UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum - View Single Post - Drilling holes to clean vol control's etc

stevehertz · 31st May 2020, 4:41 pm

I would drill a hole in a pot to clean it if I had to, but in 99% of cases there is some kind of manufacturing gap available, and even holding the switch cleaner's narrow tube right up against the junction of two different parts of the pot can force the stuff in there.

31st May 2020, 4:41 pm	#7
stevehertz Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Rugeley, Staffordshire, UK. Posts: 8,831	Re: Drilling holes to clean vol control's etc I would drill a hole in a pot to clean it if I had to, but in 99% of cases there is some kind of manufacturing gap available, and even holding the switch cleaner's narrow tube right up against the junction of two different parts of the pot can force the stuff in there. __________________ A digital radio is the latest thing, but a vintage wireless is forever..