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Post by schmalzy on May 26, 2016 0:04:52 GMT -6
Yo, y'all!
I'm going through and trying to clean my connections in my home studio. I've got some downtime between now and ABSOLUTE FUCKIN' ANARCHY IN THE TRACKING AND MIXING ROOM starting in late June so I thought now would be a good time to try to make that happen. I'm using Deoxit D5 and F5 (for anything that needs extra lubrication).
Are you guys spraying your cleaner on to a q-tip and toothpick (for female XLR) and running it into the connector or are you just blasting it into the connector? My studio doesn't even have that damn many connections and I'm looking at it like "this is pretty annoying but I know is worth it in the long run." It would be WAY faster if I could just blast D5 into the end of a female connector or into a fader or into the top of a pot etc.. Is this going to create a problem for me?
Gross. I feel like such a newbie..."How do I use a spray cleaner?"
I guess we all have to start somewhere...
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Post by tasteliketape on May 26, 2016 0:30:40 GMT -6
Cue tips may leave cotton
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Post by ericn on May 26, 2016 6:18:13 GMT -6
Don't use the spray, use the liquid and a syringe.
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Post by iamasound on May 26, 2016 8:11:52 GMT -6
Yes, no on the cotton swabs as they always leave nasty remains behind to dampen a future perfectly wonderful day.
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Post by jeromemason on May 26, 2016 8:15:21 GMT -6
Just blast it.... When buttons and pan pots on the SSL got scratchy I would just blast from the top of the console, wipe the stuff off and go back to work.
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Post by schmalzy on May 26, 2016 13:44:47 GMT -6
That's what I thought was going to be the answer. I used a swab to get the inside of male XLR connectors and I started to use 'em in female TRS connectors and thought: I bet this is going to leave some shit in there...
Thanks, all!
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Post by mulmany on May 26, 2016 16:21:48 GMT -6
Best solution IMHO is to dedicate a few ends for cleaning, xlr m, xlr f, trs... then spray the cleaner on the end and work it into its mating connector. That way you don't have extra crap getting all over the place. Also do as ericn said, much cleaner and not getting dust collecting stuff all over the place. I have become less of a fan of deoxit the more I use it.
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Post by Martin John Butler on May 26, 2016 16:35:02 GMT -6
Don't forget to spray with a little air blast first to pre-clean. If you must wipe, don't use paper towels, they leave paper residue. Probably a clean cotton cloth, but there may be even better dust free solutions I'm unaware of.
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