Mighty Favog Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 I have a Pioneer VSX49TXi receiver and the volume knob is not steadily increasing/decreasing the volume. Rather than the display reading -20,-21,-22,-23, etc. It will read and play at random levels such as -21,-35,-17,-12,-23, etc. This will happen until the unit warms after about an hour or so. The volume commands from the remote control work fine but it's sometimes all the way across the room when I'm standing right next to the receiver. I'd like to save this thing as it's a real beast and weights a ton. Could it just need to have the pot cleaned. Is it an optical pot with dirt on the pick ups? Need a new pot all together? Chances of a new pot being available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWOReilly Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 I’d try cleaning it for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 you wont know until you shoot it with DeoXit , clean it over several days ,let it work when the pot is stable , stop . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 First thing I would try (with the receiver off) is turn the volume knob back and forth rapidly 50-100 times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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