Electronics in Dusty Environments


I love to listen to music including in my workshop. I have a pair of outdoor speakers power by an older reveiver & listen to FM only. My problem is the receivers keep craping out...I believe due to excess dust. The last 2 receiver lost most of the left channel. My question is, Can these receivers be easily fixed by myself? It would seem the problem would be minor. How would you go about fixing them. My thoughts are to blow the the insides out with air & is there some kind of cleaner to spray? Where would you spray it? Please be specific as I never done this before. Thanks in advance. P.S I've moved the electronics out of thw workshop to avoid dust in the future.
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I'm sure the excess dust isn't helping. The dust problem can be remedied by placing the receiver in an enclosed rack. BUT the dust may not be the only destroyer of your electronics in your workshop. Are you using power tools and such in the work shop? Are the wall outlets on the same curcuit? Get my drift? Think about whats happening on the curcuit boards in your receiver with all that dust and your power saws and drills etc sucking the voltage out of the power line and sending havic thru your poor electronics. Maybe a dedicated line and an enclosed rack or closet will help. Good luck
Just plugging into an outlet on a different circuit and keeping the dust out should keep the tunes playing. Talk to a qualified elect about adding a seperate outlet from a different curcuit. Should't cost too much. Hope this helps -------> Mike