How To Clean Ganged Nobel Pots?

[Lazarus Short]

Well, as I stated on another thread, I bought a short stack of Sumo gear the other day. The best part seems to be the Diana preamp, but the gain is VERY scratchy. How do I clean those sealed-looking Nobel potentiometers? I'm used to the kind with holes into which I can spray Deoxit or whatever...

 

[laatsch55]

A big pain in the ass...desolder, partially disassemble and squirt away, I've done Alps that way and ya don't want to disassemble more than absolutely necessary to get the goody in...

 

[8991XJ]

http://www.hilberink.nl/codehans/luxman26.htm

 

[laatsch55]

Yep...big pain in the ass. Laz, if you have space you can do as suggested , but lay it out in the order it came apart,they can be put back together wrong..

 

[Lazarus Short]

Thanks, guys, but the preamp (as of yesterday) is on it's way to JustMike. I think he's better at that sort of thing than me, though I have desoldered/resoldered pots before, just not on this scale (six stages).

 

[laatsch55]

I've done the 4 gang Alps off a Spec 1 and they are......tedious ........