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SMOBOT Daisy Wheel

flexfusion
flexfusion Posts: 245
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I'm curious if anyone with a SMOBOT has ever cleaned the shellac looking junk off the daisy wheel?  If so, how did you got about it?  I think this stuff could impair the SMOBOT's daisy wheel from moving freely. What do y'all think?  Thanks and I look forward to y'all comments.  
Auburn, Alabama
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    Take the Daisy cap and spray it with oven cleaner and put it in a zip loc bag over night.
    Scrub it clean with cold water then re-season it like any other cast iron.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • mEGG_My_Day
    mEGG_My_Day Posts: 1,661
    edited April 2018
    Are you talking about the damper from Smobot that replaces the BGE daisy wheel?  If so - no, mine hasn't got that dirty.  It looks like the damper is made of stainless steel, so any household cleaner safe for stainless would work I suppose.  Maybe use an old toothbrush.

     But be careful not to damage the servo!! 
    Memphis, TN 

    LBGE, 2 SBGE, Hasty-Bake Gourmet
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  • flexfusion
    flexfusion Posts: 245
    Yes, it's the damper of the SMOBOT.  I thought about taking the top one off and cleaning it with oven off.  What do you think?  
    Auburn, Alabama
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  • kweitz
    kweitz Posts: 305
    I just use alcohol pads, works well

    Charles Town, West-by-God Virginia

    Sazco large Casa-Q

    Large BGE

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  • mEGG_My_Day
    mEGG_My_Day Posts: 1,661
    kweitz said:
    I just use alcohol pads, works well
    I agree with this.  And I wouldn't take it apart.
    Memphis, TN 

    LBGE, 2 SBGE, Hasty-Bake Gourmet
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    There are a few people here that have been using a Smobot for years and I don't recall any of them mentioning a need to occasionally clean the damper.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • stompbox
    stompbox Posts: 729
    edited April 2018
    HeavyG said:
    There are a few people here that have been using a Smobot for years and I don't recall any of them mentioning a need to occasionally clean the damper.
    I am one of them.  Never had to clean it, just lift up on the top layer if it’s stuck and it will pop up and separate .  

    Do do what you like, but I have found no need to ever clean it after a few years of use.
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