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In Reply to: Re: NO WAY !!! DO NOT DO THIS !!! posted by Victor Khomenko on July 30, 2000 at 10:48:38:
The thicker the material that you put into the pot, the more likely it is to hold debris that finds it's way into the pot or even cause lack of contact between the wiper and the trace due to it's density. Flushing as much of the debris out of the pot and then leaving a very thin layer of lubrication is typically the best approach that i've found.Pots getting dirty / making noise is a sign of only two things. One is that they have accumulated dust, dirt, etc... in them from their environment. The other option is that the pot is breaking down electrically or mechanically. Packing something into the pot that will retain ANY of those materials isn't going to help you in the long run. If the material that it traps happens to be conductive, as in some of the carbon that is part of the trace, it could cause even more eradic behavior than you initially had to start off with. This is not to mention something that might harden or become crusty with age, as it could cause the wiper to actually lift off the trace and cause "jumpy" tracking.
While i can't knock something that has worked for you for years, PLEASE don't encourage those that are less knowledgable to make use of foreign substances that could interact in a negative or hazardous manner. As i said before, you would not believe the things that people try to clean controls with. Sean
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