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remington
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Post subject: Re: How do you Clean a Moldy LD Player? Posted: 16 May 2018, 16:36 |
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rein-o wrote: Oh boy, you are in for some major work. I would take it apart and vacuum it with a brush attachment, or get some type of clean dry paintbrush and vacuum then see about any cleaners.
You may want to look into possibly a window cleaner as that may clean better than alcohol.
But no matter you are in for some major work, are you sure its not just on the outside?? Can't you just let it sit in the sun outside open??? I would try that, vacuum and then let it sit outside in the sun first.
But all options are at your own risk. Good luck with it. I'm going to take it apart and place it in the sun when the weather changes in my state. I like your idea of a vacuum then using a paint brush to get into the crevices. I'll look into window cleaner but it must not contain any water because of the electronics. Yes, a big job but the player is worth it I think. thanks.
_________________ "You who are reading me now are a different breed, I hope a better one." (POTA 1968)
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remington
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Post subject: Re: How do you Clean a Moldy LD Player? Posted: 16 May 2018, 23:25 |
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rein-o wrote: Yes the player is worth it, I loved my R7G.
I would do any liquid as a last resort, see if the brush, vacuum and sun will do the job first then possibly look into some type of electric cleaner. Contact cleaner may work also but anything used will have to wait for the liquid to dry before plugging in.
Not saying to do this but I had an amp from a friend that was underwater from a flood, after 1 month I took it apart and used window cleaner to clean out all the dirt from the flood.
2-3 weeks after that I plugged it in and all was great, still working to this day. The thing is, mold is a very tricky contaminant to eradicate. Initially I sprayed electrical contact cleaner into the guts of the unit but the mold spores remained . That’s why I’m leaning towards an almost 100%?isopropryl alcohol. You just can’t find pure alcohol . I hope the 1% of water in the alcohol isn’t an issue with the electronics .
_________________ "You who are reading me now are a different breed, I hope a better one." (POTA 1968)
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