Cleaning your amps?

[H.Donald]

I was just on eBay looking at a used 1080.The seller in the ad said that he had just taken it in for cleaning and that Rotel reccomends this yearly.
Is this true?Does anyone do that?It would be a pain in the rear to take my 1075 &1070 out of the cabinet.Also it seems it would make more sense to "clean" my rsp1068.

[Glen B]

At least once per year I have very carefully and gently removed excess dust from my amps using canned air and a soft anti-static brush. Some may find this to be too much but I consider it an ounce of prevention. After more than 32 years in this hobby, I have yet to encounter a problem with this practice.

Inside my amp after several years - spotless:

[Andrew Pratt]

I guess it depends on how dusty your environment is. I've opened older amps and seen a lot of dust build up which casues heat build up which obviously isn't healthy...but I doubt most people need to do this on a yearly basis.

[Azeke]

I do this more with computer equipment, that with my a/v equipment, just because it's easier access. However , whenever I open my a/v equipment for any reason, I do inspect to see if there is any dust or circuit board blemishes. But for the most part, I just keep my equipment away from dusty areas, i.e. heating/cooling vents etc. I also have a "dedicated dust rag" for my a/v equipment that I use when company comes over, or I feel the need for cleaning to minimize any dust buildup.

Regards,

Azeke