cleaning minimoog D oscillator board edge contacts

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willstring
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cleaning minimoog D oscillator board edge contacts

Post by willstring » Wed Jul 01, 2015 2:47 am

hey all,

I was just wondering what people are using to clean the edge contacts on the oscillator boards on the Minimoog D?

They remind me a lot of old nintendo cartridges, specifically the way the edge contacts are formed and mate with the connector seem to be very similar-- I remember I used to use all the time on my old NES games: http://www.ebay.com/itm/4oz-Bottle-of-F ... 56467ab8d6

I remember it working absolutely perfectly on the video games; has anyone tried this on a real Mini though? I don't see conceptually any reason why it wouldn't but thought i'd check in with the experts ;)

Thanks in advance

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Re: cleaning minimoog D oscillator board edge contacts

Post by MC » Wed Jul 01, 2015 12:40 pm

I just use denatured alcohol. Don't use isoprophyl or rubbing alcohol or other diluted mixes because it will leave a film behind.
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Re: cleaning minimoog D oscillator board edge contacts

Post by thealien666 » Wed Jul 01, 2015 1:46 pm

@willstring,

A little search (using the Search tool at the top) on this forum would have resulted in many other threads mentioning "cleaning contacts", along with many similar and useful answers. :wink:
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