Not familiar with the term "pot"; what does that reference? ThanksOne other warning though, it's possible that the cleaner may ruin the pot if you spray too aggressively or if it's a "really cheap" pot. "Too aggressively" is a relative term, some handle much more spray without issues while others you must be extreamly gentle with.
Not familiar with the term "pot"; what does that reference? Thanks
All you need to do is give it a blast of tuner cleaner, available at Radio Shack. Spray into the control and then work it back and forth several times. I did notice it on mine maybe a years or so back and all I did was spray it a couple times and it's been perfect since then. No big deal, just pry the knobs up, spray it once, let it work in, spray a little more, put the knobs back on and you should be all set.
You mean to pry up the volume and squelch knobs? Right?
If so, can I do that without opening up the scanner?
Thanks in advance,
Gr8rcall
No. Even though many people say to just "spray down the shaft" the chances of cleaner actually making it to the wiper on the inside of the pot are pretty slim.
To do it properly you need to get the cleaner inside the pot, usually through the opening by the solder tabs.
Or... replace the linear pot with a audio taper pot like I mentioned above. The difference is like day and night!
73,
n9zas
The bottom line is that GRE got stuck with a lot of bad pot, and tried to pawn it off on us.