Sv: [sdiy] Slider Pots: To Lube, or Not to Lube?

[Bob Weigel]

That's why I use the dielectric grease.  You not only don't have to be 
careful about keeping it off the track..you WANT IT THERE :).  That's 
the whole point.  When the resistive track wears out..you throw the pot 
away.  That's the end of it.  The dielectric grease can go right on the 
contacts.  THat's what it's designed for.  -Bob

Daniel Araya wrote:

>>>>"DSL FODA01" <foda01 at epix.net> 07-01-22 20:20 >>>
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>>I was wondering what the consensus was on how to handle older >slide
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>pots as found in 70's synths. 
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>When I dissasemble sliders that have been sprayed I clean everything,
>including the plasic or metallic upper part.
>The tracks can be lightly coated with something like Caig Cailube and
>wiped with some clean cloth. The upper part where the sliding part
>touches the case is then lubricated with lithium grease. Be careful that
>the lithium grease doesn't get on the resistive track, then you have to
>start over again. What sometimes happens when somebody sprays wd80 or
>similar into a slider or pot is that the grease that lubricates the
>mechanical parts is dissolved and get onto the resistive track along
>with dust and other crap.
>I have used this method on lots of different synths from Buchlas to
>Rolands and the sliders usually feel as new after this treatment and
>seem to work for a long time.
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