Well, that's my issue. Since Covid started, I haven't played out (or home at high volumes) and so, for nearly a year, never raised the volume pot on my MC50 above about a quarter (where it's already damn loud!).
When I received my Joyo American Sound (since returned - I didn't care for it), as part of testing it, I cranked up my MC50 and noticed a lot a scratchiness. And also that, at near half on the pot's sweep, the sound cut out entirely.
On the guess that it's probably just oxidation on the wipers (are that what they're called?), I quickly manipulated the pot back and forth a bunch of times and tried again. This helped some but the problems are still there even if to a lesser extent.
What should my next step be? In particular, is there something more I can do without taking the unit apart? Like cop some deoxit and spray the pot from the outside as a first step?
I suppose my next steps would opening up the chassis and spraying it from the inside and, if that fails, replacing the pot (or just ignoring the problem - it's having no significant practical impact on my use of the MC50).
When I received my Joyo American Sound (since returned - I didn't care for it), as part of testing it, I cranked up my MC50 and noticed a lot a scratchiness. And also that, at near half on the pot's sweep, the sound cut out entirely.
On the guess that it's probably just oxidation on the wipers (are that what they're called?), I quickly manipulated the pot back and forth a bunch of times and tried again. This helped some but the problems are still there even if to a lesser extent.
What should my next step be? In particular, is there something more I can do without taking the unit apart? Like cop some deoxit and spray the pot from the outside as a first step?
I suppose my next steps would opening up the chassis and spraying it from the inside and, if that fails, replacing the pot (or just ignoring the problem - it's having no significant practical impact on my use of the MC50).
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My 2nd album, Traffic in the Moonlight:
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My 3rd album, So Glad I Came:
- coming Nov. 26, 2023 -
Jerry would be the first to tell us, "I never spent my life slavishly copying anyone."
https://jonsilberman.hearnow.com/galvanic-samurai
My 2nd album, Traffic in the Moonlight:
https://jonsilberman.hearnow.com/traffi ... -moonlight
My 3rd album, So Glad I Came:
- coming Nov. 26, 2023 -
Jerry would be the first to tell us, "I never spent my life slavishly copying anyone."