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Anyone else experiencing crackling while adjusting their pots? Anyone have a quick fix? It is putting a damper on my foogering for sure.

thanks

zz

I have not had any crackly pots on my foogers, but some electronics cleaning solution should do the trick. Try twisting the knob a few times and see if that helps. If not than just clean it.

ok, ill give some contact cleaner a whirl. any ideas as to how to keep this from happening in the future? I take really good care of my foogers and they haven't left the house.

Other than keeping them covered when not being used, the only other way is to give the pots a few twirls from stop to stop every once in a while.

Also, please do not use WD-40 to clean your pots!

For cleaning pots don't use any contact cleaner as this is to aggressive for the pots.

Use Kontact chemie 90 instead as this cleans everything and leaves no residue.

Prime NL wrote:For cleaning pots don't use any contact cleaner as this is to aggressive for the pots.

Use Kontact chemie 90 instead as this cleans everything and leaves no residue.

Is DeoxiT too aggressive?

i used CRC aviation grade precision contact cleaner. claims to leave no residue. what is interesting is that the pots now move much more freely. kind of odd. i guess there was some kind of grease in there, which probably winds up trapping some dirt.

:shrug:

zerstorte zelle wrote:i used CRC aviation grade precision contact cleaner. claims to leave no residue. what is interesting is that the pots now move much more freely. kind of odd. i guess there was some kind of grease in there, which probably winds up trapping some dirt.

:shrug:

Actually, you probably flushed the damping grease out of the pot. The damping grease helps to protect and lubricate the wiper, as well as to give the pot that velvety smooth feel. It also helps you to zero in on settings, and then helps to keep the pot from moving after it has been set. Oftentimes, a pot's design requires damping grease. If it gets flushed out, the pot may not work as well as it did, and in some cases, could wear out prematurely.

Given all that, I think that in most cases, damping grease is used for providing a "quality feel" to the pot, and if it gets washed out, it might not make any difference to how well the pot works or its longevity. Therefore, you might want to check with Amos as to whether he would recommend replacing the grease, and if so, what grease he recommends, and how you should apply it.

Here are links to .pdf files that explain it:

http://www.nyelubricants.com/lubenotes/ ... e-03-1.pdf
http://www.nyelubricants.com/pdf/dgm.pdf

Bob

mayidunk wrote:Is DeoxiT too aggressive?

No...Deoxit is by my knowledge not too aggressive....

well i pm'd amos and so far no response. i'll keep you all posted on the results

He's been really busy with the Taurus, but he will get back to you.

Prime NL wrote:

mayidunk wrote:Is DeoxiT too aggressive?

No...Deoxit is by my knowledge not too aggressive....

DSI uses it for fixing issues with wonky encoders, should be fine. I've been getting crackly issues with the Resonance knob on my 6 year old MF-101, should give this a shot..