Vintage Synth Repair

> --- Shayne Cafferata <scafferata@...> wrote:
> > Tuner cleaner is good for pots but not switches,
> > sliders, or key contacts. For sliders, it removes
> > the lube and makes them stiff. Now I know that may
> > sound paradoxical because tuner cleaner HAS lube in
> > it - it's just not the right kind I guess.
> 
> Then how should one lube sliders?  The ones of my ARP
> Omni are mighty stiff...
> 
> 
After years of playing around with different chemicals, etc the
advice I got from a senior tech still seems to be the best way:

Take the slider apart, carefully clean off all the parts with
something like isopropyl alcohol or similar, lubricate the
plastic parts that rub with some type of lithium grease (I've
been using Lubri-plate but I'm looking for something thicker)
and reassemble.  Spraying anything into a pot or slider without
taking them apart is not a good idea.

Some of the sealed pots present a problem that I haven't found a
solution to other than replacing obviously worn/damaged ones.

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Tom Moravansky                                    tom@...