Over in another thread I showed a new toy:
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It needs the faders cleaning and lubricating.
Cleaning - use a good quality contact cleaner. I use https://www.mgchemicals.com/products/el ... -with-ppe/
The contact cleaner will take all the lubricant off the faders and make them feel even worse... sticking and rough.
I'm using this to lubricate the sliding mechanism in the fader:
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Fader maintenance on mixing boards
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Fader maintenance on mixing boards
Last edited by laurie on Sun Mar 28, 2021 5:14 am, edited 2 times in total.
Re: Fader maintenance on mixing boards
Hey Laurie. If you haven’t already finished the cleaning/lubrication, would you mind taking a few photos of the process? I’ve got a couple of old devices (a Boss mixer and a Fostex 4-track) that could probably do with a bit of tlc but have never attempted anything like this before and wouldn’t want to wreck anything (yes, I know, I’m clueless )
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Re: Fader maintenance on mixing boards
Regretfully it was done before I saw this.BearBoy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 7:29 amHey Laurie. If you haven’t already finished the cleaning/lubrication, would you mind taking a few photos of the process? I’ve got a couple of old devices (a Boss mixer and a Fostex 4-track) that could probably do with a bit of tlc but have never attempted anything like this before and wouldn’t want to wreck anything (yes, I know, I’m clueless )
If it helps I can talk you through it?
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Re: Fader maintenance on mixing boards
Faders are clean, and lubricated.
The 75mm faders on these boards were never "good"... but they are back to being usable.
It is a cheap back-up/"B" system board for the price.
The 75mm faders on these boards were never "good"... but they are back to being usable.
It is a cheap back-up/"B" system board for the price.