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Graphite For Sliders???
Graphite For Sliders???
I seem to quiet noisy sliders on my old mixer using Graphite dry lubricant. Any thoughts? Any adverse effects? |
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Graphite For Sliders???
SSMusic wrote:
Graphite For Sliders??? I seem to quiet noisy sliders on my old mixer using Graphite dry lubricant. Any thoughts? Any adverse effects? It's generally not a good idea. But what IS a good idea depends a lot on what kind of sliders your console has. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Graphite For Sliders???
White Castle would not approve!
Graphite is a conductor. If it winds up "lubricating" the resistance element, you could have problems. |
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Graphite For Sliders???
Scott Dorsey wrote:
SSMusic wrote: Graphite For Sliders??? I seem to quiet noisy sliders on my old mixer using Graphite dry lubricant. Any thoughts? Any adverse effects? It's generally not a good idea. But what IS a good idea depends a lot on what kind of sliders your console has. --scott They make a spray can of stuff that works pretty well for that. It's not WD-40, but it is a similar stuff.....I think I have a can of it around here somewhere..... |
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Graphite For Sliders???
Bill Graham wrote:
Scott Dorsey wrote: SSMusic wrote: Graphite For Sliders??? I seem to quiet noisy sliders on my old mixer using Graphite dry lubricant. Any thoughts? Any adverse effects? It's generally not a good idea. But what IS a good idea depends a lot on what kind of sliders your console has. --scott They make a spray can of stuff that works pretty well for that. It's not WD-40, but it is a similar stuff.....I think I have a can of it around here somewhere..... Read once more what Scott wrote. What kind of sliders are we talking about? -- shut up and play your guitar * http://hankalrich.com/ http://armadillomusicproductions.com/who'slistening.html http://www.sonicbids.com/HankandShai...withDougHarman |
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On Jan 25, 1:01*am, (hank alrich) wrote:
Bill Graham wrote: Scott Dorsey wrote: SSMusic wrote: Graphite For Sliders??? I seem to quiet noisy sliders on my old mixer using Graphite dry lubricant. Any thoughts? Any adverse effects? It's generally not a good idea. But what IS a good idea depends a lot on what kind of sliders your console has. --scott They make a spray can of stuff that works pretty well for that. It's not WD-40, but it is a similar stuff.....I think I have a can of it around here somewhere..... Read once more what Scott wrote. What kind of sliders are we talking about? -- shut up and play your guitar *http://hankalrich.com/http://armadillomusicproductions.com/who'slistening.htmlhttp://www.sonicbids.com/HankandShaidriAlrichwithDougHarman- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Caig Industries makes a great product called Cramolin contact cleaner. What you want is cleaning and lubrication that is not conductive (that *is* dielectric [that is - insulating] ) DON'T use graphite! DO use a lubricating contact cleaner that is safe for plastics. DO use it in a well-ventilated area, unless inhaling aerosol products is part of your daily routine ;=0 Have fun. |
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Bill Graham wrote: Scott Dorsey wrote: SSMusic wrote: Graphite For Sliders??? I seem to quiet noisy sliders on my old mixer using Graphite dry lubricant. Any thoughts? Any adverse effects? It's generally not a good idea. But what IS a good idea depends a lot on what kind of sliders your console has. They make a spray can of stuff that works pretty well for that. It's not WD-40, but it is a similar stuff.....I think I have a can of it around here somewhere..... It is a very, very bad idea to go around just spraying stuff into faders if you don't know what kind of faders they are. Cailube or the like is a great idea on actual resistive elements, but if you have some of those crappy mackie-grade faders that use the top of the fader as the sliding rail, using cailube to excess will remove the lube from the top of the fader, making the problem worse. If the problem is that the lube up there has gunked up, you need to address that problem. If on the other hand you have a Penny and Giles fader or an API fader with open rails, you need to clean the rails with alcohol and grease them with a light instrument oil. There are a lot of different kinds of faders of different construction and they have different problems. There is no one universal fix. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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sTeeVee wrote:
Caig Industries makes a great product called Cramolin contact cleaner. What you want is cleaning and lubrication that is not conductive (that *is* dielectric [that is - insulating] ) No. Cramolin is made by Cramolin Industries in Germany. Caig used to import it but they stopped doing so a decade ago and it is no longer available in the US. Caig does make Cailube which is sort of like Cramolin Red with a different vehicle and some added light oil. DON'T use graphite! DO use a lubricating contact cleaner that is safe for plastics. DO use it in a well-ventilated area, unless inhaling aerosol products is part of your daily routine ;=3D0 Maybe, or maybe not. Don't just go spraying crap into faders until you figure out what kind of fader it is and what is wrong with it. Cramolin, Cailube, Quietrole, and Electrolube are all good and useful products, but you can't just use them with abandon. With a lot of faders you are better off just cleaning the resistive surface with a dry q-tip. For many faders, noise is a sign that the resistive element or the contact has worn out. For professional faders like P&G types, parts are available to rebuild them. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Graphite For Sliders???
Cramolin, Cailube, Quietrole, and Electrolube are all good
and useful products, but you can't just use them with abandon. Okay. Then what music would you recommend be playing when you do use them? |
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William Sommerwerck wrote:
Cramolin, Cailube, Quietrole, and Electrolube are all good and useful products, but you can't just use them with abandon. Okay. Then what music would you recommend be playing when you do use them? Why, the Electric Slide of course! --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Graphite For Sliders???
sTeeVee wrote:
On Jan 25, 1:01 am, (hank alrich) wrote: Bill Graham wrote: Scott Dorsey wrote: SSMusic wrote: Graphite For Sliders??? I seem to quiet noisy sliders on my old mixer using Graphite dry lubricant. Any thoughts? Any adverse effects? It's generally not a good idea. But what IS a good idea depends a lot on what kind of sliders your console has. --scott They make a spray can of stuff that works pretty well for that. It's not WD-40, but it is a similar stuff.....I think I have a can of it around here somewhere..... Read once more what Scott wrote. What kind of sliders are we talking about? -- shut up and play your guitar *http://hankalrich.com/http://armadillomusicproductions.com/who'slistening.htmlhttp://www.sonicbids.com/HankandShaidriAlrichwithDougHarman- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Caig Industries makes a great product called Cramolin contact cleaner. What you want is cleaning and lubrication that is not conductive (that *is* dielectric [that is - insulating] ) DON'T use graphite! DO use a lubricating contact cleaner that is safe for plastics. DO use it in a well-ventilated area, unless inhaling aerosol products is part of your daily routine ;=0 Have fun. Yeah...That's the stuff I was talking about. It has a "CR" on the can. It works on all the pots and sliders I have ever seen in my entire life..... |
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William Sommerwerck wrote:
Cramolin, Cailube, Quietrole, and Electrolube are all good and useful products, but you can't just use them with abandon. Okay. Then what music would you recommend be playing when you do use them? Have you heard Abandon's latest CD? |
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Graphite For Sliders???
Bill Graham wrote:
sTeeVee wrote: On Jan 25, 1:01 am, (hank alrich) wrote: Bill Graham wrote: Scott Dorsey wrote: SSMusic wrote: Graphite For Sliders??? I seem to quiet noisy sliders on my old mixer using Graphite dry lubricant. Any thoughts? Any adverse effects? It's generally not a good idea. But what IS a good idea depends a lot on what kind of sliders your console has. --scott They make a spray can of stuff that works pretty well for that. It's not WD-40, but it is a similar stuff.....I think I have a can of it around here somewhere..... Read once more what Scott wrote. What kind of sliders are we talking about? Caig Industries makes a great product called Cramolin contact cleaner. What you want is cleaning and lubrication that is not conductive (that *is* dielectric [that is - insulating] ) DON'T use graphite! DO use a lubricating contact cleaner that is safe for plastics. DO use it in a well-ventilated area, unless inhaling aerosol products is part of your daily routine ;=0 Have fun. Yeah...That's the stuff I was talking about. It has a "CR" on the can. It works on all the pots and sliders I have ever seen in my entire life..... It is no longer available in the US. Lookfor DeOxit, _if the faders are of an appropriate type_. (You have probably missed a few types of faders along the way. See Mr. Dorsey's remarks.) -- shut up and play your guitar * http://hankalrich.com/ http://armadillomusicproductions.com/who'slistening.html http://www.sonicbids.com/HankandShai...withDougHarman |
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Graphite For Sliders???
The problem might not be th contact on the carbon element, buy the OTHER contact which is on the unit. I found this out on many rheostats. Everybody thinks its the sliding contact on the on the resistive element, but I fount it to be on the other end, a slider, or ringed contact, usually made of metal.
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