Cleaner for volume control


My rotary volume control on my preamp is sometimes making a static like noise.
What is the ideal (spray) lube for me to try?
Thanks.
psacanli
Possibly you won't even need a spay. Just rotate the control to and fro all the way from lift to right and vice versa for about 10 times with the unit switched off and the noise might go away. By rotating it, you'd have a chance of removing minute traces of oxidation on the contacts which probably are causing that noise.
You could try WD-40 (which is all-purpose good for anything stuff). I have used it in a pinch. But a better idea is control/contact cleaner from Radio Shack.
IMHO Caig would be preferable to WD40

Get the spray, use the little tube and be sparing
This should do the job http://store.caig.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.293/.f

Better get a local electronic shop can change the potentiometers , the replacement potentiometers are easy to source you may even upgrade from companies like Goldmoint, Tkd, Dact...unless your volume has remote then replace like for like.

If a This should do the job http://store.caig.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.293/.f

Better get a local electronic shop can change the potentiometers , the replacement potentiometers are easy to source you may even upgrade from companies like Goldmoint, Tkd, Dact...unless your volume has remote then replace like for like.

If the This should do the job http://store.caig.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.293/.f

Better get a local electronic shop can change the potentiometers , the replacement potentiometers are easy to source you may even upgrade from companies like Goldmoint, Tkd, Dact...unless your volume has remote then replace like for like.

Tim

What ever you do, don't use WD40, you will definitely need to replace the volume control if you do...There is contact cleaner for switches that is in a spray can which includes small tube adapter to localize the spray. The contact cleaner spray doesn't leave a film and drys almost instantly...Larry Stamper : Electrical Engineer...Instrument & Maintence Dept...large Chemical Maunfacture. The best thing to do would be determine what type of pot (log or linear & what resistance metion used) & it's resistance value and do an upgrade, if you know how. or you can find someone with some electronic parts replacement skills to help you.