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Originally Posted by Penthode
Well, I have pulled the chassis to give it a clean. As I had expected, the plastic on the
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I did however find a lot of sticky gunk on the wires. It doesn't necessarily look or smell like a nicotine set. It looks more as if it is cooking grease. (I wonder if the set was in or near a kitchen?) The consistency is thick and it isn't soluble in water: it seems to dissolve with paint thinner. I'll post some photos of this. Any thoughts?
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Most if not all of the plastic wires so this vintage electronics exhibit that. I know that my CTC-9 wires are like that. I believe it isn't kitchen grease; rather the plasticizer (sp) in the wire. I found that alcohol will easily remove it.