Sv: [sdiy] Slider Pots: To Lube, or Not to Lube?

[Daniel Araya]

>>> "DSL FODA01" <foda01 at epix.net> 07-01-22 20:20 >>>
>I was wondering what the consensus was on how to handle older >slide
pots as found in 70's synths. 

When I dissasemble sliders that have been sprayed I clean everything,
including the plasic or metallic upper part.
The tracks can be lightly coated with something like Caig Cailube and
wiped with some clean cloth. The upper part where the sliding part
touches the case is then lubricated with lithium grease. Be careful that
the lithium grease doesn't get on the resistive track, then you have to
start over again. What sometimes happens when somebody sprays wd80 or
similar into a slider or pot is that the grease that lubricates the
mechanical parts is dissolved and get onto the resistive track along
with dust and other crap.
I have used this method on lots of different synths from Buchlas to
Rolands and the sliders usually feel as new after this treatment and
seem to work for a long time.

/Daniel