Hi,
My amp is crackling and I was told that I may have to clean the pot to fix this. Any suggestions on how I would do this on a Peavey Bandit and any precautions to take while doing so?
Thanks in advance for your help!
buy some tuner cleaner at radioshack or wherever and pull the plastic knob off.spray the tuner cleaner around the pot and turn back and forth.repeat process a few times that will remove any dust or corrosion on it.
steve vai, April 2009
"My amp is crackling " .... if it's crackling all the time, then cleaning the pots won't help! Think 'dry' solder joint(s), poor plug connection(s), failing electrolytic capacitor ...
Bill, April 2009
Frequently just working the pot rapidly back and forth will burnish any crud off the contact surface.
Bruce Kahn, March 2009
Great, thanks...I will try that!
Justin, February 2009
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There are other manufacturers - this is the one I use
You squirt just a tiny bit into the works of the potentiometer - have the amp isolated from the supply while doing it - wipe away excess with a tissue.
If it doesn't work then buy and fit a replacement pot - very cheap.
