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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.
dreadhead
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qdrone
1,039 posts
 
I concur on not using WD-40. Not only will it do the job but it will attract dust,dirt and anything else airborne. A friend of mine who repairs screen doors and sliding glass windows made a living and put two kids thru college with people spraying the rollers of screen doors and sliding glass windows with WD-40. It is crap. Use an electronic contact cleaner like the ones mentioned above.
bdgregory
1,715 posts
 
Actually WD-40 isn't crap, it's wonderful stuff when used for it's purpose. It's great for winterizing in-board boat motors.

The Radioshack contact cleaner is just as cheap as WD-40 and works well. Craig Deoxit works better in my experience. Completely eliminated static from all of the pots on my Fisher X-202 with one application.
dlr
201 posts
 
oops oh well someone asked. Dan
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