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Noisy pot?

Hi all,
I very recently discovered static in my right channel. I believe I've isolated it to the balance pot on my preamp. When I turn the pot back and forth I get little bursts of static. I've run my CDP directly into my amp, which has attenuators, and it definitely seems to be the preamp. Any suggestions? Please take into account that I am completely ungifted technically, and yes I want to continue using the preamp, I need it for phono and other things. I'm in DC if there is a tech you could recommend. The pre is an Air Tight ATC1. Thanks.
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seandtaylor99
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Good result ... no money spent ! :-)
seandtaylor99
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Sometimes a noisy pot can be cured just by rotating it back and forth quickly ten times or so. Often the pots that become noisy do so because they are the least used ... I suspect that's your problem. Every week or so on my preamp I turn the selector switch and the pots back and forth a couple of times ... on the advise of a technician at a well known manufacturer. I'm not sure if it's good or bad, but so far I have had no problems with noise or other failures.

So you might not even need to use cleaner, but of my suggestion doesn't work then the other Sean (above) is right on the money.
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