Ronnie Boettcher
From:
Brunswick Ohio, USA
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Posted 6 Sep 2009 4:09 pm |
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I use the same type volume pedal as you have. Before you get a new pot, the original was a AB type J 500 pot. Turn the pedal over and keep the pedal in the off position. Then take a knife, or sharp object, and pry up 3 or 4 of the metal pot cover tabs. Mark the pot cover, so you can put it back in the same position. After you pry the tabs up a little, use needle nose pliers to bend them straight so you can remove the metal cover. Take some spray contact cleaner, or tuner cleaner, and give it a few squirts. (radio shack has some with a lube in it) work the pedal a few times, while the cleaner is wet. Replace the metal cover and bend the tabs back to the original. If this works, you save the hassle of buying a new pot, and the trouble of re-stringing it. ( on mine, I could only get at 3, of the 4 tabs, but it will still come off as the 4th one will bend enough to remove it. Good luck, Ronnie
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