[TenTec] WD-40

Alan Childress km4dt@mindspring.com
Sun, 28 Feb 1999 23:47:26 -0500


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Here's a repost from rec.antiques.radio+phono that I <KM4DT> think's =
worthwhile:
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WD-40 is a great penetrant and general purpose lubricant.  It does have =
a minor undesirable side effect - it leaves a coating of petroleum =
distillate that can be a problem in dusty areas...   Dust combined in =
the residue=20
can act like an abrasive - and damage resistance tracks -but then so can =
dust all on it's own...  The damage potential of WD-40 is often =
overstated... and doesn't matter much on non precision parts.

On high precision parts - you will void their warranty using WD-40... I =
know Peavey gets a lot of mixers back with noisy slide controls - and =
more often than not - WD-40 is present (and according to Max - one of =
their top mixer guru's occasionally they even get  "scented =
Vaseline"!!!).  The biggest problem with the newer controls is that the =
heat-laminated carbon traces turn loose if saturated by any penetrant =
-which as noted above - WD-40 is a good one.  This is where WD-40's =
"reputation" gets trashed.  Once "soaked" by WD-40 - some of=20
these traces get litterally "wiped" off the substrate by the wiper... =
Older controls - of course- weren't "heat laminate" traces - and don't =
have that problem.  BTW - Peavey uses Deoxit DN5 for most "routine" =
cleanings/ lubes of controls - nastier ones get Electrowash 2000 =
followed by atreatment of R5 (the industrial strength 2oz. bottled =
treatment from Caig)...  And for the really old slide pots - to get that =
"smooth glide"feeling back - a _very_ light coat of white lithium grease =
on the movingparts.  But I've got to stress again - we're talking=20
_modern_ pots here...  not the old "brute force" stuff of yesteryear...

(Peavey's national service center is just up the street from me - and =
they service an estimated 5 - 6 thousand mixers etc. a year - with an =
average of 50 controls on an average mixer (their larger boards have =
many more - the SRC-6032 has over 540 pots in it) that's over a quarter =
million pots a year!  - I think they know a bit about pots!!!!)...just =
.02 worth of observation...

--Randy guttery
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KM4DT <Alan>


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<DIV>WD-40 is a great penetrant and general purpose lubricant.&nbsp; It =
does=20
have a minor undesirable side effect - it leaves a coating of petroleum=20
distillate that can be a problem in dusty areas...&nbsp;&nbsp; Dust =
combined in=20
the residue <BR>can act like an abrasive - and damage resistance tracks =
-but=20
then so can dust all on it's own...&nbsp; The damage potential of WD-40 =
is often=20
overstated... and doesn't matter much on non precision parts.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>On high precision parts - you will void their warranty using =
WD-40... I=20
know Peavey gets a lot of mixers back with noisy slide controls - and =
more often=20
than not - WD-40 is present (and according to Max - one of their top=20
<B>mixer</B> guru's occasionally they even get&nbsp; &quot;scented=20
Vaseline&quot;!!!).&nbsp; The biggest problem with the newer controls is =
that=20
the heat-laminated carbon traces turn loose if saturated by any =
penetrant -which=20
as noted above - WD-40 is a good one.&nbsp; This is where WD-40's=20
&quot;reputation&quot; gets trashed.&nbsp; Once &quot;soaked&quot; by =
WD-40 -=20
some of <BR>these traces get litterally &quot;wiped&quot; off the =
substrate by=20
the wiper... Older controls - of course- weren't &quot;heat =
laminate&quot;=20
traces - and don't have that problem.&nbsp; BTW - Peavey uses =
<B>Deoxit</B> DN5=20
for most &quot;routine&quot; cleanings/ lubes of controls - nastier ones =
get=20
Electrowash 2000 followed by atreatment of R5 (the industrial strength =
2oz.=20
bottled treatment from Caig)...&nbsp; And for the really old slide pots =
- to get=20
that &quot;smooth glide&quot;feeling back - a _very_ light coat of white =
lithium=20
grease on the movingparts.&nbsp; But I've got to stress again - we're =
talking=20
<BR>_modern_ pots here...&nbsp; not the old &quot;brute force&quot; =
stuff of=20
yesteryear...<BR></DIV>
<DIV>(Peavey's national service center is just up the street from me - =
and they=20
service an estimated 5 - 6 thousand mixers etc. a year - with an average =
of 50=20
controls on an average <B>mixer</B> (their larger boards have many more =
- the=20
SRC-6032 has over 540 pots in it) that's over a quarter million pots a=20
year!&nbsp; - I think they know a bit about pots!!!!)...just .02 worth =
of=20
observation...</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>--Randy guttery</DIV>
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<DIV>KM4DT &lt;Alan&gt;</DIV>
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