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RE: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: What will clean + lubricate my Minimoog Rocker-Schwitches????

2008-04-16 by Keith Niver

Caig makes a product called MCL for moving control lubricant. It cleans and lubricates. I\u2019ve been using it on controls and switches the past couple of years and it works great.

Keith A Niver

Certified MITA Technician

Niver's Inc

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Hudson, NY 12534

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-----Original Message-----
From: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of martinreuter
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 2:15 AM
To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: What will clean + lubricate my Minimoog Rocker-Schwitches????

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "Roy J. Tellason" ..> wrote:

>
> Depends on whether you can put a drop of it on just the moving bits that are
> giving you trouble and be sure that it ain't gonna get in the contacts,
> since oil is an insulator. If you can't be sure, then get one of
> those "cleans and lubricates" sprays from radio shack or wherever, but don't
> get nuts with it, use just enough to get the job done.
>
Oh, I am nearly sure, that the contacts make the mechanical trouble. The switches had been
moved not so often last 20 years....
In my prodigy-switches i used a very fine oil - that worked good, i had to use them carefully
30-50 times and the problem was gone. But the mini is 6 time more expensive - so i have to
be 6 times more careful ;-)
I´ll test it with the noise-switch - this is the less-used....in worst case i will get a mixture of
pink and white noise....hoho.
Thanks for your tips!!!
Martin

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