Precision Electronic Cleaner (deoxit?) teac 3340s

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Hey there. I just bought a can of Precision Electronic cleaner from radioshack.
Im wondering if this is the same thing as deoxit. Also what is the best way for me to use it on my Teac 3340 recorder. I know it needs it on the Sync/normal switches and on the tape/source switch. Do I just spray a bit on one side then switch it and spray the other?
 
Unless the fine print on the can of that stuff says its made by Caig Laboratories, I wouldn't assume it to be an equivalent or safe product to use on your gear. And I base that on personal experience from using RS contact cleaners in the past which didn't do much of anything beneficial and more so, probably left a lot of residue similar to what WD-40 would do.

Cheers!
 
They do sell it in most of their stores. Make sure you get the D5 or godl. If you get the faderlube it will not help you out much.
 
good news. I was able to get my money back. The bad news is ALL radioshacks dont carry that product anymore, according to the salesman there.
 
AllenM said:
good news. I was able to get my money back. The bad news is ALL radioshacks dont carry that product anymore, according to the salesman there.
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Well, at least the opportunity still exists to order the product from Caig or via their dealer locator page on their website, locate a local retailer who has the product. Perhaps even a local electronics repair shop as apposed to a straight retailer like Radio Shack?

Cheers! :)
 
ah-ha! I found some Deoxit Gold G5.
Currently since im recording, I have the tape still on the machine. It is ok to leave the tape on there while I spray the SYNC/NORMAL switches? And how would I spray the thing? Once on each side of the switch? Also if I take the tape off the machine, put the tape back on and record, will everything record in sync?
 
AllenM said:
ah-ha! I found some Deoxit Gold G5.
Currently since im recording, I have the tape still on the machine. It is ok to leave the tape on there while I spray the SYNC/NORMAL switches? And how would I spray the thing? Once on each side of the switch? Also if I take the tape off the machine, put the tape back on and record, will everything record in sync?
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The switches in question are the slide switches on the head stack, correct?

If that's the case, you'll definitely have to remove the tape and turn the machine on its side so that you can get a few drops of the cleaner to seep inside the switch where the contacts are. So this will mean taking the cover off of that assembly to gain access to the switches and you'll need to re-flip the machine to its other side to do the other two switches.

The product you picked up, I am not familiar with. Is it in a pump spray can or is in a paste form? If its a spay product with a thin tube, you'll want to get a few drops in each switch, slide the switch back and forth several times to spread the cleaner around and then let it dry for about 30 minutes before you power the machine back up and reload the tape.

If the product you bought is in a paste form, the switch will need to be completely disassembled to get the product onto the contacts...which is obviously a much larger undertaking to do. Let's hope you didn't buy it in paste form!

About you last question about the sync mode, I don't quite understand your question? The sync mode will work on whichever channels you tell it to work on, depending on the mode switches.

Cheers! :)
 
AllenM said:
Hey there. I just bought a can of Precision Electronic cleaner from radioshack.
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jeeez, i almost hate to say this but last spring i ran out of deoxit, went down to the local RS; they had no deoxit so i got the precision elect. cleaner.

2 of my akai r2r decks were suffering from unstable speeds (on the same night even (!)) so i needed to clean out their speed control switches.
squirted a few drops of the PEC into each switch and it worked beautifully.

both decks are still running with no further treatments since. and i've used it on other pieces also with success.
i will get more deoxit but the RS stuff does work.

YMMV
 
westgate said:
jeeez, i almost hate to say this but last spring i ran out of deoxit, went down to the local RS; they had no deoxit so i got the precision elect. cleaner.

2 of my akai r2r decks were suffering from unstable speeds (on the same night even (!)) so i needed to clean out their speed control switches.
used the PEC and it worked beautifully.

both decks are still running with no further treatments since. and i've used it on other pieces also with success.
i will get more deoxit but the RS stuff does work.

YMMV
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Based on your success story, they must have changed their formulation because their older contact cleaner products were essentially useless!

Good to know!

Cheers! :)
 
Ok well its the spray with a red thin straw-like tube.
Ok well im not done recording my song. If I take the tape off the machine and try to record again, will everything sync up correctly?

I have the spray one NOT the paste. So I have to take off the head cover?
 
I couldn't find deoxit local, so I bought this stuff called Blue Shower, from an electronics supply store (place has been around in one form or another since at least the early 60s, smaller company now, but same idea "radio supply...")

Any one heard of that? I sprayed it on some sticky switches on an Otari 5050MXBII . The switches started working better, but one whole channel went out. I am sure it is coincidental....
 
AllenM said:
Ok well its the spray with a red thin straw-like tube.
Ok well im not done recording my song. If I take the tape off the machine and try to record again, will everything sync up correctly?

I have the spray one NOT the paste. So I have to take off the head cover?
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Yes. In order to properly get to the contact area of the switch, the head cover needs to be unscrewed so that you can get that little tube inside the switch where the contacts are. Gooping in the cleaner from the top of the switch can be very hit or miss at actually getting it onto the contacts that are dirty. It will also be much messier and wasteful of the cleaner.

Think of it this way; if you needed to lube the ball joints on the wheels of your car, you apply the lube directly on the grease spigot of the part. You wouldn't just put the grease on the hood of the car and hope that it seeps into the right spot.

Get the picture?

Cheers! :)
 
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