Cleaning P&G Faders

by **Ben M** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:32 am

Hi everyone,

I have a DDA DMR12 console with Penny and Giles faders and some of them are getting scratchy. Especially the main 2 mix out. Would anyone be able to give me the best way of cleaning these faders. If there are any products that would be suitable. I heard that you can can wash them with warm water. THIS SEEMS PRETTY EXTREME. Could this be true?

cheers
BenM

by **HA_DA_JA** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 2:33 pm

Talk to a user called Jason in Brisbane as they have a DDA desk and they just cleaned up the channel faders recently.
Cheers
Dale

by **Milo** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:16 am

DON'T USE HOT WATER!! Did your mum tell you to do this? Especially with something as expensive as P&G, use ONLY a dedicated fader spray, the best being Caig "Cailube". Don't use switch contact cleaner, either. The importer:

Caprina
PO Box 6362
Alexandria, NSW, 2015
Phone : (02) 8339-1222
Fax : (02) 8339-1333
Email : info@caprina.com.au
Web : http://www.caprina.com.au/

by **Chinagraf** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:02 am

Depending on the model the manufacturer recommends using distilled water on the tracks. Check the link for a pdf about cleaning p&g faders.
http://www.radiosystems.com/PDF/tech118.pdf
cheers

by **Thirteen** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:04 am

Maybe Otto could chime in here, from memory the way to do it is to dismantle the fader, give the track a wipe with a soft wated dampened cloth to remove any water soluble contaminants, then wipe with a soft cloth slightly moistened with alcohol to remove any water and any oily contaminants. I was advised never to put any sprays or contact treatments on them, simply to clean the tracks as I just described.

by **Jason** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:32 pm

[quote="Fat audio"]I heard that you can can wash them with warm water. [/quote]

We are in the middle of fixing a DDA console at the moment and this is what we were told.

by **rick** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:32 pm

you could actually ask P & G or ring their local australian agent "control devices ", i know what he is going to say so i suggest you hear it directly from them .
that is the ONLY advice i would follow .
i will never hear the end of it if offer advice even the slightest bit off course with p&g so call Rick Dahl at Control devices Sydney he will solve your problem in thirty secs
http://www.controldevices.net/

by **otto ruiter** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:00 am

http://www.manquen.net/png/ has good info.

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