It will not harm any plastics.
Potentiometer cleaner spray.
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.
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This time saving attachment lets you keep control pots clean and noise free without extracting them from your.
Get it as soon as tue oct 6.
Its cheap and you can wash the controls out with the stuff.
It s now time to attach the pot cleaning cap with a quarter to full turn.
Wd 40 specialist electrical contact cleaner spray electronic electrical equipment cleaner.
Crc 05103 qd electronic cleaner 11 wt oz.
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This will keep the pot from rotating and stressing or breaking wires.
How to fix crackly pots and faders.
The lubricant is applied in the same.
Aerosol contact cleaners can spray cold and can potentially crack a guitar s finish.
My favorite choice for pot and switch cleaner is deoxit.
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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.
Wd 40 specialist electrical contact cleaner spray electronic electrical equipment cleaner.
Always protect the finish with a cloth when cleaning pots and switches.
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.
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.
It s the one step spray for cleaning dirty noisy control pots and switches in guitars and amps.
It totally evaporates leaving no residue behind.
When cleaning cts brand pots use deoxit with the pot cleaning cap.
A petroleum distillate and alcohol blended precision cleaner suited for sensitive electronics and electrical equipment.