- Nov 10, 2013
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I bought my mother a CD/Valve amp combo for Mothers Day. I wrapped it in a gift-ribbon that had metallic flecks on it, so I thought I'd use some canned air to blow the internals clean before playing it.
I used canned air / compressed air on a circuit-board at the back of the unit after taking the gift-ribbon off, and...it's not made a sound since.
It's the first time I've ever used canned air. I thought it was just simply compressed air, and over the years I've heard it recommended time and time again so I thought it would be okay, but I sprayed the circuitry in the stereo with it and it broke. The stereo looks like it's functioning properly but I can't get any sound out of it.
Apart from feeling like a total idiot for breaking my mum's Mother's Day gift right in front of her eyes, I'm also left with a broken stereo.
Is there something that can be done about this? Is it broken for good or will maybe giving it time to air out make a difference?
Help would be most appreciated.
I used canned air / compressed air on a circuit-board at the back of the unit after taking the gift-ribbon off, and...it's not made a sound since.
It's the first time I've ever used canned air. I thought it was just simply compressed air, and over the years I've heard it recommended time and time again so I thought it would be okay, but I sprayed the circuitry in the stereo with it and it broke. The stereo looks like it's functioning properly but I can't get any sound out of it.
Apart from feeling like a total idiot for breaking my mum's Mother's Day gift right in front of her eyes, I'm also left with a broken stereo.
Is there something that can be done about this? Is it broken for good or will maybe giving it time to air out make a difference?
Help would be most appreciated.
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