Fish Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Just wanted to put this up for those thinking just spray those old pots with deoxit. Deoxit could damage your pots. I just wanted those searching to have more info. I sprayed em in the past, just very lightly but still I didn't know. Clean your pots with the appropriate cleaner then put a drop of 100% fader lube on the carbon, spread with make up swab. Put 100% red drop on metal but not carbon. It's ok for most switches but not pots. I have seen the damage and its hard to clean off and can even ruin the carbon, imo. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Interesting... thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subway Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Thank you Fish ! From Caig site: Audio/Video 9-1-1 Detailed DeoxIT® product information, directions and recommendations for legendary audio/video performance. http://store.caig.com/core/media/media.nl?id=889&c=ACCT113328&h=Y37nNI64ZWt77rvJf3Gnv1LFV1bOzaSpv8MZ6CwM5J3QFnNe Audio/Video 9-1-1 Detailed DeoxIT® product information, directions and recommendations for legendary audio/video performance. (SB-AV9-1-1.pdf, 1650k) (Bulletin No. SB-AV9-1-1, Revision Date: 12/28/2017). A. DeoxIT® Products 1, 2, 3 B. Applicator Notes C. Connector Maintenance - general D. Connector Maintenance - high-end audio/video E. Connector Maintenance - outdoor F. Vacuum Tube Maintenance G. Fader Maintenance H. Potentiometer Maintenance I. Difference between 5% and 100% products Applicator recommendations included for each procedure. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defacto Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Are all 70's amps likely to have carbon pots? I guess a better question is how do I know what pots I have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 I'm not sure about all but plenty old ones are. It's always best to research the unit for spec info. There is probably info on most units around the interzone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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