What to clean pots with?

[growdude]

What is good to clean pots on an older detector with? I have one and some of the pots are a little scratchy.

[homefire]

Plane O'l Tuner Cleaner.

[joop]

Watch out with ordinary contact spray. This stuff is normally used for switches and it is very aggressive. If you can get to the resistors, I would try alcohol. Apply with a cotton tip and turn the pots a couple of times with the detector turned off. Then let dry.

If cleaning doesn't help, your pots may be worn and you have to replace them.

[Sean_Goddard]

Get a SPECIALIST can of switch cleaner (WITH LUBRICANT) hold the pot with the hole facing DOWN and spray liberally, allow to dry and repeat a couple of times moving the wiper GENTLY each time.

If you use Alcohol you will dry out the shaft AND track lube, this will make the pot wear out a LOT faster.

NEVER, NEVER use WD40 or the like, they leave a film which dust and grot sticks to making the pot even worse that it was before in a very short period of time.

I learned this when I serviced detectors, I ALWAYS cleaned the pots whether the user asked for it or not, and the crap that came out of most was unbelievable!

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/precis...luids/2987729/

[kt315]

you can go in your near electronics shop and ask. they will tell you due the aerosol they has.

[growdude]

Thanks but rhe pots arw beyond cleaning and ebay doesnt have anything close.

[satdaveuk]

Thanks but rhe pots arw beyond cleaning and ebay doesnt have anything close.

What pots do you need: value-log/lin-lenth/dia of shaft pot size overall, pictures speak a thousand words.

Regards

[growdude]

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