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Potentiometer
Posted: 2 Aug 2005 9:51 am
by Roger Snively
What's the best way to clean a scratchy pot (other than cover it with fur),in my volume pedal? Should I just replace it or can it be cleaned?
Posted: 2 Aug 2005 11:18 am
by Leroy Riggs
Replace! Cleaning is a short term solution.
Posted: 2 Aug 2005 11:29 am
by Mark Herrick
Try some CaiLube MCL:
http://store.caig.com/
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Posted: 2 Aug 2005 12:23 pm
by Keith Cordell
The crappy pots they sell these days are a temporary solution, too. If you can clean it, go for it.
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Posted: 2 Aug 2005 12:23 pm
by Ricky Davis
Yes Leroy speaks the Truth.
I suggest replacing it with the Omite 500K; as that one seems to be the longest lasting; great sounding Pot out there that is new.
Ricky
Posted: 2 Aug 2005 5:46 pm
by Curt Langston
Get a Canadian pot. from Richard McDonald, at Spirit Steel Guitar. He's at:
richard@spiritsteelguitar.com
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Posted: 3 Aug 2005 3:30 am
by Roger Snively
Thanks for the in-put guys. I did take the pot apart and clean it and that helped a bunch but there is a dead spot (almost dead) at the very low end. I can live with that until I get a new one, which is going to be right away. Thanks again
Posted: 3 Aug 2005 4:53 am
by Chris Schlotzhauer
Hey Ricky, where do you find the Omite pots?
Posted: 3 Aug 2005 6:30 am
by Ray Minich
Correct name is "Ohmite".
Posted: 3 Aug 2005 8:20 am
by Ricky Davis
Thanks Ray for the correction. Chris I got some from Bobbe Seymour and I also think Al Brisco has the Ohmite??? There was plenty of discussion about this pot and where to get it in the "Electronics" section...>so a quick search might help ya out.
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