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Old 12-30-2005, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by mbc113
anyone know how to clean dirty pots on their gear? I have some old crappy boards and guitars with noisy pots but they really aren't worth spending a ton of cash taking to a repair place for them to clean up... but if i could do it myself...

ohhh and i also have a midi controller that has some malfunctioning knobs that i figure maybe just have some gunk in them... but these probably aren't your typical potentiometer since they are infinite rotation, click at every step, etc. (it's a korg microKontrol). any tips on cleaning these up? (this i may just take in to a shop)
Pull of cap, spray electronics cleaner (or alcohol on a q-tip), swab, let dry, recalibrate if necessary, you're done.
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