[sdiy] ARP slide pots

[Phil Lockwood]

Tim,

IIRC, the sliders on the mk2 and the avatars are the same.  In fact, I
think some of the voiceboards might even be the same.

As for cleaning them, I recall taking one apart but the odds are strong
the retaining tabs will break - they're old and brittle

I've used deoxit on the sliders with a moderate amount of success.  They
still stick but are at least slideable, whereas before they were almost
welded in place.

Lastly, Phil Cirocco at CMS can restore them.  He has some lube he swears
was given to him in an unnamed, unmarked can by an old arp tech - iow good
luck getting him to divulge it.  anyway, the stuff works.  gold stars to
whoever can shed more light on it.

cheers
Phil






On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Tim Parkhurst wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Two questions:
> 1) What is the best way to clean & lubricate ARP slide pots?
>
> 2) For the pots that are too far gone, where can I find replacements? I see
> all sorts of slide pots in the Mouser and Digi-Key catalogs, but I want to
> match the shaft style and look of the originals as closely as possible. Any
> NOS sliders lurking in someone's spare parts bin somewhere? I also would
> appreciate any caveats or tips from others who have replaced Odyssey and
> Avatar sliders.
>
> BTW, the Odyssey sliders are from a black and gold MKII, and the Avatar
> sliders are the late model 'orange face' models. I might also need some
> shaft caps/knobs. The Ody uses those funky little colored plastic 'condoms'
> but the Avatar has rather nice looking rectangular plastic pieces. Thanks in
> advance for any info.
>
>
> Tim Servo
>
> "Imagination is more important than knowlege." - Albert Einstein
>
>
>
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