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Roger
Bronze Member
USA
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 Posted - 12/12/2005 : 18:44:36
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Hello All,
I originally posted this topic on the General Forum. I probably should have posted it here since it is a technical issue, anyway...
I tried cleaning my BF-2 Inputs with cleaner and they are slightly better but still very intermittent. Are there any other suggestions on how to clean what I am thinking are very oxidized Inputs/ Outputs. I am not the original owner of this pedal so I'm not sure what its history is. I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to replace them? Is it a difficult job?
Any help is appreciated.
Regards,
Roger |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 12/13/2005 : 09:19:28
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Replacing them is not very difficult. Finding the same type of input jacks may however be tricky. Perhaps they can be bought directly from Roland.
If they're very corroded and the spray don't clean the properly, you can try to use a small screw driver and try to scrape off some of the oxidation on the contacts. If you use the spray at the same time you may be able to dissolve the muck and get the contacts clean again. |
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Roger
Bronze Member
USA
81 Posts |
Posted - 12/14/2005 : 19:29:56
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Thanks, I was thinking along those lines too. If they only made something like a 1/4" dummy plug that had a file surface on the tip.
Hmm, I should invent that :)
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 12/15/2005 : 00:05:15
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That is a good idea. Hurry up and patent it before someone else does  |
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pawnshop_trash
Gold Member
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - 12/15/2005 : 18:21:11
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| Stewart-MacDonald has (used to have?) a 1/4" jack 'cleaner' tool... it had a male 1/4" plug and a female 1/4" socket, and basically added a thin layer of graphite to the jack surface, to improve conductivity(?). I bought one several years ago, and use it occasionally, but I'm not sure if it really makes a difference or not. I just looked at their website but could not find it (although they do carry DeoxIT Pot & Switch Cleaner, a different product). I'll check my print catalog at home and see if they still carry it.... |
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Roger
Bronze Member
USA
81 Posts |
Posted - 12/16/2005 : 02:08:37
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| Yea, it seems like it should work. Thanks for the suggestions. |
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pawnshop_trash
Gold Member
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - 12/29/2005 : 19:39:19
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FWIW... the item I was referring to is (was) called ConducTool... musician's friend and stew mac used to carry it, but it has long been disccontinued. check their former website, c/o the Internet Archive, at:
web.archive.org/web/20010518133651/www.conductool.com/index.html/
if you find one of these, beware using them to clean a gold-plated male 1/4" plug; some have reported it stripped off the gold plating. to my knowledge, no issues have been reported with using the ConducTool to clean female 1/4" jacks, though.
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boss freak
Gold Member
USA
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Posted - 12/29/2005 : 19:49:28
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| You should be able to find a rounded brush at most hardware stores that would work for this purpose at a fraction of the cost. I've heard that simple contact cleaner spray can be a big help also. |
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Roger
Bronze Member
USA
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Posted - 01/01/2006 : 00:29:56
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| Hey everyone...Thanks a lot for the ideas! |
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BF-2 Dirty and intermittent inputs and outputs
