[sdiy] ARP slide pots

[Gavin]

I've refurbished several arps by pulling all the sliders, opening them (very
carefully, they break easily at the anchoring tabs the best way is to use
two pairs of needlenose pliers, one to hold the tab at the bottom of the
clamp, one to slowly ease open the top)  washing them out with soap and
water (Dr. Bronner's is the best) then spraying them with a cleaner (Deoxit
is good, but a contact cleaner WITH lube is better)  and putting them back
together.  This is a very lengthy process and is only really neccessary in
extreme cases of fader disrepair (which arp's seem to show up with pretty
frequently).  It might be worth is to go over them with a contact cleaner
with lube first to figure out which ones need the big guns.
Good Luck,
Gavin
(slowly opening and washing all the faders on a white faced odyssey)
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>From: Tim Parkhurst <tparkhurst at siliconbandwidth.com>
>To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>Subject: [sdiy] ARP slide pots
>Date: Thu, Jan 9, 2003, 6:36 PM
>

>Hi All,
>
>Two questions: 
>1) What is the best way to clean & lubricate ARP slide pots? 
>
>2) For the pots that are too far gone, where can I find replacements? I see
>all sorts of slide pots in the Mouser and Digi-Key catalogs, but I want to
>match the shaft style and look of the originals as closely as possible. Any
>NOS sliders lurking in someone's spare parts bin somewhere? I also would
>appreciate any caveats or tips from others who have replaced Odyssey and
>Avatar sliders.
>
>BTW, the Odyssey sliders are from a black and gold MKII, and the Avatar
>sliders are the late model 'orange face' models. I might also need some
>shaft caps/knobs. The Ody uses those funky little colored plastic 'condoms'
>but the Avatar has rather nice looking rectangular plastic pieces. Thanks in
>advance for any info.
>
>
>Tim Servo
>
>"Imagination is more important than knowlege." - Albert Einstein
>
>
>
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