Sometimes many quick rotations back and forth can clean the contacts within the control or switch.
Static in the balance knob, what can I do?
I just bought a beautiful old Tandberg receiver on eBay for a great price. Like a lot of older Hi-Fi equipment this needs a little TLC. I was wondering how to clean the static from the pods? The balance knob needs some attention. I thought of buying a can of compressed air but wouldn't know how to apply it. Any input would be very helpful.
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>Caig Deoxit works well if you can get enough access to the pot to squirt the stuff inside and rotate the knob to distribute the spray. The only problem is that if you're using it in the spray form, it's difficult to regulate how much comes out so put paper towels or something else absorbent around the pot and covering anything you don't want sprayed. |
I would suggest a product called DeOxit contact cleaner to clean the contacts. Simple to use. After spraying the contacts in the switch, work the switch 30-50 times, let it dry and it should be good to go. Deoxit is supposed to be better than the Radio Shack brand. It is a good idea to work all the controls and switches every month or so. While I had the top off, I would just go ahead and clean all of them with Deoxit. That should solve the problem for quite a while. |
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