Bristol_Jonesey
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Advice Please!
Re: Soundcraft Spirit, Studio 32 mixing desk. Problem: One glass of fizzy wine, now living inside console Can't believe this happened - pure accident on Saturday night. Wasn't even me, if was the wife. Anyway, I immediately pulled the power, disconnected everything and got the thing off the stand and it's been standing on edge now for over 24 hours in order to drain the boards & hopefully dry out properly. The question is, should I - Plug it back in and hope for the best
- Try to remove the front panel and look further (could well be a pig of a job, but I'll do it if necessary)
- Hire a van and get the thing off to Harman Sounds in Potters Bar, London (Soundcraft Servicing). This option could well end up costing more than the desk's current resale value
Anything else I should try?
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The Maillard Reaction
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Re:Advice Please!
2010/10/25 07:30:42
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fizzy wine?
I think clean water imediately after was the best choice.
With everything unplugged of course.
There's still time.
The sugar and acids are the killer.
Almost all circuit boards are washed in water after fabrication... but not with all the components attached.
Even still water is the best choice to clean... you may then need to spray some protectant into things like potentiometers.
The best thing now is open it up and clean it in such a way that you do not get stuff wet that doesn't need to be wet.
Let it dry thoroughly... like for a couple days in very low humidity... before plugging it back in.
What's gonna break is gonna break if it's gonna break and then you'll know what to fix.
Good luck... love your wife.
It will be OK.
best regards,
mike
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Bristol_Jonesey
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Re:Advice Please!
2010/10/25 09:05:02
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Thanks Mike. Yeah, I reckon the DIY route will probably work out best. At least this will get me out of doing work in the garage in sub zero temperatures 
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Re:Advice Please!
2010/10/25 09:51:52
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Your wife's hairdryer may well be your friend here to help dry out the impossible to reach areas, and you have the added bonus of being able to smash it up afterwards - just to get even. 
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Re:Advice Please!
2010/10/25 09:55:21
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If he know's what's good for him he'll go nowhere near her hairdryer...
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