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Michael Wohlford
Film Handler

Posts: 17
From: Round Rock, TX, USA
Registered: Jun 2001

posted 04-07-2002 08:44 PM

I know alcohol is everyone's best friend in the booth. But I made a new friend. I'm not sure if some of you already have this friend or not, but I suggest you make friends with him. His name is Tuner Cleaner. He is from Radio Shack and he costs about $8 or so. He is awesome. You spray him on any electrical contact with corrosion or something that needs to be cleaned and wait about 10-15 for it to dry, and your in business. (make sure the power is off, duh) I was having some problems with my format card on our processor. You take it out and put it back in, it works again, but then it starts clunking out. I sprayed some cleaner on the teeth of the card and the slot on the mainboard, waited 10 minutes, then no problems ever since. It has some kinds of acids in it that eat corrosion and stuff. You can spray this stuff on any card in your processor to get it clean. You can use it anywhere. Tell me what any of you that has used this stuff before think. If you have used it, is it all as good as I say?

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Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 04-07-2002 09:27 PM

Please do NOT use "teaser" subject headers for your threads. This is very clearly explained in the FAQ/RULES, of which you need to read before you post further.

This should have been titled "tuner cleaner" or something similar. Titling it "a new booth friend" is confusing and only provides problems down the road when others are searching the archives and wastes people's time who do not remember what that cutesy title really is referring to.

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Dave Williams
Wet nipple scene

Posts: 1836
From: Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Registered: Jan 2000

posted 04-07-2002 10:49 PM

Sounds like any old can of electronic parts cleaner.

And remember, that the only thing allowed to be cute here is Joe Redifer.

Dave

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Steve Guttag
We forgot the crackers Gromit!!!

Posts: 12814
From: Annapolis, MD
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 04-07-2002 10:51 PM

One thing to watch out for on various contact cleaners, tuner or what ever the variety is if they "Eat" polystyrene. If they do you will get some on a poly cap or button and get some goo as a result. Don't go spraying willy nilly. My personal experience with contact cleaners is that they are temporary solutions that only buy some time. Some cleaners are better than others though. We used to get some really good stuff from Chemtronics that got banned by the evil EPA.

Steve

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Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 04-07-2002 10:52 PM

Dave, altering the title of this thread but not changing a single word of the text would not have had any effect in the loss of "cutesiness", assuming that is even a real word. Nowhere in the FAQ document does it say only Joe can have fun here, but it does clearly state teaser titles are not permitted.

BTW I must agree with Steve, the use of contact cleaners are temporary fixes and should only be used in emergency situations to get your shows back on screen. (Just look at the hatred that comes forth whenever someone mentions using WD-40 to fix something, even though we all know how effective WD-40 can be when repairing dts drives. )

Darryl has just opened a thread titled "tv tunner cleaner and it's effective uses" so I'm closing this one.

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