help needed: Audiofad faders. how to clean or where to get..

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I have an old Chilton Desk. It was ex BBC OBC and hence, the Audiofad
Faders go backwards!
(I was told this was to avoid on air or live recording "incidents". If
you accidently lean on the desk the faders go up and things get quiet
which I guess could ruin a live recording)
Anyway, they seem intermittant sometimes and some crackle. Can these
type be cleaned (they have a metal shaft ) and if not, where might I
find replacements??
Cheers in advance
David

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Scott Dorsey wrote:
> david morley <david.morley@gmx.net> wrote:
>
>>I have an old Chilton Desk. It was ex BBC OBC and hence, the Audiofad
>>Faders go backwards!
>>(I was told this was to avoid on air or live recording "incidents". If
>>you accidently lean on the desk the faders go up and things get quiet
>>which I guess could ruin a live recording)
>>Anyway, they seem intermittant sometimes and some crackle. Can these
>>type be cleaned (they have a metal shaft ) and if not, where might I
>>find replacements??
>
>
> Yes, they can be cleaned. I suspect that if they are beyond cleaning
> that they can also be rebuilt with new elements and sliders. Take
> the back off and look at the condition of the sliders and how worn
> looking the element is. You can clean the elements with some Cailube
> and a q-tip. While you're at it, clean the metal rail that the
> sliders run on and put a little light lubricating oil on them.
>
> While you have them apart, look at the sliding contacts and see if the
> feathery tips are all worn out. If they are bent they might be
> possible to bend back into position with a hemostat but if they are
> worn down there isn't much to do but replace the contacts.
> --scott
thanks Scott!