ya - thats the plan frank. thanks. the input module section looks REALLY clean. is that your handiwork? how'd you do it? distilled water and brushing? i guess that section could've been spared the brunt of a spill since there's the large aluminum rail between it and the upper buss module section. if this is a soda spill then it was a 3 liter or one of those old Mega Big Gulps from 7-11 that you could soak your feet in.
-pete On May 14, 2011, at 10:50 AM, Frank Moscowitz wrote: > I did see some of that when I visited this console, and that which I saw I > cleaned. Looked like ancient soda to me. Don't waste too much time cleaning > around anything if your plan is to replace molexes. I'd follow the > suggestions listed in this thread for method, and also do the heavy cleaning > after you've removed the old molexes and before you install the new, if that > was in the plan. > > Frank > > On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 9:04 AM, pete <[email protected]> wrote: > see, i would think something like a spill too, however this gunk is all over > certain sections only .... i.e. the top row where the bussing modules are, > and the bucket where the sub and master modules are. the input module section > looks totally clean. unless someone cleaned this area at some point. > > frank M. -> did you see this when you looked at this console ? > > thanks! > > pete andrews > > > On May 14, 2011, at 8:50 AM, Ike wrote: > >> Hi Pete, >> Looks like a spilled beverage. I would start with distilled water and >> see how that goes. Those Molex headers should really be removed and >> replaced. Good luck! >> Ike >> >> Ike Zimbel >> Zimbel Audio Ltd >> 416-720-0887 >> www.zimbelaudio.com >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 2011-05-13, at 11:14 PM, pete <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> hey all - >>> so i'm restoring an older series 3c here and after taking out all the >>> modules, i'm finding that the backplane has this greasy gunk over some >>> sections. (see photos). anyone ever see anything like this in older gear? >>> is this some lube or cleaning agent that has transformed into goo after >>> years? i'm cleaning this out with q-tips, but it's in the molex connectors >>> as well (i'm assuming)... what's the best bet to clean this out thoroughly? >>> Caig? >>> >>> thanks all... >>> -pete >>> >>> <cleaning1.JPG> >>> <cleaning2.JPG> >>> > >
