I'm about to set out to clean up the pots and faders on an old Soundcraft S6000 desk which has some scratchy/noisey faders/pots. I had one of the channels out the other day and I can get the fader section apart, and get access to the pots.
Plan at the moment is to take each strip out in turn and clean with an air duster then contact cleaner / deoxit fader cleaning spray.
I've done this type of thing before on a small mixer but never anything this large. Just wondering if anyone has any wisdom they can share, or things I should avoid doing? Thanks for any tips.
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Bad joints are normally a problem too, to the point I used to resolder all the insert points and all the pot lugs. The insert points can give problems if they aren't used as the contacts oxidise. If you suspect any are playing up then you can prove the point by inserting a TRS jack with the tip shorted to the sleeve.