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oxidation on smqv TX's


jackierd

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I would ask Lectro, I think the official recommendation is to clean with either a dry rag or use a very slightly damp cloth. 

Some oxidization is normal, as long as there is no pitting happening. If it bothers you you can use a silver polish of some sort to bring back the sheen. I've never done this but some do.

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I put mine in the dishwasher after every show. Make sure you put it on the gentle cycle, you know the one you use for remote controls, key boards and such. A mild detergent is best, something along the lines of Palmolive (Madge was right, in fact, I'm soaking in it right now). In the old analog days we use to take our Nagras down by the river and scrub them. Thank goodness the digital age has made our job so much easier, and lighter, I might add. The sad part is that even though we see our box rentals dwindling, the quarter car wash is no longer a quarter. After a really arduous feature it usually takes upwards of ten bucks to get the mixer and cart clean in one of those stalls. And that's without the ionized water rinse. Water spots become a problem if you skip that important step I find. 

Although we live in an over cautious, PC society where corporations like to cover their behinds with an avalanche of pamphlets warning us about blah, blah, blah, it sometimes pays off to think outside the box. 

Whatever route you decide to go, whether it's rubbing with a cloth, high pressure washer or something in between,  just be confident in your method knowing that there really is no wrong way to do it. As the old saying goes, there are lots of ways to lav a cat. Don't get me stared about all the crazy ways that I've used to scrub old ones and zeros from used CF cards, but I guess that's best left for another thread - no need in high jacking this one.

YMMV

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