Tweet
It works great on pots, and yes, you need to pry the tabs and remove the back of the pot. My experience has been that pots - at least volume or any other log pots - are generally noisiest near their 7:00 position, since we tend to put them through the most activity in that range. Remember, the only reason pots "work" is because of the friction when that wiper is pressed up against the resistive strip, so that first 40 degrees of rotation get scraped by the wiper most of all. I apply a few droplets to that end of the resistive strip and rotate the wiper back and forth to spread it around. Generally, I have to put in a drop or two at the 7:00 position, then again at 12:00, and maybe at 5:00. For slide or stompswitches, I also pry the tabs, apply a droplet to the surface of the contacts, and reassemble. Not that you asked, but I've been able to rehabilitate TV remotes whose conductive keypad rubber has seen better days.
We tend to think of "dirty pots" as being contaminated exclusively by external dirt, but some of it is what the wiper has scraped off the resistive strip. Much like highway pavement, it starts out smooth, but eventually there is stuff on the road surface that has not only come from vehicles or the side of the roadway, but also been lifted up from the asphalt to create lots of little pits. The contact cleaners sweep away all the residue on the top of the strip, and the Stabilant fills in the pits.
As the blurb indicates, it has lubricating properties, which is particularly helpful for those cheaper 12mm Alpha pots, my experience is that the cheaper and smaller the pot, the less elegant and gentle the wiper. So anything that reduces cumulative friction in a 12mm pot is appreciated. I tend to pretreat my pots with the stuff to keep them healthy, instead of only saving it for emergencies or repairs.
We tend to think of "dirty pots" as being contaminated exclusively by external dirt, but some of it is what the wiper has scraped off the resistive strip. Much like highway pavement, it starts out smooth, but eventually there is stuff on the road surface that has not only come from vehicles or the side of the roadway, but also been lifted up from the asphalt to create lots of little pits. The contact cleaners sweep away all the residue on the top of the strip, and the Stabilant fills in the pits.
As the blurb indicates, it has lubricating properties, which is particularly helpful for those cheaper 12mm Alpha pots, my experience is that the cheaper and smaller the pot, the less elegant and gentle the wiper. So anything that reduces cumulative friction in a 12mm pot is appreciated. I tend to pretreat my pots with the stuff to keep them healthy, instead of only saving it for emergencies or repairs.
Check it out!!!
Comment