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ConradH is a well respected member of these boards. He posted in answer to this type of question. http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/deoxit-ruins-that-smooth-velvet-feel-in-pots.393106/page-3#post-6031562 "The best known maker of damping greases is Nye Corporation. I like...

Hello and welcome. There are many people on these boards more knowledgeable than I am but I do have a few old Kenwoods some of which I have owned since they were new. Cleaning the switches is not unheard of with these. So I recommend that you read this sticky in the General Audio thread...

There is a sticky about this very topic on the DIY board. Here you go: DIY Forum repair & restoration reference threads http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/diy-forum-repair-restoration-reference-threads.426532/ A great resource and another great thing about AudioKarma.

I think you should go to this sticky in DIY. Probably some useful information in this thread. http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/so-you-want-to-repair-audio-gear-eh-heres-the-tools-you-need.333423/ It was started by EchoWars and runs for 13 pages. And congratulations on a...

tybrad, From one teacher to another, well done! Nice job of integreating the subject into their lives. Fortunate students.

Yesterday, From the LA Times link: Mose Allison, a genre-defying pianist, singer and composer/lyricist whose wittily sardonic, blues-driven songs earned him the title of “The William Faulkner of Jazz,” has died. The news was confirmed on Allison’s official website. He was 89. …………. “What...

I know that Bose speakers can stir things up on this site. How about Boose speakers. They must be famous because the seller's whole headline is just "BOOSE SPEAKERS". http://ventura.craigslist.org/ele/5851399077.html They must be pretty close because they posted a Bose ad as part of their...

That is the title of this article from the NY Times about some British scientists who are using the differences in the basic proteins to make different proteins easier to identify. "To make sifting through this data less taxing, he teamed up with a composer with a penchant for math. Together...

From Ventura Electronics For Sale Dewalt and Matabo angel grinders!! http://ventura.craigslist.org/ele/5832020315.html Not in Tools, in Electronics. But maybe they are special grinders for grinding on electronic angels? Which, I guess, must be different than regular ones.

There is a sticky about this in Solid State http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/why-4-ohm-loads-stress-your-amplifier.60386/

Yes, add my gratitude in as well. To all who work to maintain this site and to those who are so generous with their contributions of essential knowledge.

Thank You Touching is the word.

Analog Tuner? You don't say what you are attempting to clean. If it is an analog tuner there is a sticky about cleaning them in the Tuner forum. http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=144163 Good luck with it.

Start Here http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=207005

Some More Information According To this site: http://antiqueradio.org/dimbulb.htm "Using the Tester To use the tester, start with a 15-watt bulb. If it lights brightly, stop! You have a short circuit in the power supply, and should not plug the radio into the wall before...

Try Here There is a sticky thread in the DIY forum which addresses your questions and more. You can find it here: So You Want To Repair Audio gear, Eh? Here's the tools you need... Good Luck

Mic Mix is "Sound Injection" You made an excellent choice. This is the way the Mic Mix dial worked on mid 70s Kenwoods. The Mic Mix dial was for adding microphone sound to whatever you are already playing. Sometimes it was called "sound injection". Kinda like Karaoke. The Mic Mix...

Cleaning a switch Cleaning a switch is easy. Very easy. It is one of the things even beginners can do with a high degree of success. There is a sticky about it here: http://www.audiokarma.org/forums//showthread.php?t=207005 If you have any more questions after reading that just...

That Looks Great I too would have been all over that. I just finished rereading Lost Moon the book they made Apollo 13 from. Those were some terrific dedicated people, the whole team. If you were closer I would be asking for a library card.

Sony SSU-4000/SSU-3000 Brochure Here is a brochure for the SSU-4000/SSU-3000 series. The text contains some information explaining why those speakers are not the typical Sonys One more page. There were actually 3 speakers in this series. SSU-2000 as well as the 4s and...

Transistor testing sticky The thread you need is in DIY as a sticky. http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=43186 Thanks once again to EchoWars

My signature line This past year I heard George Takei interviewed on NPR. The subject was a production he was mounting and starring in about the internment of the US citizens of Japanese ancestry during WWII. When asked why the choice to do it as a musical instead of a straight play; he...

+1 Thank You.

Beloved Teacher As Well Obviously I knew about him as a designer and entrepreneur. I was not aware of how much respect and affection he had elicited from students and fellow faculty at MIT. Another reason to mourn his passing.

Speaker Manufacturer Story on NPR It is about Fulcrum Acoustic. They build speakers for public venues: danceclubs, churches, jazz clubs, etc. "Gunness and his team of audio engineers make a lot of different noises as they obsessively test their tweeters and woofers. The company produces...