lookn4tone
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What is an effective way to clean and lube potentiometers (on an expensive console for example)?
I tried to clean up the scratchy pots on a channel strip on my Amek console and used Dioxit and then lubed with Cailube (the blue stuff). It helped, but now the pots move back and forth freely without any of the resistance (for lack of a better term) that they had before I cleaned them.
Do the pots have conductive grease in them to make them a bit stiff. And if so, is there a way to add it back into the pots? If indeed it can be added, which kind should I use?
Any help would be appreciated.
Steve
I tried to clean up the scratchy pots on a channel strip on my Amek console and used Dioxit and then lubed with Cailube (the blue stuff). It helped, but now the pots move back and forth freely without any of the resistance (for lack of a better term) that they had before I cleaned them.
Do the pots have conductive grease in them to make them a bit stiff. And if so, is there a way to add it back into the pots? If indeed it can be added, which kind should I use?
Any help would be appreciated.
Steve