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Topic: volume pot |
Donald Dykes
From:
Natchitoches Louisiana, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2006 7:02 pm |
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i may be way behind but my volume pedal pot became very scratchy i needed one fast so i pryed the tabs up wife got some contact cleaner at radio shack cleaned it put it back together and i think it works better than new. but will it last?
Donald. |
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Jim Bates
From:
Alvin, Texas, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2006 7:28 pm
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When I was younger (and poorer), I always cleaned my Ohmite or AB pots with a spray cleaner that I got from a local radio repair shop. Worked great. However, the carbon contact on the movable slider will eventually wear down and then there is no fixing it, that I am aware.
Thanx,
Jim |
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Mike Wheeler
From:
Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2006 8:14 pm
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Correct. It will eventually wear beyond repair.
FYI...Also, always make sure your contact cleaner is a contact cleaner/lubricant. Without the lube the pot will wear very fast. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 16 Dec 2006 5:20 am
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Hard to say. If the noise was due to excessive wear, probably not. But if the noise was due to some dirt in the wrong place, it could easily go a couple more years.
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Bo Borland
From:
South Jersey -
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Posted 16 Dec 2006 7:18 am
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| I just replaced the pot in my 1974 MSA v-pedal..It started to feel "crunchy" ..when I took it out I could not even turn the shaft .. 32 years of service..not too shabby |
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