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I've been thinking about putting my old Behringer 16 channel mixer back into use for live sound, but it has had beer or something spilled on it, and the first 4 channels suck. I pulled it apart today, thinking I could clean it and get it running nicely. The faders, unfortunately, are non disassemblable(?) and I can't even get a Q tip into the slot for the fader post.

Anybody have any good ideas as to how to clean these?

Spra-clean is like magic for electronic contacts. As long as there's a hole to force the spray through.

edit: Apparently Spra-Clean is no longer available because I couldn't find a link. Why do they always take the products that actually work, off the market? Sure, it will kill you, fuck up the ozone layer and probably blow up buildings....but it works great on electrical contacts! Deoxit or ECC-22 will have to do.

ECC-22 sounds like a classified military chemical that kills living cells, but keeps dna alive just enough to turn soldiers into Zombie Supersoldiers.

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But no, seriously... just spraying some cleaner in there will do it? This is beer/lint/cat hair gunk.

signboy wrote:But no, seriously... just spraying some cleaner in there will do it? This is beer/lint/cat hair gunk.

Generic cleaners: it may but I wouldn't risk it. Generic cleaners may contain stuff that conducts current and when the cleaning agents dissipate and conductive substances get left all over the contacts, the obvious consequence is the ultimate short circuit. Better to stick with cleaners that are actually designed for electronics, methinks.

Special cleaners: it's not guaranteed but some of them have superpowers. Can't hurt to give it a try.

I think what you want is made by Caig.

DeOxit
Fader Lube
Contact Cleaner

http://www.caig.com/

For the most part, it is hard to go wrong with carefully using small amounts of warm slightly soapy water. Just be sure to dry things off completely.

Ken