It wasn't too bad and I had some help from Emilio actually - we may have used rubbing alcohol. What I DO remember is using a lighter to make a 90 deg. bend in a toothbrush to create the ideal tool for that job.
On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 10:58 AM, pete <[email protected]> wrote: > 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> >> >> >> > >
