OT: cleaning pots on my vintage audio amp

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Mon Feb 18 00:42:05 2002

On Sun, 17 Feb 2002, Glen Goodwin wrote:

> I smoke, and although it has never bothered my computers the smoke
> bugs the shit out of my audio gear. Every couple of months I take my
> main amp and mixer apart and spray a lot of plain old tuner cleaner
> into the switches and pots. Then I pull *all* the plugs and spray
> tuner cleaner all over them and into *all* the jacks. Then I wiggle
> everything around a lot and the problems go away -- for a couple of
> months. BTW I probably don't need to tell you this but make sure the
> fluid has evaporated before powering anything up.

You might want to try a cleaner specially designed for pots. It generally
contains a mild abrasive substance that will help keep the pots oxide and
noise free.

Tuner cleaner seems kinda expensive to use for plugs and jacks. I've
always used plain old isopropyl alcohol for those.

-Toth
Received on Mon Feb 18 2002 - 00:42:05 GMT