How to clean an old receiver ????

[mrgooch]

I will be attempting to "clean" a vintage and working receiver. Any tips as to where do I begin and what materials to use.

 

[Snarl]

Try a can of compressed air, some of that anti static stuff for computers. A good starting point.

 

[Khellandros66]

Pour some water in it piug it in and turn it on...

Then you have the exuse to buy a nice clean new one LMAO

J/K I agree with the first reply ;-)

~Bob

 

[furrycute]

I really don't get the fascination with vintage electronics gear. Electronic parts wear out with age. It's like picking a woman for a wife. A 20 year old girl is the prime target of any man with normal inclinations. A 30 year old girl is, sub-prime. A 40 year old spinster, is tolerable at best. A 50 year old spinster, man will avoid her like the plague.

Most vintage receivers are at least 20-30 years old. That's like specifically picking out a woman that is 40-50 years old for a wife. That's just not right. Unless you have specific fetishes which I care not to discuss openly on this board.

 

[Snap]

Cleaning Supplies

To actually answer the posters question:
Cleaning supplies that you will need.

Isopropyl Alcohol
Long Q-Tips. (Get the kind that have the 4-6 inch wood shaft)
Compressed air.

Use the compressed air first. Then go to work with the Q-tips and Alcohol.
The Alcohol will evaporate and will clean contacts. It is used all the time to clean electrical circuit boards, and other electrical equipment.

 

[zipper]

Some older receivers have can serve a purpose. My BIL has a 70's Sansui (a monster) that he uses in the family room & it drives a pair of Vienna Bachs quite nicely.