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Nellie
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Posted 6 Months, 1 Week ago #1
Hi
My strat is making noise when the volume pot is in the middle range. so anthing around 5 is really bad, up till two and from 8 its ok.
anyone know what causes this and how it can be fixed?
thanks
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Posted 6 Months, 1 Week ago #2
Hi Nellie, Yes the problem is usually dust or grime build up in one area and it gets very scratchy...The pot has a little carbon arm that runs around a copper slip ring altering the resistance (A variable resister)

To clean do as follows. Access the pot side of the pot and where the lugs are get some rubbing alcohol (Isopropyl alcohol)dip a cotton bud in the alcohol and press at the orifice by the lugs move the control back and forth several times until the noise disappears. I have made a very rough drawing.and I mean rough..Thankfully I am a better musician than a artist ha ha

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Last Edit: 2009/09/07 21:42 By fenderphil.
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Posted 3 Months, 1 Week ago #3
Thanks for the advice, I have the same problem. I hope it will work.

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