speaker cables as a result of an insurance settlement from a break in. Otherwise the cost was prohibitive. They have provided "exquisite" enjoyment for about 20 years now and power conditioning improvements from Equitech,MIT and Sound Application have yielded such dramatic refinements I remain satisfied with these treasures and wish to keep them impeccable. Aha! I'm here convincing myself I'd best return it to the good folks at Spectral! Yes; thanks to your inputs I believe I have come to the best decision. Cheers to our great group here at Audiogon! |
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