What's a safe solution to clean patchbay jack bodies that are
completely disassembled?

I am pretty certain that the bodies are brass. I would like to soak
the bodies for a thorough cleaning without the added exposure to a
corrosive or damaging solution. The jack bodies are from a Trident
Series 80 console.

Thanks in advance.

Ozzie Bostic
Sandstorm Entertainment, Inc.

In article writes:

What's a safe solution to clean patchbay jack bodies that are
completely disassembled?

I am pretty certain that the bodies are brass. I would like to soak
the bodies for a thorough cleaning without the added exposure to a
corrosive or damaging solution. The jack bodies are from a Trident
Series 80 console.

Completely disassembled? Ouch! How completely disassembled? Do you
have a box full of metal leaves, some phenolic spacers, and a frame?
Or have you just removed the jacks from the panel?

I'd be cautious about soaking the assembled jack, not for fear of
corroding the metal, but for not being able to remove the solvent
completely from the spacers.

I've found that the best treatment for long frame jacks is a shot of
DeOxIt cleaner followed by a shot of their lubricant. I have some
patch cables that have unplated brass plugs, and for those, I use Red
Bear brass polish. Get it (or something like it) in a kitchenware
store.


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OZ wrote:
What's a safe solution to clean patchbay jack bodies that are
completely disassembled?

I am pretty certain that the bodies are brass. I would like to soak
the bodies for a thorough cleaning without the added exposure to a
corrosive or damaging solution. The jack bodies are from a Trident
Series 80 console.

What needs to be cleaned off?

If it's just an oxide layer, try just a Cramolin or Deoxit spray. If it
is more gunk than that, try just using soap and water, maybe with an
ultrasonic bath.

Don't use 409 on phenolic materials. Other than that, 409 takes grease
and cigarette gunk off very well.
--scott


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I was wondering how to clean an intact 80 series patchbay also. Can these deox
agents be used while everything is still wired if not what would be the best
way to go about cleaning the patch points?

thank
RDS

In article writes:

I was wondering how to clean an intact 80 series patchbay also. Can these deox
agents be used while everything is still wired

Definitely. If you get the highly diluted stuff (5% I think) just
spray it into the jack, then work a plug in and out a couple of times
to spread it around.

There's an "injector" that's like a plug with a hole to squirt the
stuff in and holes perpendicular to the shaft for the stuff to squirt
out. I've never used one, but it makes sense for cleaning normalling
contacts since it lets you squirt in some cleaner with the contacts
opened.

Markertek probably sells them.

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