porcy62 Posted December 5, 2009 Report Posted December 5, 2009 (edited) I am one on those guys who like to watch inside the gears, mainly motorcycles and hifi stuff. I open them up, clean them, inspect them, replace things I think are damaged or just not nice looking, you know the guys. Well, I never opened my VPI cleaning machine, I thought it was a too stupid, though useful, artifact: a (or two, if you have the HW17) small pump, a motor and a power supply, nothing that I could compare with a gorgeous tubed amplifier or a bike's gear. Today I did it, I opend up the RCM...and inside there was the DELTA!!! Damp, damp and more damp, the stupid plywood is going to rotten, lots of rust everywhere. In a word: a disaster. I know that a RCM's components are such stupid and simple that probably will work forever even in the DELTA, but... I decided I have to fix it. First I will dismantle the motor and the pump and remove the rust. I will left the case open and let it dry out, then I am going to treat the internal plywood surface with some sealing paint. After I 'll seal with silicon all the rough edge, internal and external. Probably after all this work, the reassembled RCM will not work, but HEY! It will be fun anyway! edit: I think it could be a good idea to apply some sheets of acoustic insulator everywhere to reduce the rumor. Edited December 5, 2009 by porcy62 Quote
RDK Posted December 7, 2009 Report Posted December 7, 2009 Good luck! That's what you get for opening it - it's similar to never asking how a sausage/hot dog is made because you really don't want to know. Quote
Chalupa Posted December 7, 2009 Report Posted December 7, 2009 Curious - what made you want to open it up in the first place? Was it under-performing? Leaking? Quote
sidewinder Posted December 8, 2009 Report Posted December 8, 2009 (edited) I've held off opening mine up so far - have been treating the inside of this beast like the Black Hole of Calcutta. Best ignored... But heck, it can't be damper than the rest of the UK can it? That's my angle on it. Edited December 8, 2009 by sidewinder Quote
porcy62 Posted December 8, 2009 Author Report Posted December 8, 2009 Curious - what made you want to open it up in the first place? Was it under-performing? Leaking? Curiosity at first, and I wanted to clean the record cleaner, it was working as usual. Quote
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