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Help!! Candle wax dripped into Audio Receiver!

  • 30-12-2022 02:08PM
    #1
    beaker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 102 ✭✭


    Hi,

    As you can see in the photo, candle wax has dripped into an audio receiver (a Sony STR-DN1080).

    What should I do?!

    The receiver is working fine. I am tempted to leave the wax there. I am afraid that if I try to remove it, I will break something.

    If I leave the wax there, is there a danger of components overheating? Is there a fire risk?

    Any advice wouid be much appreciated. I don't know anything about electronics!

    Thanks.

    Wax in Receiver.jpg




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  • #2
    KeithTS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 742 ✭✭✭KeithTS


    You could get a cloth or paper towel press it onto the wax and blast it with a hairdryer.

    That should start to melt the wax and it'll soak into the cloth.

    You could also speed up the process by pulling some of the wax off, taking care not to pry any parts off the board of course.

    Just melt a bit, then step away for a while to let everything cool down because prolonged heating will damage the components.


    Once you have the wax off, some isopropyl alcohol should remove the residue



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