[sdiy] Oberheim OB-8 - tapco pots

[Kevin Lightner]

>--- "Roy J. Tellason" <rtellason at blazenet.net> wrote:
>
>>  And then there's whatever the heck was used in some
>>  of the older Tapco mixers,
>>  on the pot shafts,  which in some cases I know of
>>  has solidified to the point
>>  where you can't turn the shaft at all.  Anybody know
>>  of a good solvent for
>>  that stuff?  Something that won't dissolve a plastic
>>  shaft,  anyhow...
>
>
>hmmm let me think...
>
>fire ???      :^P
>
>H^) harry  (those who have seen these Tapcos know what
>I mean :^)


A friend of mine used to be the service manager at Tapco.
He said they called the stuff "Goop"
They'd buy cheap pots and add this stuff to make it feel like better 
quality pots with oil damping.
Was used in the rack mount mixers a lot.

My only recommendation is to take them apart and clean them manually 
or test one in a harsh solvent like MEK or Acetone to see if it 
survives. On a large mixer, this would be a real drag either way.
Other wise, very hot water might loosen it enough to be rinsed away. 
No easy solution for goop.

-- 
Regards,
Kevin Lightner

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