WTB: PL400 Faceplate with Meters

[Forresthicks7]

Anyone have a faceplate with meters for sale? I spilled isopropyl alcohol on this and wrecked the plastic that covers the meters. And while cleaning the meters, I slipped and bent the meter arm :facepalm:

Already checked eBay. No dice. Shipping will be to La Mesa, California.

 

[Hexis22]

Try this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2046124143...bGzxrohS-6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[mlucitt]

I spilled isopropyl alcohol on this and wrecked the plastic that covers the meters.

Interesting, I use 99.9% Isopropyl Alcohol to clean my meters and it works just fine.

 

[Forresthicks7]

Interesting, I use 99.9% Isopropyl Alcohol to clean my meters and it works just fine.

I was using it to clean the thermal paste off of the heat sinks and it flowed downward onto the meters and plastic. It fogged up the plastic and I couldn’t get it to clean off after the fact.

 

[George S.]

I've restored scratched and abused meters with 000 steel wool and headlight polishing compound.
That meter face had actual pits from hot solder flicks.

 

[J!m]

Once the plastic fogs from solvent it has to be re-polished.

 

[mlucitt]

I was using it to clean the thermal paste off of the heat sinks and it flowed downward onto the meters and plastic. It fogged up the plastic and I couldn’t get it to clean off after the fact.

You should check the contents of your "alcohol" bottle, there may be some acetone or lacquer thinner in it.
This is what I use and it absolutely will not fog the clear plastic of the Phase Linear meters nor discolor the white plastic cases. I use it to remove the Dow Corning 340 Silicon Compound from the heat sinks and clean the tobacco smoke residue off of the Phase Linear Faceplates. It does not even remove the lettering on the Faceplates, it just removes the junk.

 

[marcok]

I use Lcd display cleaner ( no alcohol ) for plastic and ammonia for alu ( also suggested in PL manuals )
To remove small scratches from trasparent plastic the toothpaste is a good solution .
Ciao
Marco

 

[Gepetto]

I was using it to clean the thermal paste off of the heat sinks and it flowed downward onto the meters and plastic. It fogged up the plastic and I couldn’t get it to clean off after the fact.

perhaps the fog you are seeing is not melted/fogged plastic but rather residual white thermal paste remnants. It is hard to get rid of that white paste

 

[Dnspy007]

I tried my hand at making some acrylic covers for my amps a few years ago. Wanted something to match the turntable one I bought off ebay. This is what I use. It removes scratches an glue spots. Makes it shine like new.