Scratchy volume knobs
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Scratchy volume knobs
A few of my synths have this problem and some are so bad that the volume cuts in and out while turning. What is the proper way to clean/fix this to have it sounding clear again?
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space6oy
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Re: Scratchy volume knobs
start out simply by removing the caps and spraying the pots with contact cleaner. stuff works miracles.
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Analog Freak
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I'm just going to butt in here to say that replacing the capacitors isn't going to do anything to help with the scratchy potentiometers. I would spray them down with electromechanical contact cleaner as suggested above, and if that doesn't fix things just replace the pot entirely.
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