Potentiometer Cleaner Spray

It s now time to attach the pot cleaning cap with a quarter to full turn.

Potentiometer cleaner spray.

This will keep the pot from rotating and stressing or breaking wires. How to fix crackly pots and faders. Wd 40 specialist electrical contact cleaner spray electronic electrical equipment cleaner. A petroleum distillate and alcohol blended precision cleaner suited for sensitive electronics and electrical equipment.

Then yes i used to use the deoxit d5 but for pots have now switched to the deoxit fader lube that has a slightly different lube thats left. Pack of 1 300554 e 4 5 out of 5 stars 4 655 10 79 10. Aerosol contact cleaners can spray cold and can potentially crack a guitar s finish. Wd 40 specialist electrical contact cleaner spray electronic electrical equipment cleaner.

Get it as soon as tue oct 6. Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. However i didn t write this article just to suggest using a cleaning spray but rather to explain the procedure of last resort. Best is what the pros use.

4 7 out of 5 stars 2 507. Always protect the finish with a cloth when cleaning pots and switches. Pack of 1. I use a crc cleaner as a first clean.

Leave the cleaner to evaporate for a few minutes before powering the unit up and testing the pot fader again. My favorite choice for pot and switch cleaner is deoxit. It s the one step spray for cleaning dirty noisy control pots and switches in guitars and amps. Crc 05103 qd electronic cleaner 11 wt oz.

When cleaning cts brand pots use deoxit with the pot cleaning cap. The lubricant is applied in the same. It will not harm any plastics. Be forewarned that this may not work and could totally ruin the potentiometer.

It totally evaporates leaving no residue behind. If the pot fader now sounds clean it will need lubricating as a clean and dry pot or fader will wear out quickly and feel stiff and scratchy. Its cheap and you can wash the controls out with the stuff.