ebenezer Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 The pots on my bass are very noisy ! sprayed WD 40 on the pots in the control cavity but little better....would switch cleaner be better? it is an active bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) WD40 isn't a good idea as it attracts clag and goit. Servisol Super 10 is a much better bet. A quick squirt and move the controls through their full travel about twenty times, and you should be good to go. Edited April 27, 2015 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andytre Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Servisol is good stuff, iv been using colclene PCS for while now, according to the can they use it on missle guidence systems! i thought that was a good omen haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Have you guys tried Maplin's contact cleaner spray? It's what I have. It seems ok to me, but not over impressed. Just wondered how it compares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 [quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1430141135' post='2758311'] Have you guys tried Maplin's contact cleaner spray? It's what I have. It seems ok to me, but not over impressed. Just wondered how it compares. [/quote] I was going to buy some of this on the way home today so would be interested in this as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Servisol every day of the week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfretrock Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 WD40 and Loctite should never be allowed on the same planet as electric guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alembic1989 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 If your pots are noisy...change them. You are just delaying the inevitable by using contact cleaners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Clag and goit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Got a can of Servisol Super 10 sitting right here on my desk - great stuff. Don't use WD40 on pots. Or bike chains. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebenezer Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 I promise, I will never use that WD 40 stuff on my guitar ever again...there, I said it I tell ya. I shall go out and buy some servisol and that should last till I drop off my mortal coil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 [quote name='alembic1989' timestamp='1430143867' post='2758347'] If your pots are noisy...change them. You are just delaying the inevitable by using contact cleaners. [/quote] Agreed, it delays, or it papers over the cracks while you try to sell the bass.... if you're inclined to do that terrible sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 [quote name='alembic1989' timestamp='1430143867' post='2758347'] If your pots are noisy...change them. You are just delaying the inevitable by using contact cleaners. [/quote] I've used contact cleaners precisely three times on my bass pots, they are nearly 40 years old. I can't change them - my bass wouldn't be original then, would it? *Gasp of horror* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1430146596' post='2758372'] Don't use WD40 on pots. Or bike chains. Jon. [/quote] I never use bike chains on my pots. Not since the first time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 [quote name='alembic1989' timestamp='1430143867' post='2758347'] If your pots are noisy...change them. You are just delaying the inevitable by using contact cleaners. [/quote] hmmm, define "delay". If they're really bad, sure, it'll only be a short-lived cure. But I have guitars that I have owned a couple of decades and I've sprayed the pots once or twice when I heard a little scratch... and they're ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny-79 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 [quote name='alembic1989' timestamp='1430143867' post='2758347'] If your pots are noisy...change them. You are just delaying the inevitable by using contact cleaners. [/quote] +1 vote Any form of cleaner is just a quick fix in my experience, just change them and be done with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byo Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) Cleaning the pots just extends their usable life and it is a way of maintaining your instrument (like cleaning it, changing strings, setups...) Pots normally have an "x" amount of turns until they start failing unless they are being abused or stored in bad conditions (damp, dust, etc...) which will make them go "caput" even sooner. I normally use Servisol and if a pot is giving serious issues, I whack a new quality replacement in. I am tempted to use the bike chains method though... LOLOL Edited May 4, 2015 by Byo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 At the risk of going off topic here; how much do you actually use/operate the pot? When you think of how little they're used, in my case at least, their life they give isn't impressive compare to the volume knob on a hi-fi for example. Maybe to extend their life we should give them more "exercise"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 (edited) [quote name='alembic1989' timestamp='1430143867' post='2758347'] If your pots are noisy...change them. You are just delaying the inevitable by using contact cleaners. [/quote] Unless the noise is caused simply by dirt? In which case the problem has been dealt with Do you change your car when it gets dirty? Edited May 11, 2015 by Conan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1431339630' post='2770078'] Unless the noise is caused simply by dirt? In which case the problem has been dealt with [b]Do you change your car when it gets dirty?[/b] [/quote] That would be silly, I usually send the Chauffeur to buy another one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Servisol or A N Other electrical contact cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebenezer Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 just to clarify, the bass has had little use so surely the pots should not be worn! this circuit was fitted by overwater...it is a bart bc5 pickup and bart tct circuit fitted with, I assume good quality pots!...but then again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrn1989 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Servisol +10000000!! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Servisol-Super-10-Switch-Contact-Cleaner-Solvent-Spray-200ml-/351332573738?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item51cd0da22a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) I've never had to deal with crackly pots until recently; all three pots on my Peavey crackle when I turn them. Having never cleaned pots before, what do I do? Do I have to take the pots out and spray them from the front? Edited May 16, 2015 by Jono Bolton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 [quote name='Jono Bolton' timestamp='1431816410' post='2775340'] I've never had to deal with crackly pots until recently; all three pots on my Peavey crackle when I turn them. Having never cleaned pots before, what do I do? Do I have to take the pots out and spray them from the front? [/quote] Contact cleaner spray comes with a long, thin tube That attaches to the nozzle. Use this to poke into an opening in the pot cover and spray about to get it to wash the inside parts. After this then keep winding the pot back and forth and do it again. That usually works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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