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09/04/12 17:30
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#188227 - One last bit of advice
Responding to: ???'s previous message
A common occurrence with old equipment that uses a rotary pot is that they get fairly dusty. When they get real dusty they do not make a good contact and a good cleaning by submerging the pot in alcohol while spinning the pot usually cleans the contacts quite well.

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TopicAuthorDate
Repairing old kit, any advice?            01/01/70 00:00      
   "Suddenly" ?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Perhaps Current Limiting            01/01/70 00:00      
      More info            01/01/70 00:00      
         for those of us that ...            01/01/70 00:00      
            Voltage-controlled            01/01/70 00:00      
          pentodes? Tubes? (Valves?)            01/01/70 00:00      
            Tubes as in Mullard EL34s            01/01/70 00:00      
               One last bit of advice            01/01/70 00:00      
         Old electrolytics            01/01/70 00:00      
            well, in lieu of a scope ....            01/01/70 00:00      
            Last            01/01/70 00:00      
            The problem isn't with the "old gear" ...             01/01/70 00:00      
            Good hunch, then            01/01/70 00:00      
               Update, not the electrolytic..            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Google            01/01/70 00:00      
                  ebay            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Or just the Mullard            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Anyone got an EL34?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Here you go...            01/01/70 00:00      

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