[sdiy] goop on pots

[Dave Magnuson]

At 12:30 AM 10/16/04, Tim Parkhurst wrote:

>But seriously folks, I'd hesitate to use WD-40 (or 30) on a pot for fear
>that it might dissolve the resistive coating. Maybe if you used just a few
>drops on the shaft (okay, still no jokes allowed). Anybody else had success
>and/or failure with WD-40 on pots?
>
>
>Tim (no shaft jokes) Servo

If you're going to use solvents, why not use DeOxit, or something 
similar?    At least you'd be fairly certain it wouldn't damage the 
wiper.  You could then relubricate the errr... shaft (tough not to make the 
shaft jokes, isn't it?) with Cramolin, etc

My biggest fear with WD40 is that it's conductive when dry.   I learned 
that after using it to dry a distributor cap and spark plug wires... and 
getting bolted with a few thousand volts immediately afterwards.

Dave

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