Re: [LAU] Pot rust

From: tee <lau@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Thu Jan 12 2012 - 18:36:11 EET

On 10/01/2012 02:21, jonetsu wrote:
> Is there any fix for this ? I kind of recall that
> there was some kind of spray that was sold at Radio Shacks way back
> then to remove the 'rust' off potentiometers. Anyone got the same
> problem ? Are the speakers casings to be opened to spray such stuff
> or can it find its way from the small spacing around the knob at the
> front ? And is this stuff still around anyways and does it work at
> all ?
>
> Cheers.

Icespray can help, too. As dirt tends to freeze quicker than the
conducting parts of the pot, freezing them and moving the knob to kick
them off quite often gave me good results.

regards,

tee
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