A. Audio/Video (19)

Q: (18388) I need to know which product which would be the best to clean volume pots on musical equipment. When I rotate the pot, it makes a static/crackling noise.

Q: (19583) I am contacting you to ask for some assistance regarding the DeoxIT® D5 and DeoxIT® F5 products you sell. In short, I am a musician in need of repairing my Fender Stratocaster guitar. The volume knob on my guitar is very crackly when being...

Q: (18390) I own vacuum tube home audio preamplifiers. The amplifier in particular runs pretty hot due to 8 KT120 power tubes, as do the smaller 12au7 signal tubes. The preamp gets warm with the 2 5ar4 rectifier tubes & 12au7 signal tubes. Total ...

Q: (18478) Hello, I own a Pioneer SX 440 stereo receiver. It seems the right speaker channel is not working properly and is only giving out the slightest sound. Sometimes it crackles but then immediately goes back to quiet. I've guessed that it might...

Q: (19595) I am trying to figure out which product, if any, will be best to lubricate some old P&G faders (motorized). I would rather not have to take the console out of service to remove the faders if possible. Thanks for your time. Thank you, Scott

Q: (18362) Hi Caig, I have an Oberheim OB-8 synth which has quite tight pots that are difficult to turn (some more than others) but none perform how I want them to - an easy smooth and very quick turn. The tightness of the pots is apparently very typ...

Q: (19337) Hello CAIG, We are professional installers and would like some advice or instruction sheet on which product to use on our audio and video equipment. We also do outdoor installations for home and businesses. Thanks, George

Q: (18989) I have been using DeoxIT D5 cleaner on my Marantz 2325 beast for years now. It typically needs to have every silver-plated rotary switch sprayed every 6 months or so. As this is a lot of opening and flipping upside-down and sideways, so op...

Q: (18848) Dear CAIG, Please advise the correct product(s) for cleaning volume potentiometers associated with small vintage and currently produced portable radios. Most of these potentiometers operate erratically, resulting in poor volume and control...

Q: (18581) I'm in France and my job is repairing audio products. I use DeoxIT F5 to clean potentiometers and DeoxIT D5 for switches and encoders - GREAT products. Please can you tell me what products (grease) can I use after cleaning potentiometers a...