Sorry Tom, I have to disagree a little.

It is not recommended to put ANY solvent based products or oils (and WD40 is essentially Kerosene) into electronic components..

Compressed air is the only method (safe) to use...and one can buy these at any electronics store in handy aerosol packs...Also do not use normal compressed air as this contains quite a deal of moisture...

Electronics grade is totally dry air...

Also your post indicates it is far easier than it really is...care needs to be take not to overheat other components and tracks in the removal, and replacement..

Sure, for you or I it is "electronics 101", but for folks not used to this type of circuitry and fine soldering, it can be a test.

Also you forgot to mention he must use rosin core solder, not acid..just another small heads up.

No offence meant, and I am not trying to start an argument and I am SURE you do know your stuff, I just wanted to mention this.

Dennis

Maybe things have changed (in the end they always do), but many of us former techi types from an earlier lifetime used to use isopropol alcohol for cleaning contacts.

EDIT: and I agree - don't try soldering on your keyboard if you have no prior experience.

Yes, another good product and still very much in use, but these days the pots tend to be the "no user-serviceable parts" variety!!

Beaky,

Send it to Miden, he'll repair it... I am not going to argue with you Miden, I have only been in electronic manufacturing for the last 40 years, what would I know about the subject Beaky don't no what all the fuss is about you, you've not got to the pot yet, tells us what it looks like when you get to it, 2013 no doubt, it will end up in the trash can, I'll be bound, something are not meant to come apart easily, you will find little plastic clips that you didn't know were there will break off, Doh these things are not real engineering jobs, now if you had bought a G70 there is a different animal, you need power tools to take that apart, build like a tank. you do what you have to do Beaky but you have been warned.

Like a plumber opening up someones chest cavity Gary, are you any good a stitching up, good advice Gary

ROTFLMAO - whatever, tosser!!

Dennis,

Got the Tosser bit, but the abbreviations need a bit of help??


Tony

Must admit it doesn't take long for you to get back to your old self, great pity Dennis with so much knowledge you have to share, you certainly don't have any trouble expressing yourself either.

"Tosser"?

Not a word we Canadians are familiar with, Tony...what does it mean?

Ian

Ian,

If I told you what it means I would have to kill you, it's top secret, 007.5

Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off.