noisy volume pot


anyone know the best lubricant to use for a noisy volume pot in a bow tech zz1?thanks
locust19
Go to Chicken Shack (aka Radio Shack) and pick up a can of "tunner cleaner", great stuff.
Happy listening
Beware of cleaners also containing an oily lubricant which will, as Richard cautions, attract more dust into the control. This will work for awhile but then eventually degrade back to noisy again. Electrowash is a good dry-type cleaner that I've used successfully many times. It is basically an industrial product, available from well known vendors such as Allied Electronics or Newark, among others no doubt. I'm sure there are other products of similar dry composition.
Two better alternatives which I believe are better then the ones stated above are, Caig D5 or LPS #2 cleaner and lubricates. You can get either one at, WWW.MCMelectronics.com or call me at 561-692-2535 M-F 9-5. fro there #.
I clean DOZENS of potentiometers on a daily basis. Take a look at this post that i did over on AA some time ago. It might help you or some others out in the long run... Sean
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I have found that just rotating the control repeatedly for a few minute will sometimes remove oxidation from the contacts.