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POT clean OR repair?
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Hey Folks.  I have 53-1750 Radio/phonograph, which I restored a couple of years ago.  It has been running like new but all of a sudden it developed on a LOUD high pitch squeal when the volume is turned up.  I traced the problem to the volume/tone control POT.   I sprayed it with CRC contact cleaner and the problem is 95% better. However, if I flick it with my finger, I get a popping sound.  So my questions:
1.  Is there any advantage to taking the POT apart and cleaning it out or am I going to just F--K it up by doing that?
2.  They do make contact cleaner with lubricant - is that better than just using the contact cleaner?
3.  Have any of your ever re-built one of the volume POTS - ?

Thanks


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POT clean OR repair? - by ODPILOT - 07-23-2020, 10:51 AM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by RodB - 07-23-2020, 01:50 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by Phlogiston - 07-23-2020, 01:55 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by morzh - 07-23-2020, 07:32 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by RodB - 07-23-2020, 09:15 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by rfeenstra - 07-23-2020, 09:15 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by morzh - 07-23-2020, 10:22 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by morzh - 07-23-2020, 10:24 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by Kestas - 07-24-2020, 08:34 AM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by 462ron - 07-24-2020, 08:57 AM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by Eliot Ness - 07-24-2020, 12:41 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by morzh - 07-24-2020, 12:55 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by 462ron - 07-24-2020, 04:10 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by Eliot Ness - 07-24-2020, 07:13 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by Paul Philco322 - 07-24-2020, 08:02 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by morzh - 07-24-2020, 09:18 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by Phlogiston - 07-24-2020, 10:51 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by Stall-U-Rated - 07-24-2020, 11:09 PM
RE: POT clean OR repair? - by morzh - 07-25-2020, 06:11 PM



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