02-08-2026, 11:19 PM
So, some removal and some cleaning.
Taking the parts out, obviously, take some desoldering.
I use the bamboo skewers from grocery shop to separate the wires upon melting the solder.
Like so:
They then come apart easy and don't re-solder by themselvs.
This is the potentiometer: this one could use some contact cleaner used judiciously.
Then I opened the variable caps and re-insulated the wires. The insides otherwise are very clean.
I also made sure the spring contact makes contact with the case, which it did very well.
Then heatshrinking the wires:
And I used rubber grommets with rounded edges to make the tires for fine adjustment knobs.
When a better one becomes available, I will put them in. It is easy.
Taking the parts out, obviously, take some desoldering.
I use the bamboo skewers from grocery shop to separate the wires upon melting the solder.
Like so:
They then come apart easy and don't re-solder by themselvs.
This is the potentiometer: this one could use some contact cleaner used judiciously.
Then I opened the variable caps and re-insulated the wires. The insides otherwise are very clean.
I also made sure the spring contact makes contact with the case, which it did very well.
Then heatshrinking the wires:
And I used rubber grommets with rounded edges to make the tires for fine adjustment knobs.
When a better one becomes available, I will put them in. It is easy.
People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.




