Moden art and De-Oxit. What are your plans for this Sunday?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (238361)
Walnut Creek, California
May 8, 2016 1:21pm CST
Yesterday, the right channel in my main stereo system went dead. I isolated the problem: the function switch (aux, phono, tuner,etc.) on the 1971 Kenwood receiver is I use as a pre-amplifier had gotten "gunky" and needed a cleaning. I broke out my trusty generic De-Oxit and gave the control a good going over, rotating the knob quickly back and forth, as I did so. Problem gone.
I thought I'd sing songs of praise for De-Oxit (and other so-called "contact clearners") in a post. If you have any electronic device where one of the controls leads to static, or simply doesn't work, I recommend giving the unit a thorough going-over with this stuff before tossing it or taking it to an over-priced repair place. The cost of a can is maybe $8.
I then tried to take an "artsy" photo of the contact cleaner along with three "Danish Modern" speakers to the right in my listening room. OK, it's not great art, but I like the angles and the wood and the screens I use.
Now that I'm in the stereo zone, and all papers are graded, I may try to repair a KLH 24 speaker with a silent tweeter for my late Sunday morning activity. Do you like fixing stuff? What are your plans for this Sunday?
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@TheHorse (238361)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 May 16
Mine's been quiet so far (classical music and speaker restoration). But I DID manage to fix that speaker! I'm fairly proud of myself. I'd provide a more detailed description of what I did, but I think everyone's eyes would glaze over.
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@celticeagle (189988)
• Boise, Idaho
8 May 16
That is great. I wonder how many fix-it guys around here know of this stuff.
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@celticeagle (189988)
• Boise, Idaho
9 May 16
@TheHorse .....It would seem. I am way over half a century old.
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@TheHorse (238361)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 16
@celticeagle I just keep on keeping on. My work will outlive me. Tonight, I'm working on a pair of AR-3s that came in to me today.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
9 May 16
I will have to share this with my husband. We acquired a used scanner and the volume control doesn't always work. Maybe this will fix what ails it.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
9 May 16
@TheHorse how do you apply it? Remove the knob first and spray it?
I'm glad you were able to get it fixed and working again.@TheHorse (238361)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 May 16
A clean kitchen is good. I think I'll take out the garbage and do my dishes as well. I'm on a roll now because I got that KLH speaker running as well. Woo hoo! I'll attach a picture but won't try to nerdily explain anything unless someone asks.
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Sunday was busy for the entire family. we had plenty of visitors yesterday because of my nephews christening, my fathers post birthday celebration, and mothers day too.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
9 May 16
can you see the gunk? never seen gunk on stuff before we pitched it.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
10 May 16
@TheHorse gotcha, will watch for that then for sure
@garymarsh6 (24073)
• United Kingdom
8 May 16
We use a miracle product called WD40. It seems to get so many things working again!
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
10 May 16
I have a knob going on our receiver hubby says he is going to give a quick spray as well.
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@teamfreak16 (43663)
• Denver, Colorado
8 May 16
When I try to fix things, it always ends badly.
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