De-oxit for dummies

EndersShadow
EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
edited April 2013 in Electronics
So the HK Citation I got needed some cleaning. I cleaned the faceplate and knobs themselves today. I want to de-oxit where I can just so I know its super clean, and it cant hurt.

But with that said I have know idea where I need to spray the De-Oxit.... So I took some pics to get some help from the folks here....

Do I spray at the locations for the knobs at color one, or color two...

De-Oxitknobs.jpg

4Equalizerfromoutside.jpg

I am 99% sure I cant spray the EQ knobs given the warning I found above them... but looking again it appears I might only be able to spray the mode, function and speaker knobs.....

warninglabel.jpg

Do I spray the rear inputs at color one or color two

De-Oxitinputs.jpg
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited April 2013
    what De Oxit are you using?
    Fader Lube woud be best for the pots i think.
    Red and Gold for the RCA's and connection spots.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited April 2013
    If color # 1 is white, that's the ticket in both photo sets. That is what needs to be cleaned. You can also spray directly into the RCA outputs on the back as you indicated with the red arrows.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited April 2013
    brgman wrote: »
    what De Oxit are you using?
    Fader Lube woud be best for the pots i think.
    Red and Gold for the RCA's and connection spots.

    Haven't bought any lol, and didnt know there were multiple kinds.....
    George Grand wrote: »
    If color # 1 is white, that's the ticket in both photo sets. That is what needs to be cleaned. You can also spray directly into the RCA outputs on the back as you indicated with the red arrows.

    Thanks George, thats exactly what I was looking to know. I will probably do that next weekend...
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,806
    edited April 2013
    "The Idiot's Guide to DeOxit"... http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=207005
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,640
    edited April 2013
    Great topic---good tips--- thanx
    good luck cleaning unit :)
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