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Fire and smoke damage

Hello guys, I had a major fire that wiped out my house. My audio gear was saved but with major smoke damage and possibly some minor water damage. The gear consist of ARC LS25 pre,  ARC PH3 phono amp, ARC D200 amp and a Teac VRDS 25x cd player. The speakers were Maggie MMG's but one got stepped on and the frame is cracked. My question to you guys is how do I go about cleaning the inside of my gear to get off any smoke or possible water that might be left on the boards. I turned all the gear on its side and just a bight of water came out of the ARC PH3. I will pull out all the tubes and clean the pins and sockets but what else do I need to do.
Thanks much,Mark
mktracy

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georgehifi
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As I said mktracy I’ve used it many times on many repairs never had a so called "caustic problem" with it.

https://www.wd40.com/products/contact-cleaner/

Cheers George
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georgehifi
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WD-40 is fine for this soot removal, used it many times in blown up amps that have smoked up, and it eventually dries out completely.
Should never be used as a lubricant, as it only lubes while it is wet.

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georgehifi
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mktracy
 Gear is really not water damaged but heavy smoke damage.

If you end up with it yourself, cheapest way get a good 1" brush and spay and brush everything a couple of times with WD-40, even the boards and trcks top and bottom, then blow it all out with compressed air and leave it for a couple of days.

Cheers George
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