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
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WD-40 leaves a caustic (IMO) residue and requires a follow up cleaning with other often caustic cleaners.

It's basic function is to rid moisture from the applied surface which can be easily duplicated by open air (airing) without all the chemicals/crap.

Just smelling WD-40 has always made me feel odd/ill and this goes back to my childhood (I'm 66 years old).

What I suggested (following proper open air drying) is a considerably less toxic remedy, plus the MG product is "fairly" safe for plastic and circuit boards as I've not experienced a problem with such in the past 15, or so, years.

It's claim is that it leaves zero residue, but due to me being a slightly OCD Capricorn I have repeated the cleaning a few times when using the MG Electrosolve product.

Not a fan of WD-40 George, and I suggested an inexpensive/better (IMO) alternative for these type of applications.

DeKay


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
@dekay and @georgehifi...Thank you both for the info. I contacted ARC is morning and they recommended either LP1 or Deoxit to clean all boards and tube sockets. Gear has been sitting out on there edge for 2 weeks now so I guess its time to try cleaning the gear