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Knob cleaning advice

Knob cleaning advice

2009-12-05 by acidmitch

Hey Ya'll,
Several pots on my P3 are changing values when I'm not touching them.
It's been going on for a few months but is now more annoying than I can deal with.
It probably just needs cleaned .I've tried wiggling the knobs regularly to free any debris that may be trapped but it hasn't helped.
Any ideas on how to fix it ?

RE: [analogue-sequencer] Knob cleaning advice

2009-12-06 by Colin Fraser

> Several pots on my P3 are changing values when I'm not touching them.
> It's been going on for a few months but is now more annoying 
> than I can deal with.
> It probably just needs cleaned .I've tried wiggling the knobs 
> regularly to free any debris that may be trapped but it hasn't helped.
> Any ideas on how to fix it ? 

You can clean out pots with isopropyl alcohol, though that will also wash
out the lubricant, so you really need to re-grease them afterwards. 
To be honest, I find the process of cleaning out a pot and re-lubricating it
is usually more time consuming and less satisfactory than just de-soldering
the pot and putting a new one in.

Best regards,
Colin Fraser
Sequentix Music Systems Ltd
http://www.sequentix.com

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