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How to replace volume pot in Dynaco Pas

I have just aquired a Dynaco Pas 2 preamp. I would like to replace the funky volume pot.I have a alps style pot and I also have a stepped attenuator to use.Both the Alps and the Stepped Atenuator have 6 lugs for connecting.The stock Pas pot has 12 lugs. Normally there would be R-in,gnd.,R-out,L-in,gnd.,L-out.That's six.
The pas has 12 and a couple of caps connected as well. Can anyone enlighten me on how to change this out?

thanks in advance.

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emorrisiv OP
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Viridian: a St70,though very interesting to me,would never work with my speakers (Acoustat 2s).
Correct me if I am wrong,but Joe's circuit removes some of the caps to be replaced by wire? He seems to have a handle on the RIAA curve. I will send you some picts of my Pas board.
In the meantime, I definetly plan on changing out the rectifier for a new power supply cap board,and change out the pilot light for a diode. I feel like the volume pot is way off from where it should be. Honestly I really don't have a grip on that yet.Will having a 100k pot make it less sensitive?

I love it that Ralph jumps in on these strings. It proves to me that he has genuine interest in our hobby and makes me more interested in his products than others.(not to mention the great write ups his amps get)

thanks again

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emorrisiv OP
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Thanks V. I have used a 25k stepped attenuator and built myself a little one input passive preamp (no autoformer)and it sounds pretty nice using the Pas2 as a phono stage only. The weird this is;I don't have to turn on the tape monitor,it just works.
Is this normal?

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thanks V
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