Appreciation post: that $15 deoxit spray saved my old receiver

I had this Pioneer receiver from the 70s that kept cutting out on the right channel, especially when I touched the volume knob. I was about to take it to a shop and pay $80 for diagnostics but a guy on YouTube mentioned just spraying the pots with Deoxit D5. After I did a couple of the knobs and switched the thing back on, it's been working perfect for about two weeks now. Anybody else had luck with just cleaning instead of replacing parts?

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valgibson13d ago

Hold on, you were about to pay $80 just for someone to look at it? That is insane. I would have laughed at that price and walked right out the door. Deoxit is pretty much magic for old gear, I have saved two old amps and a vintage cassette deck with the stuff myself. It is crazy how a little $15 spray can fix something that feels completely broken, and it is way better than throwing money at a repair shop for something that simple.

thomasm4113d ago

Bro for real! I had this old receiver that wouldn't even turn on and figured it was toast. One shot of Deoxit in the volume pot and it works like new, saved me a huge headache and way more than $80 lol.