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Equipment Maintenance/Cleaning

No matter how different our listening tastes may be we all are faced with keeping our audio gear clean and I'm sure some take this to higher levels of scrutiny than others. I would like to know who may be using a hand held vacuum device that works particularly well when its time to get in to delicate crevices and/or around the back side of your rack/equipment storage. There are many good commercial units available but they always seem to do well in some areas and compromise in others. An example of this and reason for my inquiry is my Dyson unit. Its great for carpet and hard wood floors but the hand held device isn't great mainly because the hose is too short and stiff. At any rate let me know if you are using a product that has worked well for you in cleaning your audio electronics.  Thanks in advance. 
losingnemo361
oldhvymec
5,101 posts
 
Victrola HERE... YUP works perfect..

I have a pair of red center co axle drivers in Teak enclosures, pre WWI. Work perfect, 32 ohm speakers.. Silk surrounds, probably last another 100 years...

The 100+ year old solid Teak boxes are worth how much?
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coach67
17 posts
 
I agree with millercarbon about cleaning everything that carries a signal. I've been doing this every year forever. If I work straight through with no breaks it takes a couple of hours. Also, check the fasteners that hold the speaker drivers . If you can, use whatever tool the fasteners need to tighten them down. You may be surprised at how loose they've gotten. You'll hear the difference .   
mitch2
4,075 posts
 
Good point on the speaker driver screws to the baffle.  If you have one, use a torque screw driver or small torque wrench to get them all the same.  If you have access to the designer, maybe ask what torque to use or apply your torque device to one of the screws that seems to be reasonably "tight" and use the reading as your baseline for tightening the other screws.
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