[sdiy] Slide pot cleaning

[chris]

On 29/04/2026 02:58, Adam (synthDIY) wrote:
>> On 29 Apr 2026, at 09:53, chris <chris at chrismusic.de> wrote:
>>
>> When I opened some slider pots for cleaning a couple of years ago, I 
>> didn't bend the lugs back - I soldered a stiff wire across the bottom 
>> of the case, in order to close it. That way the lugs won't break from 
>> fatigue if the procedure needs to be repeated some day.
>>
> That's a sound idea but I would've thought it could affect the height 
> profile once the slide pots are back on the PCB? Or did you splay the 
> lugs outward so they were flat?
>
> A


I don't remember, it's been 15 or 20 years ago. I guess, as you 
suggested,  I bent the lugs outward, in case the soldering turned out to 
be insufficient. I do remember that I had to do *something* to get the 
height right.

Sigh, I'm always striving to avoid future problems. And sometimes I tend 
to think a little too much ;-) Maybe that's the autistic side of me....


Chris

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