I have an old Fender volume pedal. I plugged it and found that the pot was scratchy.
I was thinking of maybe spraying some sort of cleaner Deoxit, so I took the bottom plate off.
I looked at the pot & it seemed that I may have to pry the cap to get anything sprayed in.
I noticed that the whole thing was real clean and the pedal has seen little use.
I decided to put the bottom back on and cycle the pot to see if that would help.
After over 400 full cycles, I tried it out. It wasn't perfect, but it was a lot better.
Fender volume pedal
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David Farrell
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Fender volume pedal
Thanks, Dave
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Bobby D. Jones
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When you get scratch in a pedal pot. If you remove the cover you will find some little loose goobers floating around and getting under the wiper.
Remove the goobers, And a spray of contact cleaner will usually extend its life some. When I remove the cover the first time. I drill a hole in the cover. Be sure to remove all metal cutting from edges of hole. If the pot starts scratching again. A blast of contact cleaner in the hole will help sometimes. Eventually the only cure is, Bite the bullet and install a new pot.
Good Luck and Happy Steelin
Remove the goobers, And a spray of contact cleaner will usually extend its life some. When I remove the cover the first time. I drill a hole in the cover. Be sure to remove all metal cutting from edges of hole. If the pot starts scratching again. A blast of contact cleaner in the hole will help sometimes. Eventually the only cure is, Bite the bullet and install a new pot.
Good Luck and Happy Steelin